Improving Obesity Diagnosis and Treatment through Endocrinology and Primary Care Collaboration
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3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ ...OVERVIEW
Improving Obesity Diagnosis and Treatment through Endocrinology and Primary Care Collaboration is organized by American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE).
Start Date: 06/30/2023
Expires Date: 06/30/2024
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the program, participants should be better able to:
• Recognize obesity as a chronic, serious disease warranting diagnosis, long-term management, and early intervention to minimize associated comorbidities and psychosocial health consequences.
• Identify the biological basis of obesity including the role of genetics and hormones on appetite and energy regulation, metabolic adaptation to weight loss, and cardiometabolic risk factors.
• Destigmatize obesity to initiate and enhance patient engagement in healthy weight conversations and facilitate discussions on evidence-based obesity treatments in healthcare settings.
• Manage obesity with shared decision making, including AOM pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery, behavior, and lifestyle interventions to achieve and maintain clinically meaningful, long-term weight loss.
• Implement strategies that lead to improved patient adherence in obesity care.
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Accreditation and Designation Statements:
Physicians and Physician Assistants
The American College of Endocrinology (ACE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American College of Endocrinology (ACE) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Only those who receive a passing score will be eligible for MOC credit.
Please allow two weeks for MOC points to appear within your account on the ABIM website. Participation information will be shared.
Nurses:
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17762, for 3.75 contact hours.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianNursingPhysician AssistantEndocrinologistsPrimary Care PhysicianNursesPrimary Care PhysiciansNurse PractitionersOther health ProfessionalsSPECIALITIES
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