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For more information regarding this CME/CE activity and to complete the CME/CE requirements and claim credit for this activity, visit: https://www.naceonline.com/courses/considerations-in-the-approach-to-obesity-management

Featuring speaker Robert Kushner, MD, moderated by Gregg Sherman, MD.

Summary

Obesity is a chronic disease, the care of which starts in the primary care office. However, it's an intricate diagnosis that can sometimes feel too big to take on in a primary care visit. In this podcast, Dr. Robert Kushner, an obesity management specialist, and NACE Chief Medical Officer and Family Physician, Dr. Gregg Sherman, discuss the disease of obesity, its diagnosis, and aspects of management that can make addressing obesity within your patients a little less daunting.

This podcast was recorded and is being used with the permission of the presenters.

Learning Objective

Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:

• Recognize obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease with unique, distinct pathophysiology that contributes to adiposity, comorbidities, and complications.
• Develop individualized treatment plans for patients with obesity that incorporate evidence-based and clinical practice guidelines.

This activity is accredited for CME/CE Credit.

For more information regarding this CME/CE activity and to complete the CME/CE requirements and claim credit for this activity, visit: https://www.naceonline.com/courses/considerations-in-the-approach-to-obesity-management

The National Association for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The National Association for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

National Association for Continuing Education is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 121222. This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology).

The "Considerations in the Approach to Obesity Management", offered has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for up to 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
This activity is part of the Obesity Management in Primary Care Training and Certificate Program provided by the National Association for Continuing Education (NACE) and the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) in collaboration with The Obesity Society (TOS).

This educational activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Novo Nordisk Inc.