Credits Available: 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 5.00 AAFP Prescribed credits

Description: Obesity is associated with significant comorbid conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, as well as reduced quality of life and poorer mental health. While primary care providers often manage obesity-related comorbidities, obesity itself is not often directly addressed and remains undertreated. This educational program supports the consistent delivery of evidence-based obesity counseling and treatment in primary care settings. It focuses on improving the understanding and skills of primary care clinicians in working with their patients to manage their weight through evidence-based actions based in cultural humility.

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Target Professions: DO, MD, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Physician Assistant, MBBCh, MBBS, Pharmacist
Target Specialties: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Preventive Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Hospitalist, Women's Health, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy

Martine Altieri

My Cardiologist
Physician Associate

I am a foreign medical graduate and a board-certified Physician Assistant.
I received my Associate in Science in Physician Assistant from Miami Dade College, and my Master’s degree in Health Science from Nova Southeastern University, an Obesity Medicine in Primary Care Certification from AAPA/TOS. I have been a practicing PA in Florida for 13 years now, with experience in Cardiology, Obesity Medicine, Primary care, and Hospital Medicine.
I am a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and serve as peer reviewer for their journal, JAAPA, and also is the cohost of their Podcast. I am also a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Academy of Physician Associates in Cardiology, Obesity Medicine Association, Society of Hospital Medicine, and the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants.
I am passionate with preventive medicine and nutrition. My focus is to promote healthy lifestyle by encouraging and educating my patients with chronic cardiovascular disease, and I hope to help them live their best lives by giving them tools to reach their goals.
I have been a lead APC in hospital medicine and I have represented hospitalist PAs on a national APC council. I am one of the inaugural board members of PAs in Obesity Medicine, appointed Director at Large.
I enjoy traveling, when I am not supporting my 8 y/o son’s soccer team, or my 10 y/o daughter at a swim meet alongside my husband of 16 years.
I am excited to take part in educating medical providers in obesity medicine and help combat the growing obesity epidemic in America.