2023 Columbia Cornell Obesity - Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment, On-Demand

2023 Columbia Cornell Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment

Course Details

Course materials will be available for viewing for up to two years after the course expiration date. All course PDFs can be downloaded. Videos must be viewed on the course website and are not available for download. 
Format: On-demand, video-recorded lectures

Target Audience

This activity is intended for all health professionals: physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and more.

Course Overview

This on-demand Obesity Medicine course compiles lecture recordings from the first three days of our live 2023 Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment course. Course topics include nutrition, lifestyle, behavior change, case management, pharmacological and surgical treatment options, and obesity across patient populations from children to adults.

Learning Objectives 

Upon conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
  1. Discuss the complexity of the development and treatment of obesity.
  2. Apply best practice approaches to preventing and treating pediatric and adolescent obesity.
  3. Identify, classify, and determine appropriate treatment approaches for people with obesity, including lifestyle, advanced pharmacological approaches, and bariatric surgery. 
  4. Create treatment plans for people with obesity that include motivational interviewing, behavior modification, and nutrition and physical activity plans. 

Course Agenda

Course Pricing

Physicians: $750.00

This course is available for a discounted rate in the following course package:

Reduced rates for non-physician participants are available; contact the IHN for rates and discount codes.
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Accreditation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 24.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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 24.50 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) 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 MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 24.50 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 ABP MOC credit.

    Disclosures

    All those involved in planning and delivering this education will disclose all financial relationships in the past 24 months with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. For each financial relationship, disclosure will include the name of the ineligible company and the nature of the financial relationship(s).

    Daniel Drucker, MD
    Eli Lilly and Company Consult; Novo Nordisk A/S Consultant & Grant Support

    Claudia Fox, MD, MPH, FAAP, DABOM
    Novo Nordisk A/S A/S Contracted Research

    Aaron Kelly, PhD
    Novo Nordisk A/S Product Donation; Vivus LLC Product Donation

    Abraham Krikhely, MD, FACS, FASMBS
    Intuitive Surgical Speaker

    Holly Lofton, MD
    Novo Nordisk A/S Advisor & Speakers Bureau; Eli Lilly and Company, Research Funding & Advisory Board; Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC, Advisor

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

    Disclaimer

    All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this site. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This website does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a healthcare provider.

    Technical Requirements

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