• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  If you were to stop someone on the street and ask them what their New Year’s resolution is, chances are they would tell you that they want to lose weight. Obesity has held the national attention for many years and is the subject of innumerable studies, debates, and opinions. In a sea of weight loss information and misinformation, the role of a pharmacy practitioner can be hard to define. This program seeks to aid the pharmacist in building the confidence to aid patients embarking on the journey of weight loss. Whether patients need to prepare for weight gain because of a new medication, consider pharmaceutical options for managing their diet, or decide on the necessity of surgical intervention, this course will shed light on how to help those ready to shed those pesky pounds!
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   20305H01_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   20305H01_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Recognize pharmacy implications for weight loss surgery

  Identify current treatment options for weight loss therapy

  Define barriers to weight loss and weight management

  Describe the prevalence of obesity nationally

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify current treatment options for weight loss therapy

  Define barriers to weight loss and weight management

  Describe the prevalence of obesity nationally

  Recognize pharmacy implications for weight loss surgery

  Nurse

  Describe the prevalence of obesity nationally

  Recognize pharmacy implications for weight loss surgery

  Identify current treatment options for weight loss therapy

  Define barriers to weight loss and weight management

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-772317

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-20-305-H01-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-20-305-H01-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-20-305-H01-N
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Megan  Adelman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, CDE Family Medicine Pharmacy Specialist, Cleveland Clinic Akron General

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