Well Talk - Use of Anti-Obesity Medicine in Treatment for Obesity

Add to Calendar Well Talk - Use of Anti-Obesity Medicine in Treatment for Obesity 9/22/2023 12:00:00 PM 9/22/2023 1:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://dh.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=140175 Description: Healthy nutrition and increased movement are important to improve metabolic health; however, for patients with obesity, sustained weight loss is 2-5% of total body weight. Anti-obesity medications, in addition to lifestyle changes, can lead to weight loss of 5-20% of total body weight. There are more tools for managing obesity; there is a lot of misinformation about this treatment in our society. In ... Webinar false MM/DD/YYYY

Date & Location

Friday, September 22, 2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Webinar, Lebanon, NH

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.00 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (1.00 hours)

Overview

Healthy nutrition and increased movement are important to improve metabolic health; however, for patients with obesity, sustained weight loss is 2-5% of total body weight. Anti-obesity medications, in addition to lifestyle changes, can lead to weight loss of 5-20% of total body weight. There are more tools for managing obesity; there is a lot of misinformation about this treatment in our society. In this session, Dr. Finn will provide up-to-date knowledge for individuals on how to navigate obesity as a disease and improve clinical staff knowledge on treatment for obesity.

Learning Outcome(s)
At the conclusion of this learning activity, (at least 75% of) participants will be able to discuss at least three updates in anti-obesity treatment in order to better serve the care needs of their patients.

Registration

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For questions contact the Lifestyle Improvement Program:
(603) 650-5950 or [email protected]

Accreditation

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

Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Dartmouth Health Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity carries 1.00 contact hour(s).