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Overview
This course provides the healthcare team with information on the health risks of obesity and metabolic syndrome.Goals and Learning Outcomes
This course is designed for healthcare professionals in acute care settings. Learners will learn to recall complications of obesity, equipping them with knowledge on metabolic syndrome and its associated conditions such as cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Additionally, they will be able to indicate appropriate treatments for the management of obesity-related comorbidities, such as lifestyle modifications, pharmacologic interventions, and bariatric surgery.
Through this education, providers will be better prepared to assess, diagnose, and treat obesity and MetS while improving patient outcomes and reducing associated healthcare costs.
- Recognize the relationship between obesity and metabolic syndrome.
- Identify the complications of obesity and metabolic syndrome on a person’s health.
- Indicate the appropriate therapies for the management of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2025
REL-ACU-0-HROMS-1
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias 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.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, Kansas State Board of Nursing, Kentucky Board of Nursing, Michigan Board of Nursing, Mississippi Board of Nursing, New Hampshire Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, North Dakota Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Registered Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.