No Time to Waist: Ten Essential Tips for Optimal Obesity Care and Management
Friday, February 9, 1:00-2:00 PM
Accredited for Pharmacists and Technicians
This course allows pharmacy professionals to comfortably tackle the challenge of obesity management. Learners will gain a solid understanding of obesity prevalence, standardized clinical approaches, and effective lifestyle modifications. Course content will also explore the integration of technology-driven solutions and pharmacotherapy into obesity management and will equip learners with essential knowledge to consider clinical evidence for each therapeutic recommendation.
Accredited for Pharmacists and Technicians
This course allows pharmacy professionals to comfortably tackle the challenge of obesity management. Learners will gain a solid understanding of obesity prevalence, standardized clinical approaches, and effective lifestyle modifications. Course content will also explore the integration of technology-driven solutions and pharmacotherapy into obesity management and will equip learners with essential knowledge to consider clinical evidence for each therapeutic recommendation.
Learning Objectives - Pharmacists
Upon successful completion of this application-based CPE activity, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the prevalence of obesity and standardized approach for clinical encounters.
- Advise on the effective use of lifestyle modifications for weight loss.
- Incorporate the use of technology-drive options and interventions into the management of obesity.
- Utilize weight loss pharmacotherapy as a complement to (or in place of) surgical interventions.
- Translate clinical evidence from clinical practice guidelines into recommendations for obesity management.
0.1 CEU/1 hr
UAN: 0107-0000-23-373-L01-P
Learning Objectives – Pharmacy Technicians
Upon successful completion of this application-based CPE activity, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the prevalence of obesity and standardized approach for clinical encounters.
- Describe the effective use of lifestyle modifications for weight loss.
- Incorporate the use of technology-drive options and interventions into the management of obesity.
- List weight loss pharmacotherapy options that can be utilized as a complement to (or in place of) surgical interventions.
- Collaborate with a pharmacist to develop components of an obesity management plan.
0.1 CEU/1 hr
UAN: 0107-0000-23-373-L01-T
Seena Haines, BCACP, NBC-HWC, CHWC, FASHP, FNAP, FCCP, FAPhA
Director, Professional Wellbeing and Belonging, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jennifer Clements, PharmD, FCCP, FADCES, BCPS, CDCES, BCACP, BC-ADM
Clinical Professor and Director of Pharmacy Education, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy