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Early Career Learning Pathway
The Early Career Learning Pathway offers a foundational overview of essential topics in obesity medicine. This pathway is designed to introduce key concepts and provide resources to support your learning and growth as you begin your journey in the field of Obesity Medicine.
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Over the last decade, the FDA has approved five new medications for the treatment of obesity. The latest edition, semaglutide, published impressive weight loss results and we are just beginning.
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Discussing obesity with patients can be challenging. Motivational interviewing (MI) is and effective way to initiate, sustain, and move forward with obesity treatment.
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Treating obesity with bariatric surgery should be thought of as a starting point, not an end point. A key to success after bariatric surgery is the long-term postoperative management.
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