Cleveland Clinic 18th Annual Obesity Summit
Cleveland Clinic’s 18th Annual Obesity Summit is designed for a diverse mix of health care practitioners interested in innovative solutions and new strategies to care for patients with obesity. Causes of obesity and diabetes, preventive strategies, and therapeutic management approaches are discussed throughout this activity, with special focus place on health disparities, lifestyle, diet & exercise, surgical treatment, medication, patient-centered treatment, complications and weight recurrence.
Worth 13 AMA PRA Category I Credits™, this activity is essential for all physicians, nurses, physician assistants, social workers and pharmacists involved in the care of patients with obesity. ANCC, AAPA, ASWB and ACPE accreditation also provided with NO POST TEST. Additionally, physicians can earn up to 13 points for ABIM, ABP and ABS Maintenance of Certification (MOC).
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Key Features
Innovative obesity solutions designed for a diverse mix of healthcare practitioners. 13 AMA PRA Category I Credits™ and ABIM MOC.
Topics Covered
Obesity as a chronic disease, metabolism, the impact of bias on patient care, ketogenic diets, physical activity as a modulator, negative body image, cardiovascular impact, pediatric and elder obesity, metabolic and bariatric surgical solutions, treatment innovations and much more!
Learning Objectives
1. Provide an evidence-based review of obesity as a chronic disease, adiposity and inflammation, unconscious bias and impact of race and ethnicity.
2. Describe strategies for treating obesity through nonpharmacologic weight-loss approaches, especially when applied to diet and exercise.
3. Review the different obesity management strategies for pediatric and elderly age groups, the transgender population and postmenopausal women.
4. Critically review advances and innovations in obesity care strategies and describe their use by the healthcare team in clinical practice.
5. Summarize the safety and efficacy data on metabolic and bariatric surgeries and describe the adjuvant use of drugs, especially GLP-1 agonists, in surgical management strategies.
6. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to implement supplemental management strategies and programs for patients with obesity.
Target Audience
This enduring activity is directed to health care practitioners (including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, and dietitians), social workers, psychologists, pharmacists, researchers, hospital and corporate administrators, and others who have an interest in obesity-related fields, including endocrinology, family practice, cardiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry and psychology, bariatric surgery and wellness.
Additional credit info
Release Date: 1/3/25
CME Expiration: 1/2/27