Description
The Assessment Based Certificate (ABC) in Obesity Medicine Pharmacology for the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patient course is designed for Advanced Practice Providers including nurse practitioners, physician assistants and clinical nurse specialists who have been involved in the care of patients with severe obesity. The ABC course curriculum includes all educational components and will culminate with an exam, testing the knowledge of the attendee. Physicians and other Integrated Health members are invited to attend the course, but they are not eligible to sit for the certificate exam. The certificate exam will be offered the on Tuesday for Advanced Practice Providers only.
Learning Objectives
- Review patient selection and evaluation of potential candidates for
pharmacological weight loss. - Describe multimodal obesity management options for weight loss.
- Discuss the various pharmacological options available for weight loss.
- Explain how pharmacotherapy can be used in the preoperative and postoperative metabolic and bariatric surgery patient.
| 8:00am |
Decision Tree for non-responders Holly F Lofton, MD |
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Adjuvant to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery & Devices |
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| 8:40am |
Indications for Surgery and Devices Karen Flanders, MSN CNP CBN |
| 8:55am |
Preoperative Use and Indication for AOMs Aura Petcu, AG-ACNP CNS MSN |
| 9:30am | Break |
| 10:00am |
Operative Considerations Marguerite Dunham, DNP CRNP FNP-BC CBN |
| 10:15am |
Postoperative AOM Use indications Aura Petcu, AG-ACNP CNS MSN |
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Other Considerations and Special Populations |
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| 10:50am |
Special Populations - Elderly and Pregnancy Nate Sann Sann, FNP-BC FASMBS-IH |
| 11:00am |
Special Populations- Pedi/Adolescents Lina Alkhaled |
| 11:10am |
Programmatic Planning and Considerations Ginny Ledbetter, MSN APRN ACNS-BC CBN |
| 11:30am |
Insurance and Other Payment Options Erica Amianda, MHA PA |
| 11:50am |
Question and Answer |
| 12:00pm | Adjourn |