7 contact hours

Text-Based Courses

Outpatient Strategies for Weight Management

Learn comprehensive weight management approaches. Understand metabolic, psychological factors. Tailor evidence-based strategies for patient success.

Instructors:

Christopher N. Ochner

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.

CE Broker ID20-1199864

Category:Weight Management

Activity Type:Knowledge-based

Target Audience:Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Nursing Assistant, Social Worker Intern, Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Master Social Worker, Licensed Independent Social Worker, Registered Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Practical Nurse, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Licensed Mental Health Counselor Intern, Licensed Masters Social Worker, Master's Social Work, Licensed Certified Social Worker, Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker, Licensed Independent Social Worker Dual, Registered Social Worker Assistant, Bachelor's Social Worker, Licensed Independent Social Worker Advanced Practice, Licensed Graduate Social Worker, Licensed Independent Social Worker Clinical Practice

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Course Accreditation

This course is approved for the following professions. You can get more details on each profession by clicking on it.

AchieveCE (50-20641) is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling; the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board; the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker And Marriage And Family Therapist Board; and the West Virginia Board of Social Work; the Tennessee Board of Social Workers; the Michigan Board of Social Work.

Faculty

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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What are others saying?

Take a look at what other healthcare professionals are saying about AchieveCE’s continuing education courses.

Dawn O.Nutritionist

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.

Priya M.Occupational Therapist

Very well written, easy to digest, time efficient, and straight to the point. Thank you!

Cristina GRegistered Nurse

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.

Allison B.Nurse Practitioner

I really loved this information. I was hospitalized last year for almost a month and I noticed multiple medical errors (not being hooked up to my IV multiple times, given wrong medication which caused my sodium to be very low, etc.) which lengthened my stay. I can now define those exact errors and better understand what happened to me. I hate that these medical errors are so common and I appreciate how well laid out your breakdown and categorization of them was.

Ronald H.Dentist

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

Meghan L.Physician

Enjoyed this course! It squarely met my license renewal requirement as a physician. It was well-written, and an altogether enjoyable read.

Requirements

Passing Grade

Participants must score a passing grade of 70% or higher on the activity post-test and complete an activity evaluation. There are no time limits and unlimited test-taking attempts. Credits will be reported automatically to CE Broker if your license information is entered properly in your profile.

Hardware Requirements

Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Mac OS X 10.1+
iOS 10+
Android 4.3+

Software Requirements

Google Chrome
Microsft Edge
Mozilla Firefox
Adobe Acrobat Reader

Network Requirements

Broadband Internet Connection: T1
Hi-speed DSL or Cable4G cellular connection

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