obesity

Online Webcast Teaches on Medical Therapy for Obesity

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Online Webcast Teaches on Medical Therapy for Obesity. The past decade, we’ve seen several new medications receive FDA approval for weight loss and some of them even have known cardiac benefits. So, to give us the updates on the currently approved medical treatment options for obesity is one of Ohio State University’s experts. Dr Benjamin O’donnell specializes in treating patients with obesity and is an Associate Professor of Endocrinology.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

Gain a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying weight control and how to approach lifestyle changes to lead to weight loss.
Understand which patients will qualify for medications or endoscopic therapies and the relative risk/benefit of each option.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Goals of Treatment
  • Duration of Therapy
  • Stacking Meds
  • Medication Selection
  • Off Label Meds

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.

Obesity: Evaluation, Treatment, and How to Talk About it With Patients

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OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Obesity: Evaluation, Treatment, and How to Talk About it With Patients. For primary care physicians and other healthcare providers, there is an essential component to weight management that starts in our offices. And that is how we talk to our patients about obesity, because those conversations set the stage for medication prescription, dietician management, and surgical treatment. On this CME webcast, we’re going to look at the most successful strategies that you can use in your daily practice to discuss obesity with your patients. We’re pleased to welcome clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry from the Ohio State University, Dr. Ashleigh Pona.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: Teach learners how to screen for and evaluate obesity and utilize different methods to adequately treat obesity as a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial disease; and Teach learners about the negative consequences of weight bias and stigma, particularly in healthcare, and how to talk about weight with patients in a non-judgmental, non-stigmatizing way.

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Unique challenges in counseling patients about obesity
  • How healthcare providers can help our patients with weight loss

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.