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Clinical Guidelines on Assessment,
Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obese Patients: What Providers Need
to Know. is part of the Bench to Bedside
Video/CD-ROM Series for clinicians. At the conclusion of this activity,
the learner will be able to:
• Explain the increased health risks associated with an increase in overweight
and obesity in the population and identify the critical elements, e.e., body
mass index cut-points for overweight and obesity, high risk waist
circumference measures and the cardiovascular risk factors that need to be
considered when assessing a patient’s health status as defined in the Clinical
Obesity Guidelines Evidence Report.
• Describe the treatment algorithm used to assess, classify and treat
overweight and obese patients
• Identify the various treatment options of dietary therapy, physical
activity, behavior, pharmaocotherapy and surgery and how to match them to your
patient
• Describe practical strategies and educational tools to help implement
treatment options successfully over the long term.
• Explain the extent of overweight and obesity in special populations and the
cultural diversity of special population groups when dealing with issues of
body weight
• Identify some strategies for tailoring obesity treatment to special
populations
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state______________________
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Date tape viewed______________ CE form printed on: Signature _____________________________
1.
Relationship to program purpose.
Learning objectives for “Clinical Guidelines on Assessment, Evaluation and
Treatment of Overweight and Obese Patients” support the overall purpose
for which the series is designed.
___Yes ___Partially ___No
2. Objectives
Has this program enabled you to have a better
understanding of the objectives listed above:
___Yes ___Partially ___No
3. Presenters
Please rate effectiveness of each presenter:
| Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD | _____Somewhat Effective | _____Effective | _____Very Effective |
| Louis J. Aronne,MD | _____Somewhat Effective | _____Effective | _____Very Effective |
| Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH | _____Somewhat Effective | _____Effective | _____Very Effective |
4.
Overall Program
Overall this educational activity was: _____Marginal _____Good _____Excellent
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