Counseling Patients About Obesity
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CME Certificate Fee: $25.00 (USD) for certificate
Optional Maintenance of Certification Credit (MOC) Fee: $10.00 (USD) per point
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1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 Part II MOC points are available for these specialty board(s):
American Board of Internal Medicine
- Credit Type: Medical Knowledge
- Practice Areas: Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism
Estimated time to complete this activity: 1.00 hours
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Author(s)/Editor(s): Amit Algotar, MD; Randa Kutob, MD
Further Author/Editor Information | Further CME Information |
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| Meets Special CME Requirements in: District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Learn More >> |
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Outcome Objectives:
As a result of completing this activity, the participant will be better able to:
- Incorporate into practice knowledge of prevalence of obesity in the U.S.
- List two strategies to mitigate weight bias in clinical settings.
- Utilize 4 motivational interviewing techniques in a clinical scenario.
- Identify the steps of the 5 A's Behavior Change model and apply these to lifestyle counseling in a clinical scenario.
Learning Format: Case-based, interactive online course, including mandatory assessment questions (number of questions varies by course or module). Please also read the Technical Requirements.
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CME Sponsor: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
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| Current CME Approval Period:
April 3, 2023 - April 2, 2026
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| Original Release Date: April 3, 2020 |
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| Most Recent Review by Author: April 3, 2023 |
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| Most Recent Review by CME Sponsor: April 3, 2023 |
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| Financial Support Received: This course was funded by a Banner University Medical Center- Tucson Campus Medical Staff Grant. |
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Counseling Patients About Obesity
| 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 Part II MOC points are available for these specialty board(s) (Optional):
American Board of Internal Medicine
- Credit Type: Medical Knowledge
- Practice Areas: Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism
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| Current CME Approval Period:
April 3, 2023 - April 2, 2026
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| Financial Support Received: This course was funded by a Banner University Medical Center- Tucson Campus Medical Staff Grant. |
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ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME Office Contact Information and CME Disclosure
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Office of Continuing Medical Education
520-626-7832
uofacme@arizona.edu
The following University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson CME Reviewers, Activity Directors, or Planning Committee Members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests) that could constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity:
Robert Amend, M.Ed.
Randa Kutob, MD
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MOC Recognition Statement(s)
 Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 Medical Knowledge Part II MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
If you elect to receive MOC credit for this course, you give permission for VLH.com to share your information and activity completion data with the ACCME and the specialty board(s) chosen through the ACCME's Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).
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Counseling Patients About Obesity
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About the Author
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Amit M. Algotar, MD, PhD, MPH
Dr. Algotar is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine and within the University of Arizona Cancer Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. His research and clinical work focuses on lifestyle modification as a treatment modality for multiple chronic diseases. Dr. Algotar has special interests and experience in developing lifestyle modification interventions in men diagnosed with prostate cancer and receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). At the UA Cancer Center Survivorship Clinic, he uses lifestyle-based methods to help his patients prevent cancer progression and recurrence, as well as their survivorship-related needs. He also runs a lifestyle-based weight loss clinic at Banner University Medical Center – South to help patients achieve optimal weight and reduce their cancer, cardiovascular, and endocrine-related risks.
Disclosure: Dr. Algotar states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. |
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Randa Kutob, MD
Dr. Kutob is an Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson and Director of the Office of Continuing Medical Education. She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine with extensive teaching, clinical work, and research in the arena of cross-cultural care and chronic disease prevention and treatment.
Disclosure: Dr. Kutob states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. |
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Counseling Patients About Obesity
Counseling Patients About Obesity
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Technical Requirements
This web-based activity is offered online and requires an always-on connection to the Internet (the activity cannot be downloaded). The activity works on PC or Mac computers and most tablet computers. The activity should work with the newer versions of major Internet browsers, including Edge, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. JavaScript should be enabled in all browsers, and Popups and first party cookies need to be accepted from www.VLH.com. You should also have the latest, free  Adobe Reader installed for reading  documents. For additional information, read the Technical Assistance FAQ.
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