Activity ID
14095Expires
June 30, 2026Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
4Fee
$0CME Provider: Continuing Education for Health Professions
Description of CME Course
These trainings review guideline-based recommendations for evaluation and treatment of children and adults with obesity. Included are practical tips for talking about weight with patients, assessing eating, activity, sleep and other related habits, screening for comorbidities, and engaging in shared decision-making with patients and families to create a comprehensive treatment and follow up plan. Treatment modalities reviewed are intensive behavioral treatment, pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery, and combinations of these treatments.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Learners will self-report an increase in knowledge about evaluation, treatment, clinic-based supports and clinical-community connections for children with obesity.
Learners will self-report an increase in knowledge and skills regarding treatment for adults with obesity.
Learners will self-report an increase in theoretical and applied knowledge about structural factors and obesity.
Learners will self-report an increase in knowledge of their own implicit bias towards patients with obesity.
Keywords
Weight Control, Vulnerabilities, Supervision
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban
