Self-Paced Module - Weight Management in Community Health: Bridging Systems & Care Coordination

Online Module Information

Healthcare practitioners are faced with a significant number of challenges in community health care with regard to the formal diagnosis and management of obesity. This self-paced module features a multidisciplinary panel of experts who will review the complexities of obesity, treatment and diagnosis, and how to work with your patients.

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Target Audience

  • Medical Providers (MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs)
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the learners should be able to:

  1. Outline factors which impact obesity risk and outcomes.
  2. Identify strategies to address barriers to initiating discussions of weight with patients with obesity in the community health setting.
  3. Utilize evidence-based interventions to diagnose patients with obesity in the community health setting.
  4. Identify effective multi- and inter-disciplinary strategies to manage the care of patients with obesity in the community health setting.

Acknowledgement of Support

We would like to acknowledge our partner organization, The France Foundation. This activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Lilly. 

Accreditation and Credits

Successful completion of this activity enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 contact hours or IPCE credits for the below professions or accreditation types. 

  • Physicians: maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • ABIM: 1.0 medical knowledge MOC point
  • Nurses: 1.0 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development credit
  • Pharmacists: 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit
  • PAs: maximum of 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits

imageIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The France Foundation and the Weitzman Institute. The France Foundation is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Activity summary
Activity opens: 
09/04/2024
Activity expires: 
09/04/2025
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