Obesity Medicine: Management Essentials

This CME conference aims to equip healthcare providers with a thorough understanding of obesity, treatment strategies and complications associated with it.

• Maintenance of Certification
• Cultural & Linguistic Competency Resource Guide (PDF, 100 KB)
• Health and Safety Waiver and Assumption of Risk (PDF, 130 KB)

The Obesity Medicine: Management Essentials conference aims to equip healthcare providers with a thorough understanding of obesity, its multifaceted treatment strategies, and the complications associated with it. Participants will explore evidence-based approaches to managing obesity, including lifestyle interventions, pharmacotherapy, and surgical options. Additionally, the course will address the physiological, psychological, and social implications of obesity and discuss strategies to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

After attending this live activity, participants should be able to:

• Review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of obesity.
• Implement appropriate tools and methods to assess obesity in patients.
• Design effective dietary and activity plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Develop comprehensive management plans for patients with obesity-related complications.
• Implement culturally sensitive care practices to address obesity in diverse populations.

Physicians

Scripps Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Nurses and Nurse Practitioners

For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certified Program (AANPCP) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants

NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Pharmacists

The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Commercial Support

This course may be supported, in part, by educational grants from industry. In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, a complete list of commercial support received will be provided to all learners who participate in the continuing education activity. For more information: www.accme.org/standards.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias

This activity is designed to include curriculum addressing the topics of cultural and linguistic competency (CLC) and implicit bias (IB) in compliance with California Business and Professions (B&P) Code Section 2190. All those involved in the planning and execution of this activity have been asked to identify and discuss issues relevant to the topics being covered. In addition, a variety of resources are available that address cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias. A resource document can be downloaded from the Conference Details section above.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

MOC points will be awarded to physicians who successfully complete the requirements outlined in the post-activity evaluation. Points earned will be reported to the appropriate specialty board approximately 60 days post conference as long as all learner requirements are met. These credits will not appear on your CME certificate from Scripps.

Attendee Cancellation, Substitution, Refund

The course tuition is refundable, minus a $100 processing fee (MD, DO, RN, PA, NP, Other) or a $50 processing fee (Student, Resident, Fellow), if your cancellation is received in writing no later than Friday, April 18, 2025. Attendee substitutions are allowed, but notification must be made in writing by Friday, April 18, 2025. After this date, under no circumstances will refunds, credits, or substitutions be granted. No refunds or credits will be given to “no shows.” No refunds shall be made for cancellations due to inclement weather.

Scripps Conference Modification or Cancellation

Scripps reserves the right to modify the course’s schedule or program as necessary. Scripps also reserves the right to cancel this conference, in which case a full refund of the registration fee will be provided. Attendees who purchase non-refundable airline tickets do so at their own risk. Scripps encourages the purchase of travel insurance as we are unable to refund any travel costs (flight, hotel, etc.) in the case of Scripps cancellation.

Health and Safety Waiver and Assumption of Risk

By completion and submission of the online registration form, attendees certify that they have read and fully understand the Health and Safety Waiver and Assumption of Risk Agreement.

Family and Guest Attendance Policy

All conference activities and meals are exclusively reserved for paid conference attendees. Children and family members are not allowed to attend meal functions or permitted in the meeting space.

Recording and Photography Clause

Scripps reserves exclusive rights to record (audio and video) and/or photograph all conference proceedings for use in marketing materials, presentations and course content sales.