Module 3 - More Case Scenarios for Weight Management
This module presents two conversations between patients and their physicians regarding the management of obesity. One involves a man who has not accepted his health problems and the other features adverse effects from a weight loss medication.
Ecler Jaqua, MD, FAAFP, MBA, DipABLM, DipABOM, FACLM
Associate Professor of Family and Geriatric Medicine and Associate Program Director of Loma Linda University Family Medicine Residency
Ecler Jaqua, MD, FAAFP, MBA, DipABLM, DipABOM, FACLM is an Associate Professor of Family and Geriatric Medicine and the Associate Program Director of the Loma Linda University Family Medicine Residency. She completed her family medicine residency at Loma Linda University and her geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of California Los Angeles. In addition to her board certification in Family Medicine, she is board certified in Geriatric Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, and Obesity Medicine. Dr. Jaqua also completed a Master of Business Administration with a track in strategic leadership and received her Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist certification.1.
Employ evidence-based guidelines to screen for and diagnose the disease of obesity
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Apply patient-centered techniques to engage and create personalized management plans for Patients with Obesity
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Discuss the mechanism of action, efficacy and safety of approved pharmacotherapies and those in late-stage development for obesity
