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Each year approximately 300,000 Americans die of obesity-related disorders. Since 1991, the prevalence of obesity has increased by 61% in the US. This interactive program will explore the epidemiology and demographics of obesity and the related complications. In addition, it will discuss emerging management strategies such as surgery for patients whom have had suboptimal results utilizing other forms of weight loss including medical management.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Recognize the risk/benefit of surgical options for management of morbid obesity and evaluate postsurgical considerations such as: nutrition, early signs of potential complications, and potential lifelong use of dietary and nutritional supplements.
- Recognize the effect of obesity on common metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.
Primary Care Network designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Target Audience:
This activity is targeted to all physicians and other healthcare professionals who treat obese patients.
Release date: March 1, 2008
Expiration date: February 28, 2009
Medium: Podcast
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support:
This activity is supported through an educational grant from Ethicon Endo Surgery
Sponsored by The Chatham Institute
Method of Participation:
IIn order to receive CME credit for this activity, you need to review program. Upon finishing the online CME, complete the post-test, evaluation, and fill out all required personal information. To receive your CME certificate you will need to pass the post-test with 70% accuracy or better.
Post-test and Evaluation:
After completing this activity, click on the Post-test button at the end of the program. If you receive less than 70% on the post-test, you will be returned to the beginning of the activity to review the presentation again. Upon successful completion of the post-test, you will be asked to fill out a program evaluation form and prompted to print your CME certificate.
PCN Disclosure Policy:
It is the policy of Primary Care Network, Inc. to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its CME activities. All Primary Care Network staff, faculty, or any other individual who is in a position to control the content of the CME activities sponsored by PCN are required to disclose to the participants any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the activity. Primary Care Network’s resolution of conflict of interest policy aims to ensure that all financial relationships with any commercial interests do not bias the design and delivery of this continuing medical education activity.
Content Providers & Disclosures
David B. Lautz, MD
Director, Bariatric Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Disclosures: No real or apparent conflicts to report
Mark S. Johnson, MD, MPH
Chairman and Professor of Family Medicine
UMD New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ
Disclosures: No real or apparent conflicts to report
Peter Aupperle, MD, MPH
Medical Director
The Chatham Insitute
Chatham, NJ
Disclosures: No real or apparent conflicts to report
Faculty & Disclosures
Joseph Lieberman III, MD, MPH
Associate Editor, Delaware Medical Journal
Professor of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, DE
Disclosures: Dr. Lieberman is on the speaker’s bureau and is a consultant with sanofi-aventis US LLC, and Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. He has also received honoraria from Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Nestor de la Cruz-Munoz, MD, FACS
Cedars Medical Center
Miami, FL
Disclosures: Dr. de la Cruz-Munoz is on the speaker’s bureau and a consultant with Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
Unlabeled Use Declaration:
During this activity, speakers may discuss an unlabeled use or an investigational use not approved for a commercial support. Each author is required to disclose this information to the participants when referring to an unlabeled or investigational use.
PCN Staff Disclosures:
The Employees of Primary Care Network have no financial relationships to disclose.
When finished, click here to take the Post-test
Take the post-test to receive your CME certificate
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