OBESITY Treatment & Prevention

OBESITY TREATMENT & PREVENTION

What You Will Learn

This conference will enable the experienced clinician to better:

Define the scope of the problem of obesity in terms of personal health risks and national health costs.

Discuss the variety of treatment options, including behavioral/ support programs, specific diets, medications and surgery, and identify strategies for promoting success.

Develop evidence-based tools and strategies to help patients lose weight and embrace lifestyle changes.

Highlight issues related to pediatric obesity prevention and management, including effective strategies for working with families.

Identify specific strategies for weight loss maintenance and relapse prevention and treatment.

Develop a community “action plan” for obesity prevention, focusing on public and school health issues.

Rave Reviews

“This program was an amazing source of information and evidence-based strategies to help clinicians optimize treatment outcomes for a very serious, prevalent, and difficult to manage chronic medical problem.”
Leah Solomon, MD
Mendham, NJ
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“I have attended many conferences that address obesity. This is by far the most practical and useful conference that I have attended. Thank you.”
Jamie Jeffrey, MD
S. Charleston, WV
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“As a licensed clinical social worker, I enjoyed this conference, which explored psychosocial issues and introduced me to medical aspects of obesity.”
Adelina Sorkin, LCSW, ACSW
Los Angeles, CA
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“This is the second obesity management conference I’ve attended by Contemporary Forums. I plan on attending yearly. The information was new and up-to-date and it will facilitate change in my current practice.”
Shaylyn Murphy, PA-C
Lake Oswego, OR
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“I highly recommend this conference for all healthcare providers. We all see obese clients and we need to know how to intervene effectively.”
Jean Mertes, APRN
Moline, IL
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“In a short period of time this conference provided an update on the medical, social, and environmental issues related to pediatric obesity. Lots of resources for my center and patients were made available.”
Michelle Mock, MPH, RD
Garden City Park, NY

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