Treating Obesity in Primary Care: Time for Change
How the World Sees, Prevents, and Treats the Serious, Chronic Disease of Obesity
With 70% of Americans having preobesity (overweight) or obesity treatment of this endocrine disease must occur in primary care settings.This course provides the information about obesity, the pathophysiology, complications and most importantly today’s best evidence for treatment.
Your Instructor
Dr. Angela Golden provides clinical services as a family nurse practitioner in her own practice with a special emphasis on the treatment of obesity. She received her doctor in nursing practice from Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ with an emphasis in evidenced based practice and health policy. She has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters, and has presented locally, nationally and internationally on varied topics related to nursing and advanced practice with a special emphasis on health policy issues and obesity.Dr. Golden has served in leadership positions at her university, local fire department as well as non-profit professional organizations at local, state, and national levels and is a past president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Course Curriculum
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StartHandout for all lectures - download before starting presentations
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StartWorkbook - download before starting presentations
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StartModule 1: Epidemiology (4:20)
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StartModule 2 Impact of Obesity on Healthcare (5:36)
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StartModule 3 Bias and Stigma (8:20)
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StartModule 4 Talking to Patients (14:04)
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StartModule 5 Obesity is a Disease (11:01)
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StartModule 6 Staging the Disease of Obesity (5:39)
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StartModule 7 Physiology (6:09)
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StartModule 8 Obesity and the Brain (5:33)
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StartModule 9 Pathophysiology (16:10)
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StartModule 10 Obesity Related Complications (11:07)
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StartModule 11 Specific Complications (54:09)
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StartModule 12 Chronic Disease Model (1:42)
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StartModule 13 Chronic Care Model (8:10)
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StartModule 14 Guidelines (6:59)
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StartModule 15 Foundational Component Eating Plans (26:52)
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StartModule 16 component eating plan case 1 (26:52)
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StartModule 16 component eating plan case 2 (19:51)
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StartModule 17 Foundational Component Physical Activity (9:00)
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StartModule 18 Foundational Component Behavioral Intercention (20:06)
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StartModule 19 Supportive Component Medication (31:40)
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StartModule 20 Supportive Component Medication Case Study (19:46)
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StartModule 21 Supportive Component Devices, Procedures, and Surgery (8:56)
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StartModule 22 Billing (15:46)
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StartModule 23 Practice Profiles (3:20)
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StartModule 24 Putting It All Together (23:26)
Frequently Asked Questions
Thank you for participating in this course. Please complete the evaluation for and send to me via email and I will send your course completion/CE (CME) certificate.
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