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The Journey to Improving Obesity Care

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In this roundtable, panelists discuss their challenges and successes in implementing a quality improvement project in obesity care in their practices. 

Physician Assistants/Physician Associates: 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credit

Nurses: 0.50 Nursing contact hour

Physicians: maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Pharmacists: 0.50 contact hour (0.05 CEUs)

Released: November 29, 2023

Expiration: November 28, 2024

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Faculty

Sejal Desai

Sejal Desai, MD

Double Board Certified in Obesity & Family Medicine
Owner & Medical Director
Tula Medical Weight Loss & Wellness
Houston, Texas

Joseph Kim

Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, MBA

President
Q Synthesis, LLC
Newtown, Pennsylvania 

Natalie Orbach

Natalie Orbach, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Feirtag & Ramos, P.A.
Lutherville, Maryland

Jonathan Scott

Jonathan Scott, MD, MPP, AAHIVS

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California, Riverside – School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Clinical Faculty of Medicine
Riverside University Health System – Medical Center
Loma Linda, California 

Dawna Willis

Dawna Willis, FNP-BC

Co-owner of Trinity Comprehensive Healthcare Center
Occupational Advisory Committee and Preceptor
Concorde Career College
Memphis Tennessee
Preceptor for UAB
Birmingham, Alabama

Provided by

Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC in partnership with Practicing Clinicians Exchange, ProCE, LLC and Q Synthesis

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Supporters

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly.

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Partners

Practicing Clinicians Exchange

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ProCE, LLC

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Q Synthesis LLC

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Target Audience

This educational initiative will target a broad audience of interprofessional healthcare professionals who provide care, education, and counseling for patients with obesity including primary care physicians, NPs, PAs, and pharmacists.

Program Learning Goal

The goal of this initiative is to increase the percentage of adults with obesity who receive guideline recommended obesity care by 15% among participating clinic sites by the conclusion of the project. This will be determined by a series of 4 quality measures. In addition, individual clinic teams participating in the project as QI teams will establish tailored process improvement goals in order to address their local gaps to improve care and patient outcomes.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Incorporate processes to improve obesity care planning

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial conflicts of interest (COI) they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant COI are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of this educational activity:

Primary Author

Sejal Desai, MD

Double Board Certified in Obesity & Family Medicine
Owner & Medical Director
Tula Medical Weight Loss & Wellness
Houston, Texas

Sejal Desai, MD, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, MBA

President
Q Synthesis, LLC
Newtown, Pennsylvania 

Joseph Kim, MD, MPH, MBA, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Natalie Orbach, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Feirtag & Ramos, P.A.
Lutherville, Maryland

Natalie Orbach, PA-C, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Jonathan Scott, MD, MPP, AAHIVS

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California, Riverside – School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Clinical Faculty of Medicine
Riverside University Health System – Medical Center
Loma Linda, California 

Jonathan Scott, MD, MPP, AAHIVS, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Dawna Willis, FNP-BC

Co-owner of Trinity Comprehensive Healthcare Center
Occupational Advisory Committee and Preceptor
Concorde Career College
Memphis Tennessee
Preceptor for UAB
Birmingham, Alabama

Dawna Willis, FNP-BC, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The planners and content peer reviewers from Clinical Care Options, LLC, Practicing Clinicians Exchange, ProCE, LLC and Q Synthesis do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Instructions for Credit

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.5 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from November 29, 2023, through November 28, 2024:

  1. Login or Sign Up for an account by clicking at the top of this page.
  2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
  3. View and study the content in its entirety.
  4. Submit answers to the evaluation questions online.

You must respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "My Certificates" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Format

This program has been made available online.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO), ProCE, LLC, and Q Synthesis. Clinical Care Options, LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Medical Education

CCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 0.5 contact hours.

Continuing Pharmacy Education

CCO designates this continuing education activity for 0.5 contact hours (0.05 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

Universal Activity Number - JA4008176-9999-23-307-H99-P
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Upon successfully completing the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 60 days.

Physician Associate Continuing Medical Education

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Clinical Care Options, LLC has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until November 28, 2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.