Obesity is steadily increasing in the Veteran population, with an estimated 78% of Veterans being classified as overweight or obese. The goal of this activity is to increase the interprofessional healthcare teams’ knowledge of obesity bias, and causes, comorbidities, and medical treatments of obesity.
This training will focus on misconceptions of the etiology of obesity and how this can lead to obesity bias. We will consider numerous comorbidities that occur with obesity and how these can be addressed with weight loss. We will also address how excess weight and weight loss surgery effect contraception, fertility and pregnancy. This asynchronous, knowledge-based activity, planned for the interprofessional healthcare team, will also review medical treatments of obesity including the basics of diet, exercise, addressing psychological contributors, and weight loss medications.
- Provider:Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
- Activity Link: https://va.tms.gov
- Start Date: 2022-07-18 05:00:00
- End Date: 2022-07-18 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 1.0 hours
AAPA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Dentistry: 1.0 hours
Dietetic CPEUs: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Psychology: 1.0 hours
Social Work: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Practice Assessment (ABIM) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: No, it's free
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Limited
- Specialty: Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine