Online Education
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This is a NON-CME course
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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Reframing Obesity Treatment Series: Addressing Stigma, Myths, Misconceptions, and Patient Concerns
CME: 3 | MOC: 3
Starts 4/3/2025 | Expires 4/3/2026
Enhance your clinical approach to obesity treatment with our free, three-part, case-based webinar series.
- Breaking Down Barriers: Addressing Bias and Stigma (4/3/25)
- Separating Fact from Fiction: Debunking Common Myths (4/15/25)
- Managing Concerns and Improving Adherence (4/22/25)
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AACE Advocacy Training Program
On-demand access is now available for our free AACE Advocacy Training Program. This program was 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.
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AACE Certificate: Fundamentals of Obesity & Weight Loss
CME: 6 | Nursing: 6
Starts 11/12/2024 | Expires 11/12/2026
The Obesity and Weight Loss Certificate Program provides healthcare professionals with in-depth knowledge and practical tools to manage and treat obesity and its related health conditions.
$295 | Informed Members - $235 | Engaged Members - $175
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.
AvoMD Integrates AACE Clinical Guidance Documents
AvoMD, a software platform that brings clinical evidence into the workflow to help clinicians streamline decisions and save time, has partnered wit
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.
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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