Diagnosis & Management of Obesity
and other Cardio Metabolic Risk Factors

A continuing medical education activity sponsored by NAMCP and AAMCN
This activity was held live at the 2007 Spring Managed Care Forum.
This activity is valid from December 1, 2007 to July 15, 2008
 

Audience: This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.

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Summary
There is a lot of discussion on cardiometabolic risk factors, but what are they and how does this impact my population?  Dr. Davis will provide information on managing the risk factors AND the patient to bring about healthier outcomes

Objectives

  • Describe motivational and pharmacological interventions that bring about positive outcomes for patients with cardiometabolic risk factors

  • Review the impact on overall health status when a 10% reduction in weight is achieved

  • Evaluate the relationship between overall health status and managing comorbities

Instructions for CME: View the presentation, answer the post test and complete the evaluation form and submit to keads@namcp.org .  A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.  You will have the option on the post test/evaluation page to submit your forms electronically or by faxing them to Katie Eads at 804-747-5316.

Faculty: Stephen Davis, MD, FRCP, Chief, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism and Mark Collie, Professor, Medicine & Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University
   

Disclosure:

Dr. Davis receives grant/research support from Bayer, Eli Lilly, sanofi-aventis and King Pharmaceuticals.

 

Accreditation & Designation

The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. NAMCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditsTM. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA) VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who complete this activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hours.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification requirements 

This activity is supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis.