Online Education
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Improving Obesity Diagnosis and Treatment through Endocrinology and Primary Care Collaboration
CME: 3.75 | Participation: 3.75
This FREE course provides 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.
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This FREE course is created to empower clinical endocrinologists, primary care physicians, and the broad endocrine care team to recognize that obesity is a serious and chronic disease, understand the rationale for an obesity diagnosis to start conversations with patients about obesity as a serious disease, and diagnose obesity as a chronic disease.
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Treatment of Obesity for Primary Care: From Diagnosis to Care Management
CME: 3.5 | Nursing: 3.5
In this comprehensive program, esteemed faculty members will delve into cutting-edge presentations, including the use of Anti-Obesity Medications (AOM) for significant weight loss, the resolution of obesity complications, and the integration of combination therapies with SGLT-2, GLP-1, and other groundbreaking therapeutics.
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AACE Advocacy Training Program
Register for our FREE virtual AACE Advocacy Training Program, designed to empower endocrinologists, endocrine care team members, industry professionals, and patient advocates with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to become an effective advocate for endocrine issues such as improved access to endocrine care.
- Date: Friday, October 18, 2024
- Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST
- Location: Virtual conference
- Registration: FREE for all participants
Clinical Guidance
This new consensus statement summarizes important areas of agreement around the topics of obesity stigma and weight bias from the perspectives of the individual, clinicians, and the healthcare system following the May 2022 AACE Consensus Conference on improving obesity outcomes.
This guideline identifies patient candidates for bariatric procedures, discusses which types of bariatric procedures should be offered, outlines management of patients before procedures, and recommends how to optimize patient care during and after procedures.
2017 Position Statement on Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease as a New Diagnostic Term
This position statement outlines new terminology and blueprint for a chronic care model with an advanced diagnostic framework for the comprehensive management of obesity.
Additional Resources
Journey For Patients With Obesity
Provide your patients with a reliable roadmap of the latest obesity information and resources they need by pointing them to the AACE Journey for Patients With Obesity. The Journey is derived from our clinical guidance documents and reviewed by the Obesity Action Coalition, a leading patient advocacy organization.
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Treating Obesity Pocket Card
Access this pocket card for key insights on obesity treatment that every clinician should know.
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Diagnosis and Weight Management Strategies Pocket Card
Adiposity-based chronic diseases (ABCD) are a group of conditions stemming from excess and/or dysfunctional body fat. This pocket guide explores the comprehensive management of obesity by addressing its pathophysiology and diverse patient phenotypes.
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