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State-of-the-Art Obesity Management in the Primary Care Setting
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Obesity is not a lifestyle choice or a failure of willpower. It is a chronic disease, and it affects more than 40% of adults in the US. Do you wonder…
- How to talk to patients about their weight?
- When and how to incorporate pharmacologic therapies within individualized management plans for patients with obesity?
- Why patients with obesity often struggle with maintaining weight loss?
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This activity is intended for the multidisciplinary clinical team managing patients with obesity in the primary care practice setting.
The prevalence of obesity among US adults is ~40% and is predicted to reach almost 50% by 2030. Considering the wide range of complications associated with obesity (eg, hypertension, dyslipidemia, gall bladder disease, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems, and many cancers), management of this chronic disease is vital. However, it is apparent that diagnosis and management of patients with obesity is suboptimal. Obesity is underdiagnosed because it is not viewed as a treatment target, and HCPs have suboptimal knowledge of current screening guidelines and best methods to implement screening measures with patients who may be reluctant to discuss weight issues. Indeed, HCPs may communicate poorly with patients regarding weight loss and evidence-based obesity treatments, including anti-obesity medications (AOMs). HCPs only rarely incorporate AOMs in management plans, indicating a failure to adhere to treatment guidelines that recommend the use of pharmacotherapy for patients who have not met weight loss goals (≥5% of total body weight at 3-6 months) with lifestyle intervention alone. In addition, when considering the growing number of pharmacologic treatment options, HCPs need to be aware of the AOMs currently approved, as well as those in late-stage clinical development, and how these might aid patients with obesity succeed in a weight loss program. Knowledge of the different agents, efficacy and safety profiles, administration characteristics, and mechanisms of action will allow clinicians to provide appropriate patient-centered care incorporating pharmacologic therapies along with the lifestyle and behavioral interventions that are the cornerstones of weight loss management.
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Describe the current guideline recommended strategies for screening for obesity in clinical practice and methods to improve diagnosis of obesity as a treatable chronic disease
- Analyze recent efficacy and safety outcomes of clinical trials with anti-obesity medications (AOMs)
- Illustrate methods to engage appropriate patients in discussion on available lifestyle modifications and weight loss strategies, which may include the use of AOMs
Provided by The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL).
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly.
Caroline Apovian, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Wellness
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Silvana Pannain, MD
Associate Professor
Obesity Medicine Director for the Center for Weight and Metabolic Health
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires that the faculty participating in an accredited continuing education activity disclose all affiliations or other financial relationships within 24 months (1) with the manufacturers of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation and (2) with all ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to this activity.
The following financial relationships have been provided:
Caroline Apovian, MD (Chair)
Advisory Board: Abbott Nutrition, Allergan Inc., Altimmune Inc., Cowen and Company LLC, Curavit Clinical Research, EnteroMedics, Gelesis, Srl., Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc., L-Nutra, Inc., NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Novo Nordisk Inc., Pain Script Corporation, Real Appeal, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Roman Health Ventures Inc., Scientific Intake Ltd. Co., Tivity Health Inc., Xeno Biosciences, Zafgen Inc.
Sources of Funding for Research: Novo Nordisk, GI Dynamics Inc.
Silvana Pannain, MD (Chair)
Advisory Board: Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Contract Speaker: Novo Nordisk
Discussion of Off-Label, Investigational, or Experimental Drug/Device Use: dulaglutide, pramlintide, SGLT-2 inhibitors, zonisamide, metformin, topiramate (as monotherapy), bupropion (as monotherapy), naltrexone (as monotherapy), cagrilinitide, mazdutide (IBI362), sibutramine, ecnoglutide (XW003), danuglipron, LY3502970, ZP8396, CT-388, AMG-133, pemvidutide, BI 456906, NN 9277, and retatrutide are investigational therapies and are not approved by the FDA for the treatment of obesity.
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