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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This program is intended for:
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

Melinda Gonzalez

Gastoenterology Consultants of San Antonio

I'm a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine and have been helping people with obesity since 2008 practicing in various types of medicine to include obesity medicine and bariatric surgery. You might catch me on reruns on Discovery Health in the show “Big Medicine.” I've helped many practices build their bariatric programs and love to educate colleagues and patients, alike. I’ve lectured for the American Academy of Physician Associates on obesity education and a director of PAs in Obesity Medicine. More recently I'm focusing on GI health and liver disease to continue to improve patient outcomes through health and weight loss.