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Overview
This course provides the healthcare team in acute settings with education on patient health and body shapes.Goals and Learning Outcomes
Healthcare providers play a key role in identifying and managing patients affected by overweight and obesity. A critical aspect of effective care is understanding a patient's body fat distribution and its implications for obesity-related comorbidities.
This course will explore the different types of body fat, their distribution patterns, and methods for assessing body fat in patients. It will also address common obesity-related comorbidities and evidence-based therapies aimed at reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
The goal of this course is to educate the healthcare team on patient health and body shapes.
- Recognize the different types of body fat, its distribution patterns, adipokines, and techniques for assessing body fat in patients.
- Recall health risks associated with obesity.
- Identify appropriate therapies for reducing body fat and the risk of disease.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 3/1/2025
REL-ACU-0-PHBSPER
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.