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Beyond the Scale: Personalized Care for Obesity in Adults and Adolescents

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Description

More effective treatment options for Missouri adults and youth with obesity are available than ever before. This free training targets the following healthcare professionals: APRN, MD, PA, DO, RN, RDN, RPh, PharmD. The training provides describes intensive/family-based behavioral treatment and medication therapy for patients with obesity. 
 
Contact hours for this course will not be awarded after December 31, 2026.

Syllabus

 
Learning Outcomes:
We anticipate learners successfully completing this course will self report an increase in knowledge of:
1.    the elements of intensive behavioral treatment (IBT) and show how to access this treatment for their patients with obesity
2.    recommended evaluation and monitoring practices for patients with obesity before and during use of pharmacotherapy
3.    feasible methods of combining intensive behavioral treatment and pharmacotherapy for patients with obesity
 
Topics:
There is only one module in this course. It contains an edited version of a live webinar, divided into two smaller video recordings on these topics:
 
*review of health behavior changes that help set patients up for success
*options for more intensive behavioral treatment
*prescribing tips to maximize medication safety and efficacy
 
Instructor(s):
Amy Braddock, MD, MsHP; Sarah Hampl, MD, FAAP; and Joshua Moore, PharmD.
 
Materials:
Two video recordings, handouts, and resource links
 
Length:
90 minutes, including time spent completing the required Registration Form and the voluntary Demographic Form.
 
Department: 
Continuing Education for Health Professions (CEHP)
 
Credit:

  Accreditation and Disclosures

Contact hours for this course will not be awarded after December 31, 2026. 

Accreditation 
Successful Completion 
Successful completion of this activity includes participating in the educational offering, participating in the online evaluation process, and completing the online verification of attendance, enables the learner to satisfy the requirements to claim continuing education. 

Joint Accreditation Statement 

In support of improving patient care, University of Missouri - Continuing Education for Health Professions 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.    

Credit Designation Statements 

Physician (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ 

The University of Missouri – Continuing Education for Health Professions designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Nursing (ANCC Contact Hours) 

The University of Missouri – Continuing Education for Health Professions designates this activity for up to 1.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.  

  

Relevant Financial Relationship Disclosures 

The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education state that participants in CE activities should be made aware of any relevant affiliation or financial relationship in the previous 24 months that may affect the planning of an educational activity or a speaker’s presentation(s). Each planning committee member and speaker has been requested to complete a financial relationship reporting form.

No planning committee member or speaker has a relevant financial relationship. 

 
Audience:
This free training targets the following healthcare professionals: APRN, MD, PA, DO, RN, RDN, RPh, PharmD. 
 
Beyond the Scale: Personalized Care for Obesity in Adults and Adolescents
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