Credits Available: 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 4.25 AAFP Prescribed credits

Description: Obesity currently affects more than 2 in 5 adults in the United States and demonstrates significant associations with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes (T2D), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and steatohepatitis (MASH), osteoarthritis, sleep disorders, and reproductive health complications. Obesity care continues to evolve with advancing treatment options, emerging best practices in comorbidity management, and evidence-based guidance on patient-centered approaches, creating new opportunities to improve outcomes for patients living with obesity.

To support clinicians in comprehensive obesity management, this educational initiative will facilitate peer-to-peer learning, case-based discussions, and practical guidance through simulation-based scenarios. Participants will gain enhanced competence in recognizing and managing the relationships between obesity and a range of comorbidities, develop skills in creating individualized treatment plans that integrate evidence-based pharmacological and lifestyle interventions, and strengthen patient-centered communication strategies that support treatment adherence and improved patient outcomes.

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Target Professions: DO, MD, Nurse, Pharmacist, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Associate/Assistant, MBBCh, MBBS
Target Specialties: Obstetrics/Gynecology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, Geriatrics, Home Care, Hospitalist, Men's Health, Preventive Medicine, Women's Health

Nicholas Pennings

Campbell University
Professor and Chair of Family Medicine

Nicholas Pennings, DO DABOM, MFOMA, FACOFP, FAAFP, is board certified in family medicine and obesity medicine with dual fellowship designation in Family Medicine by the ACOFP and the AAFP along with master fellowship designation in Obesity Medicine by the Obesity Medicine Association. He is Professor of Family Medicine at the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine at Campbell University where he previously served as the Family Medicine Department Chair and Director of the University Health Center. In addition, he serves as Executive Director of Clinical Education for the Obesity Medicine Association. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at Metropolitan Hospital - Parkview Division.
Dr. Pennings has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, the D. P. Russ, Jr. and Walter S. Jones, Sr. Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence, Campbell University's highest teaching award, and North Carolina Academy of Family Medicine’s Distinguished Family Physician of the Year. Dr. Pennings is a champion for advancing the education of health professionals through the development of core competencies in obesity medicine education and incorporation of obesity education into medical education via live and virtual platforms. He holds a special interest in treating body fat disorder known as lipedema.