Understanding Sizeism (April 17, 2024)

Program Information

Size has a visual component that people can make an immediate judgment about and size remains one of the most targeted identities. Join us as we explore the many facets of this controversial topic and the stigmas that surround body image and size. This program is designed for health care professionals. It addresses foundational work on understanding body size and addressing sizeism.

This activity will meet on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 2-4PM EST.

Target Audience

This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:

Physicians
Dental providers
Physician Associate/Assistant
Nurses
Dieticians
Social Workers
Psychologists
Pharmacists

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:

Have a better understanding of Sizeism and its impact on their patient population
Gain strategies for recognizing and pushing back against sizeism in their professional and personal lives
Understand how to build more size inclusive spaces and practices
Understand the negative impact of weight stigma on physician and mental health
Discuss the complicated relationship between weight and health
Recognize the socialized messaging we receive about body weight
Understand how sizeism creates barriers to health care
Explore body weight as a social issue
Create welcome and supportive environments that promote health over weight
Understand how sizeism impacts the health care industry
Explore everyday microaggressions regarding size

Activity summary

Available credit:

2.00 AAPA Category I CME
Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
2.00 ACE/ASWB
Through Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
2.00 ACPE
Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit to pharmacists at its activities.
2.00 ADA CERP
Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
2.00 ANCC
Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
2.00 APA
Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
2.00 CDR
Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide CDR credits to registered dieticians at its activities.
2.00 Participation Hour(s)
If you are not able to utilize any of the above credit types, you are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records.

Activity opens:

04/02/2024

Activity expires:

05/18/2024

Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.

Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.

Planner(s)