Obesity & Weight Managment in Primary Care

A modern day symposia on the current issues in obesity and weight managment within the UK and the impact on both healthcare professionals and patients. Includes the latest DoH guidance on obesity and diabetes.

At the end of the day, the student will have gained an understanding of:

• The impact of obesity on public health
• Current evaluation of government-based population interventions
• Lifestyle, therapeutics and surgery for obesity
• Pathophysiology of obesity
• Co-morbidities of obesity

• Obesity definitions & pathophysiology
• Cardiometabolic risk & diabetes
• NICE obesity guidance & DoH guidelines
• NICE CV primary prevention & obesity
• Insulin resistance & intra-abdominal fat
• BMI, waist circumference, % body fat, metabolic syndrome
• Interventions - dietary & physical activity
• Interventions - prescribing & drugs in obesity / weight management
• Bariatric surgery & morbid obesity
• Childhood obesity & the political situation
• Obesity & cancer

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