Providers/Grant Support
This continuing education activity is provided by Vindico Medical Education.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Credits Available
- Physicians — maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- ABIM MOC — up to 2.0 MOC points
- ABP MOC — up to 2.0 Part 2 MOC points
- Pharmacists — 2.0 CPE Statement of Credit
- Physician Associates – 2.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit certificate
- Dietitians – 2.0 CDR CPEUs
All other healthcare professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.
Target Audience
The intended audience for this activity is primary care physicians, endocrinologists, pediatricians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, and dietitians involved in the management of patients with overweight and obesity.
Program Overview
Obesity is a rapidly escalating public health challenge in the United States, affecting millions and contributing to various serious health complications such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and sleep apnea. Despite its widespread impact, healthcare professionals often fail to recognize obesity as a chronic disease and lack the knowledge to implement guideline recommendations effectively. This knowledge gap extends to the integration of current therapies into comprehensive management plans for patients with obesity, leading to underdiagnosis and undertreatment of the condition. Consequently, an interprofessional approach to obesity management, although necessary, is rarely employed, resulting in suboptimal patient care and outcomes.
The activity begins with the patient encounter and the experiences in working with clinicians, as well as a moderated discussion of real-world perspectives. Pharmacological management is investigated, including guideline-driven recommendations as well as a review of the safety and efficacy of obesity medications, including management of potential adverse effects. Management of obesity in pediatric and adolescent patients is also discussed, emphasizing the burden of obesity on the younger population. Faculty then explore practical strategies for engaging patients in empathetic, non-stigmatizing conversations about obesity as a treatable chronic disease. Finally, they review the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery, including combination therapy and managing post-surgical weight gain.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Recognize obesity as a chronic disease associated with several serious comorbidities.
- Implement current guideline recommendations for diagnosis and management of patients with obesity.
- Manage children and adolescents with obesity in accordance with pediatric guidelines.
- Integrate current therapies into comprehensive management plans for patients with obesity.
- Discuss obesity management with patients to improve patient-provider communication.
- Demonstrate knowledge of surgical treatments for obesity, including ways to mitigate post-surgical weight gain.
- Employ patient-centered approaches, such as shared decision-making and interprofessional strategies, to improve the care of patients with obesity.
Faculty
Robert F. Kushner, MD, MS, FACP, FTOS, DABOM
Course Chair
Professor Emeritus, Departments of Medicine and Medical Education
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Former Director, Center for Lifestyle Medicine
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
W. Timothy Garvey, MD, MACE, MABOM
Charles E. Butterworth, Jr., Professor and University Professor
Department of Nutrition Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Nikki Massie, MA
National Board Chair
Obesity Action Coalition
Baltimore, MD
Leigh Perreault, MD, FACE, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
Secondary Appointments in the Colorado School of Public Health,
Center for Global Health and Department of Family Medicine
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
Christopher D. Still, DO, FACP, FTOS, DABOM
Professor of Medicine
Department of Clinical Sciences
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Medical Director, Center for Nutrition & Weight Management
Director, Center for Obesity and Metabolic Research
Geisinger Health System
Danville, PA
Amanda Velazquez, MD, FTOS, DABOM
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Director of Obesity Medicine
Jim and Eleanor Randall Department of Surgery
Center for Weight Management and Metabolic Health
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Edmond P. Wickham III, MD, MPH, DABOM, FAAP
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Co-Director, Healthy Lifestyles Center
Children’s Hospital of Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Vindico Medical Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
- 2.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
- 2.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM or ABP MOC credit. Learners who opt-in by providing their Board ID and DOB (MM/DD) will be automatically reported.
This program is acceptable for 2.0 contact hours of ACPE Continuing Education Credit. The ACPE Universal Program Number is JA0006104-0000-25-028-H01-P, effective 12/31/2025. This is a knowledge-based activity, and there is no fee to attend.
*IMPORTANT* Pharmacists MUST request credit within 60 days of activity completion. Upon receipt of the completed activity evaluation form, transcript information will be available at www.mycpemonitor.net within 4 weeks.
Vindico Medical Education has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 12/30/2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
This activity is approved for 2.0 CPEU’s for registered dietitians.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Nurse practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). AANPCB will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.
Participants of this enduring activity may submit CME credits earned to the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) for certification requirements.
This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, December 31, 2025, to December 30, 2026.
Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
Vindico Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Individuals in a position to control the content of a continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Relationship information is accurate at the time of content development.
Faculty report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
Robert F. Kushner, MD, MS, FACP, FTOS, DABOM
Advisor: AbbVie, Altimmune, Antag, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Currax, Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Regeneron, Structure, Weight Watchers
Speaker Contracted by Ineligible Company: Novo Nordisk
W. Timothy Garvey, MD, MACE, MABOM
Consultant: AbbVie, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corcept, Fractyl Health, Gan & Lee, Genentech/Roche, Graviton Bioscience, Keros, Lilly, Madrigal, MetSera, Neurocrine, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Regeneron, Terns, Zealand
Independent Research Contractor: Genentech/Roche, Kailera Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Terns, Viking, Zealand
Data Monitoring Committee: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Graviton Bioscience, Lilly
Nikki Massie, MA
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Leigh Perreault, MD, FACE, FACP
Advisor: Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Speaker Contracted by Ineligible Company: Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Christopher D. Still, DO, FACP, FTOS, DABOM
Consultant: Boehringer Ingelheim, Currax, Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Regeneron
Speaker Contracted by Ineligible Company: Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Independent Research Contractor: Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Amanda Velazquez, MD, FTOS, DABOM
Advisor: Lilly, Weight Watchers
Consultant: Novo Nordisk
Edmond P. Wickham III, MD, MPH, DABOM, FAAP
Independent Research Contractor: Novo Nordisk
Planners/Reviewers report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Jennifer Frederick, PharmD, BCPS
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Linda A. Giarraputo, BS, PA-C
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Holly Herrington, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.
Instructions for Participation and Credit
To participate in this activity, you must read the objectives, answer the polling and pretest questions, view the content, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 5 out of 7 posttest questions correctly. If a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™; CPE Statement of Credit; AAPA Category 1 CME credit certificate; or CDR CPEUs.
In addition to providing a downloadable certificate, CME Providers accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) have the ability to transmit CME credit data for all US physicians to an online repository, the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS). CME credit data submitted to PARS can be viewed, managed, and tracked by US physicians in "CME Passport," a free, centralized web application. US Physicians who opt-in by providing their medical license number, state of licensure, and date of birth will have their credits automatically reported to the ACCME.
*IMPORTANT* Pharmacists MUST request credit within 60 days of activity completion. Upon receipt of the completed activity evaluation form, transcript information will be available at www.mycpemonitor.net within 4 weeks.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
The audience is advised that this continuing education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non–FDA-approved or investigational use of products/devices.
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