FREE! AACE’s Improving Obesity Diagnosis and Treatment through Endocrinology and Primary Care Collaboration is designed to equip primary care physicians, physicians in-training, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered dietitians, nurses, and other health care providers with evidence-based knowledge to foster the understanding of obesity as a complex, chronic, progressive, and treatable multi-factorial, neurobehavioral disease, and provides treatment strategies, including information on the safety and effectiveness of anti-obesity medications (AOMs) as adjuncts to lifestyle modifications and bariatric procedures. This self-paced, online course contains multiple modular activities that allow for high-levels of learner involvement, interactivity, feedback, and focus on case-based approach, including:
Physicians and Physician Assistants The American College of Endocrinology (ACE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American College of Endocrinology (ACE) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ABIM MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Only those who receive a passing score will be eligible for MOC credit. Please allow two weeks for MOC points to appear within your account on the ABIM website. Participation information will be shared.Nurses American Association of Clinical Endocrinology is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17762, for 3.75 contact hours.ABOM:
Applicants for certification through the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) may claim up to 3.75 Group Two CME credits toward the ABOM application requirement.
Implement strategies that lead to improved patient adherence in obesity care.