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Why Obesity is a Disease and Why We Should Treat It
Course of the Month - June 2024
Credit(s):
1.05 Contact Hour(s) of CE; 0.25 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
Each month, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) will offer a continuing education (CE) activity presented by experts from AANP Communities. For the first month that it is offered, the activity will be FREE and only available to AANP members. After the initial month has passed, the activity will become available to both AANP members and non-members for a fee (AANP members will pay a significantly discounted price). The featured activity will rotate each month, so be sure to complete the activity and earn your CE credit before the month ends to benefit from free access!
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Promotional Content Expires:
June 30, 2024(11:55 p.m. CT)
Content Expires:
May 31, 2025 (11:55 p.m. CT) CE for this activity will not be available after this date.
This activity includes closed captioning.
This activity is free for AANP members
from 6/1/2024 - 6/30/2024
Overview Obesity is the most common chronic disease in the U.S. and contributes to the development of numerous complications. This course will dive into what is happening at the cellular level and how it manifests in the complications that you treat routinely. Case studies will illustrate how excess adiposity negatively affects health and provide evidence-based guidance on how to reduce the disease burden and improve health. Objectives
Discuss the role of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ.
Describe 3 metabolic effects of excess stored adiposity.
Describe the negative health effects of excess stored adiposity.
Describe how lifestyle interventions and anti-obesity medications reduce excess, stored adiposity and improve health.
Disclosure This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies. Speaker Disclosures:
Nancy Browne
Nothing to disclose.
Sandra Christensen
I am a speaker for Novo Nordisk for obesity.
I am a speaker and am on an advisory board for Eli Lilly for obesity.
I am on an advisory board for Abbott for nutrition/obesity.
All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
Disclaimer Individuals who have contributed to the CE Center were carefully selected for their knowledge and experience in the subject area under review. This presentation is informational only and may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience that do not necessarily express the opinions of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Clinical practice is a constantly changing process and new information becomes available every day. Neither AANP nor the contributing individuals can warrant that the material will continue to be accurate, nor do they warrant that the material is completely free of errors upon publication. Attendees and participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.
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1.05 Contact Hour(s) of CE, 0.25 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
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