Continuing Education Content


Released: March 2003
Reviewed: March 2005
Expires December 31, 2009

Target Audience

This program is designed for primary care physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who wish to learn about assessing, managing, and treating overweight and obese patients.

Purpose

Identify and treat patients who are overweight and obese; and help those patients avoid additional health risks that can be attributed to being overweight and obese.

Support

Development of this program was supported by an educational grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / National Institutes of Health and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity.

Faculty

Course content was reviewed and approved by the following subject matter experts:

Louis Aronne, M.D., F.A.C.P. Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine,
Cornell University Medical College		 Nothing to disclose
Patricia Smith Choban, M.D. Adjunct Professor of Human Nutrition and Food Management,
College of Human Ecology, The Ohio State University		 Nothing to disclose
Eileen Dimond, RN, MS Education Program Specialist.
Office of Education and Special Initiatives,
National Cancer Institute, NIH		 Nothing to disclose
Robin Guisti, RN, MS Education Specialist
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital		 Nothing to disclose
Michael Jensen, M.D. External Advisory Committee
Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center		 Nothing to disclose
Donald Schumacher, M.D. Medical Director,
Center for Nutrition and Preventive Medicine,
Charlotte, NC		 Nothing to disclose
Richard Schuster, M.D. Oscar Boonshoft Chair and Director,
Division of Health Systems Management
Wright State University School of Medicine		 Nothing to disclose

Accreditation Statement

Ciné-Med is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Hours (CME)

Ciné-Med, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit Hours (CNE)

This continuing education activity is approved for 2 contact hours. Ciné-Med, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Section 508 Compliance

The contents of this web site are in compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 29 U.S.C. § 794 (d).


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