Obesity Medicine

This on-demand Obesity Medicine course compiles lecture recordings from the first three days of our 2023 Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment live course to provide remote students with a thorough overview of Obesity Medicine. Topics include nutrition, lifestyle, behavior change, case management, pharmacological and surgical treatment options, and obesity across patient populations from children to adults.

View the Course Agenda.

Upon conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:

1. Discuss the complexity of the development and treatment of obesity.
2. Apply best practice approaches to preventing and treating pediatric and adolescent obesity.
3. Identify, classify, and determine appropriate treatment approaches for people with obesity, including lifestyle, advanced pharmacological approaches, and bariatric surgery. 
4. Create treatment plans for people with obesity that include motivational interviewing, behavior modification, and nutrition and physical activity plans. 

Physicians: $750.00

This course is available for a discounted rate in the following course package:

1. 2023 Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment + Review for the Obesity Certification Exam 
   1. These combined courses offer over 30 CME credits.
   2. Price for Physicians: $1,195.00.
2. 2023 Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment + Review for the Obesity Certification Exam + Additional Topics for Advanced Study
   1. These combined courses offer over 60 CME credits.
   2. Price for Physicians: $1,395.00.

The option to purchase the course as part of a package will be available during checkout. During checkout, hover over and click the course package name to view a detailed overview of each course included.

If you plan on purchasing this course as part of a package, use the linked package titles above to complete your package purchase.

Discounted rates are available for non-physician healthcare professionals, fellows, residents, and students. Please inquire with the Institute of Human Nutrition at ihnce@cumc.columbia.edu for discount pricing codes. 

Accreditation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 24.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 24.50 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 24.50 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Prepare for the Obesity Certification Exam with this invaluable review course. Our expert lecturers will take you through all topics covered by the exam, helping you assimilate the knowledge base you have already built and even adding fresh perspectives to empower your treatment of patients battling obesity.

This on-demand Obesity Medicine material consists of lecture recordings from the Review for the Obesity Medicine Certification Exam day (the fourth day) of our 2023 Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment live course.

View the Course Agenda.

Upon conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:

1. Discuss the complexity of the development and treatment of obesity.
2. Apply best practice approaches to preventing and treating pediatric and adolescent obesity.
3. Identify, classify, and determine appropriate treatment approaches for people with obesity, including lifestyle, advanced pharmacological approaches, and bariatric surgery. 
4. Utilize industry-standard practice management principles in obesity medicine treatment.

Physicians: $495.00

This course is available for a discounted rate in the following course package:

1. 2023 Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment + Review for the Obesity Certification Exam 
   1. These combined courses offer over 30 CME credits.
   2. Price for Physicians: $1,195.00.
2. 2023 Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment + Review for the Obesity Certification Exam + Additional Topics for Advanced Study
   1. These combined courses offer over 60 CME credits.
3. Price for Physicians: $1,395.00.

The option to purchase the course as part of a package will be available during checkout. During checkout, hover over and click the course package name to view a detailed overview of each course.

If you plan on purchasing this course as part of a package, use the linked package titles above to complete your package purchase.

Discounted rates are available for non-physician healthcare professionals, fellows, residents, and students. Please inquire with the Institute of Human Nutrition at ihnce@cumc.columbia.edu for discount pricing codes. 

Accreditation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.25 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 7.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Gain a more complete understanding of the science, sociology, and latest clinical approaches to obesity, and equip yourself with new tools for treating patients with obesity and overweight.

This far-reaching course is designed for learners who have a general knowledge of obesity assessment and treatment and have studied the fundamentals of obesity in courses such as our “Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment."

Topics covered over the 48 lectures include: sleep, stress, and obesity; lifestyle interventions in treating obesity; nutrition and diet; obesity in cultural context; weight loss and regain; the relationship between aging and metabolism; obesity during pregnancy; childhood obesity; the relationship between cancer and obesity; health insurance and obesity treatment; delivering patient-centered care; and more.

Course Sessions

1. Managing Obesity, Theory and Application
2. Obesity During Pregnancy
3. Childhood Obesity: Determinants, Affects and Ways Forward
4. Special Topics in Obesity Medicine
5. Sleep, Stress, and Obesity
6. Treating Obesity Through Lifestyle - An Advanced Look
7. Nutrition and Obesity - What to Eat and When
8. Weight Loss and Regain: Long-Term Effects and Approaches to Weight Regulation
9. The Impact of Cultural Context on Obesity and its Treatment

View the Course Agenda.

Upon conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:

1. Recognize population challenges and discover techniques to help deliver patient-centered care.  
2. Identify behavior and lifestyle tools for weight management.  
3. Discuss the detrimental effects of weight stigma on psychological and physical health. 
4. Discuss the effects of chronic stress and sleep deprivation on obesity.  
5. Recognize the complex variety and functions of adipose tissue, the environment's effects on adipose tissue, and the intricacies of brown-adipose-tissue activation. 
6. Explain the neurological, biological, and behavioral connections between obesity and addiction. 
7. Describe the gut-brain axis and how our modern food environment affects this system.    
8. List contributors to childhood obesity, examine its immediate and long-term health effects and discover a broad range of treatment approaches. 
9. Guide mothers with obesity in planning and successfully carrying out their pregnancies. 
10. Discuss research on a range of eating patterns and understand their effects on weight and cardiometabolic health.  
11. Describe the composition of healthy weight loss, the biology of body-weight regulation, and the effects of weight cycling on physiology and metabolism. 
12. Discuss the co-occurrence of cancer and obesity and explore dietary intervention treatments. 

Physicians: $750.00

This course is available for a discounted rate in the following course package:

1. 2023 Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment + Review for the Obesity Certification Exam + Additional Topics for Advanced Study
   1. These combined courses offer over 60 CME credits.
   2. Price for Physicians: $1,395.00.

The option to purchase the course as part of a package will be available during checkout. During checkout, hover over and click the course package name to view a detailed overview of each course.

If you plan on purchasing this course as part of a package, use the linked package titles above to complete your package purchase.

Discounted rates are available for non-physician healthcare professionals, fellows, residents, and students. Please inquire with the Institute of Human Nutrition at ihnce@cumc.columbia.edu for discount pricing codes. 

Accreditation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 37.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 37.25 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 37.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.