Dietitian Course: Losing the Battle of Weight Management: Implementing Pharmacotherapy With Your Patients

LOSING THE BATTLE OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: IMPLEMENTING PHARMACOTHERAPY WITH YOUR PATIENTS

Trying to find other options for your patients who are struggling to lose weight?

"I'm so tired of losing weight. I have done this so many times. I know how to count calories. I know how to log my food. I just can't seem to make this work. I'm so discouraged."

Does this sound familiar? How many patients have come to you, frustrated, because they are struggling with the weight reduction roller coaster? You can't keep saying "work harder." So what else can you do to help?

Have you heard about the latest FDA approved medications for weight reduction and have been wondering what these do or if they are safe? Join us to find out what tools you can implement in your practice to help increase patient motivation and see weight changes. In this webinar, we will discuss appetite regulation, the use of adjunct pharmacotherapy and the newest trends in bariatric surgery, which are supported by numerous professional organizations including the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American Society of Health Pharmacists (ASHP).

You will leave this session with a better understanding of the FDA approved weight reduction medications, insurance coverage for these medications and how they work in the body to promote weight change. You will also learn about the newest surgical options available to your patients and who is eligible for these.

Upon successful completion of this two-hour course, the participant should be able to:

Identify and discuss FDA approved medications for use in the overweight/obese populations.

Understand the rationale for using anti-obesity medications.

Contraindications for the use of pharmacotherapy.

Identify and understand the latest trends in bariatric surgery including the gastric balloon, gastric overstitch and the implantable device, the Aspire Assist.

Understand how dietary intake for these new bariatric techniques differ from standard surgical treatments.

Live Event Date: Feb 09, 2023

Expiration Date: May 31, 2024

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 3.1.3, 4.2.5, 6.1.8, 10.4.2

Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, Health Professionals

Number of Credits: 2.0

Level(s): 1, 2

Total Cost: $36 ($18.00 per credit)

About the Presenter: Holly Herrington, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES

Holly Herrington MS, RD, LDN, CDCES has been a Registered Dietitian for 8 years and is in her third year as a Certified Diabetes Educator. Holly has served as clinical dietitian in the Center for Lifestyle Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago for seven years. While there, Holly co-authored textbook chapters on nutrition for bariatric surgery and weight regain following bariatric surgery. She has been a guest lecturer and presenter at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), The Obesity Society (TOS) and a faculty speaker at the Obesity Summit 2015.

Holly received undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Human Sciences from Mississippi State University as well as a degree in Dietetics and Nutrition from the University of Mississippi. Holly completed her dietetic internship and master's degree in Clinical Nutrition from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. She worked as both an inpatient and outpatient dietitian at Rush before joining Northwestern in 2009. She is certified in Adult Weight Management, levels 1 and 2.

Holly has been a requested expert for media outlets including FOX News Chicago and ABC7 Chicago, and has been featured in US News and World Report, Men's Health and the Chicago Tribune. Her clinical interests include weight loss/bariatric surgery, diabetes management, cardiovascular health, gastrointestinal health and prenatal nutrition.