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Course Description
Course Details
Expiry Date: 2022-12-31
Professions: Physician, Nursing, Pharmacy, Allied Health, Medical Resident, Student, Specialist
Faculty
Overarching Planning Committee:
Geeta Achyuthan, MD, CCFP
Michael Boivin, B.Pharm, CDE, CTE, CTH
Jennifer Brown, MSc., RD, CBE
Anne-Marie Carreau, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC
Yoni Freedhoff, MD, CCFP
Sue D. Pedersen, MD, FRCPC, Dipl. ABOM
Abd Tahrani, MD, MMedSci, FRCP (London), PhD, SCOPE (International Fellow)
Candace Vilhan, B.A psych., E.C.E., CBE
Shahebina Walji, MD, CCFP, Dipl. ABOM
Sean Wharton, MD, PharmD, FRCPC
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1 Mainpro+ Credits.
Cert+ Program ID#: 193363
This is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. You may claim a maximum of 1 hour (credits are automatically calculated). Participants should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Learning Objective(s)
Upon successful completion, program participants will be better able to:
1. Explain the changing epidemiology of obesity as a chronic and often progressive disease
2. Discuss the impact of the pathophysiology on the development and maintenance of obesity
3. Mitigate bias and stigma in your obesity management practice through self-reflection and monitoring
4. Implement strategies to prevent obesity and maximize patient engagement
5. Assess a patient with obesity based on latest evidenced outlined in Obesity Canada’s clinical practice guidelines
6. Discuss the complications of obesity and their impact on obesity management
7. Develop an obesity treatment plan based on Obesity Canada’s three pillars of obesity management
8. Adapt approach for impact of obesity on specific populations