The following Comprehensive Bariatric Sensitivity Training is designed to educate healthcare providers on obesity as a complex, multifactorial disease. Introducing a weight-inclusive approach into your healthcare system may be just what you need to provide the best quality care.
What you will learn:
- How to identify personal biases related to obesity
- Effective communication techniques specific to the needs of bariatric patients
- The latest standards in bariatric care
- The importance of patient-centered care in treating obesity
- The psychological aspects of obesity
- Accommodating the physical needs of bariatric patients
- The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in treating bariatric patients
- Creating a supportive environment for bariatric patients
Details
Course length: 1 hour. CME: 1
Languages: American English
Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment.
American Medical Compliance is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education to physicians. Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve healthcare outcomes. Through high-quality educational activities, we aim to address the identified educational gaps to support the continuous professional development of our medical community. American Medical Compliance designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim this credit for their complete participation in this activity.
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What is the Weight-Inclusive Approach?
The weight-inclusive approach, as opposed to the weight-normative framework, is based on the concept that anyone, regardless of weight, is capable of achieving health and well-being if they have access to non-stigmatizing health care. This approach calls into question the notion that a certain BMI reflects a specific set of health habits, health state, or moral character. Weight does not serve as a focal point for medical therapy or intervention in this paradigm. Additionally, this strategy also attempts to reduce weight stigma, which may help patients feel more at ease in the health care setting, better able to share their health concerns, and less likely to see the health care encounter as stigmatizing by health care providers.
Creating a Welcoming Environment
One way to create a more inclusive and welcoming environment in your medical facility would be to reduce weight bias. Addressing weight bias in clinical practice is difficult because it is more prevalent and socially acceptable than other forms of bias. Interventions that have reduced explicit weight prejudice include education that focuses on the various causes of obesity, such as genetic, metabolic, and social factors. Moreover, many practitioners almost entirely embrace the energy balance model of weight growth and loss, which might limit the amount of counseling provided to patients and contribute to the notion that obesity is solely a matter of personal responsibility.
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