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The Most Undertreated Chronic Disease: Addressing Obesity in ...

To qualify as “intensive”, the USPSTF recommends at least 12 sessions where weight management is discussed over 1 year. The intervention should ...

Overweight and Obesity Management for Primary Care Clinicians

The authors discuss the burden and impact of obesity as a disease, approaches to communication and patient motivation for obesity management, and available ...

Approach to Obesity Treatment in Primary Care: A Review

Highly effective antiobesity medications (AOMs) have recently become available, and additional effective therapeutics are under development.

Integrating Weight Management in Primary Care

This article highlights best practice approaches to incorporate weight management in primary care.

Obesity Management in Primary Care Training and Certificate ...

This certificate program is an online, self-paced course. It is designed to empower participants to develop their obesity management knowledge and skills.

Management and Treatment of Obesity in Primary Care

An Evolving Landscape. This free CME program from NEJM Group explores the latest evidence on lifestyle, pharmacological, and surgical interventions, as well as ...

Primary Care Interventions for Obesity: Review of the Evidence - PMC

This review describes the results of randomized controlled trials that have evaluated the efficacy of behavioral interventions for obesity in primary care ...

Obesity ManageMent in PriMary Care - EASO

Clinical examination: measure height, weight and calculate BMI (kg/m2), determine degree of obesity, measure waist circumference. Assess using both general and ...

A simple tool to guide the management of obesity in primary care

A target of 10–15% weight loss is recommended for people with BMI 30–40 kg/m 2 or abdominal obesity (WC > 88 cm in females, WC > 102 cm in males) without ...

Primary care physicians' knowledge and attitudes about obesity ...

The most common lifestyle changes recommended by primary care physicians to their patients with obesity was regular physical activity (94%) and ...

Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care | AAFP

Basic treatment of overweight and obese patients requires a comprehensive approach involving diet and nutrition, regular physical activity, and behavioral ...

The Most Undertreated Chronic Disease: Addressing Obesity in ...

An obesity treatment plan might include lifestyle interventions, medications, self-monitoring, referrals (e.g., bariatric surgery), goals for ...

Adult Obesity Management for Primary Care | Consultant360

Adult Obesity Management for Primary Care · Behavior and Comprehensive Lifestyle Modification · Diet · Physical Activity · Phentermine and ...

Treatment of Obesity for Primary Care: From Diagnosis to Care ...

Unlock the Power to Transform Lives: Discover the keys to clinically meaningful weight loss thresholds and revolutionize your approach to tackling obesity ...

Management of overweight and obesity in primary care—A ...

A multifactorial, comprehensive lifestyle programme that includes a reduction in calorie intake, an increase in physical activity, and measures ...

Integrating semaglutide into obesity management – a primary care ...

Once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg is a novel treatment that can be used as an adjunct to lifestyle modification for the management of overweight and ...

Practical Strategies for Obesity Management in Primary Care - myCME

1.25 CME CE: Learn from these experts in obesity about practical strategies to implement in your practice to improve management of patients ...

Obesity management in primary care - The Lancet

Impact and cost-effectiveness of a universal strategy to promote physical activity in primary care: population-based cohort study and Markov model

The essential role of primary care providers in obesity management

The essential role of primary care providers in obesity management. Leah D. Whigham, Nikhil V. Dhurandhar. Show authors. International Journal of Obesity.

Evidence-based Obesity Management for Primary Care

Evidence-based treatment of pediatric overweight and obesity begins with accurate assessment of the child or adolescent's age, height and weight.