Outpatient Strategies for Weight Management
Learn comprehensive weight management approaches. Understand metabolic, psychological factors. Tailor evidence-based strategies for patient success.
About this course
Obesity is a nationwide epidemic, ranking second among causes of preventable death in the United States after tobacco use. The recent dramatic increase in obesity implies that individuals may not be able to simply ‘will’ the weight away. This course provides health professionals with a firm knowledge base in the area of weight management and introduces weight management programs for use with outpatients. Specifically, the physiology behind body weight regulation are presented and the cutoffs for determining “overweight”, “obese” and “morbidly obese” categories along with their corresponding health implications are outlined. Empirically-based diets, including ‘fad’ diets, are reviewed and the appropriateness of alternative therapies, such as bariatric surgery, addressed. Detailed strategies for implementing a weight management program with patients and for maintaining weight loss over time are discussed.
Course Accreditation
This course is approved for the following professions. You can get more details on each profession by clicking on it.
Instructors
Former Adjunct Professor, Drexel University and The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. Former staff member of the University of Pennsylvania Weight and Eating Disorder Center, Philadelphia, PA. Interests: prevention of weight gain, neural control of eating, environmental obesity treatment, and weight loss maintenance.
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I am always interested in continuing education in the areas of health, wellness, nutrition and mental health. Your course was well written, well organized and helpful in meeting state licensure requirements.
Very well written, easy to digest, time efficient, and straight to the point. Thank you!
I appreciate the convenience of the course being online and accessible through my phone and that it directly reports to CEBroker to support mandated education requirements.
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I am always looking for concise ,thorough, and up to date continuing education, and this course provided exactly what I was looking for. Thank you
Enjoyed this course! It squarely met my license renewal requirement as a physician. It was well-written, and an altogether enjoyable read.
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