Free CME on Helping Obese Patients in Clinical Practice

Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity is offering 1.0 credit hours on helping obese patients in clinical practice.

Weight Bias in Clinical Settings: Improving Health Care Delivery for Obese Patients

Research shows that weight stigma in health care settings has a significant negative impact on obese patients’ health. Recognizing that providers face complex challenges in treating their obese patients, this course is designed to help clinicians improve delivery of care for this growing patient population. This course aims to increase awareness of the sources of weight bias in health care and provides a range of practical strategies to optimize the health care experience for overweight and obese patients.

Also available:
Toolkit for Helping Obese Patients
AMA's Primer for Physicians on Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity

Handouts:

• Promoting a Positive Office Environment for Obese Patients
• Checklist for Assessing the Office Environment
• Motivational Interviewing Strategies
• Motivational Interview Example Scripts
• Assessing Weight Bias with Validated Measures
• Pediatricians: How to Talk to Parents