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Weight Management Module
Module Overview

Obesity as a Lifestyle Medicine Condition | Ingrid Edshteyn, DO, MPH, DipABLM 

Lifestyle Medicine and Obesity Medicine | Ingrid Edshteyn, DO, MPH, DipABLM 

The first unit provides a review of the epidemiology, determinants and assessments, and evaluation for weight management in a lifestyle medicine practice. The second unit reviews the three main components of weight management within clinical practice: nutrition, physical activity, and behavior change. Increased counseling and integrated care delivery models for weight management will improve the success of weight management programs and ultimately reduce the burden of disease seen in overweight patients.

Specific Objectives

Obesity as a Lifestyle Medicine Condition

  • Define obesity as a clinical condition
  • Review the medical risks associated with excess adiposity
  • Explain the epidemiology of obesity
  • Interpret the complex determinants of obesity
  • Describe the practical assessment and evaluation methods for weight management in clinical practice

Lifestyle Medicine and Obesity Medicine

  • Explain why lifestyle is first line medicine for obesity from the Look AHEAD Trial
  • Describe expected outcomes and metabolic adaptations with weight loss
  • Recognize the role of nutrition in preventing and treating excess weight
  • Review physical activity interventions in weight management
  • Identify key elements of behavior change counseling for durable implementation of weight management programs
Speakers

Ingrid Edshteyn, DO, MPH, DipABLM
Medical Director, Valia Lifestyle 

Dr. Ingrid’s academic studies in cognitive science, eastern philosophy, and osteopathic medicine come together in her role as the Founder and Medical Director at Valia Lifestyle. Her passion for wellness originated in 2004, when Dr. Ingrid established Cornell University’s Meditation & Yoga Club and when she served as President of Cornell's Seven Spirits Kung Fu organization. She saw directly the power of cultivating strength and health for both the body and the mind with these traditions. Her course of study continued to medical school and residency training in Preventive Medicine, when she simultaneously earned her Executive Masters in Public Health from Columbia University's Mailman School. She now holds two additional Board Certifications, as a Diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine and of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Exploring and integrating the varied elements of wellness and fitness is her passion.  

Dr. Ingrid is fortunate to share her love for lifestyle as medicine in her work with the Valia Lifestyle Strength & Conditioning Coaches, crafting unique programs for empowering body and mind.   

Credits

The ACPM designates this enduring material for 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACPM is not accredited to offer credit to non-physicians. To determine if activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ are acceptable for your licensing or certification needs, please contact your credentialing body directly.

Please note: Continuing Education (CE) for allied health professionals is ONLY available for the full 32-hour program and is NOT available for individual modules.  

This curriculum is applicable for Maintenance of Certification Credit (MOC) by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Additional medical specialty boards are reviewing this new program for MOC credit.

For physicians to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for this activity, they must achieve a score of 80% or higher on the post-test and complete the evaluation. Completing the post-test and evaluation will provide ABPM MOC credits as well.

Disclaimer

It is the policy of the Rush University Office of Interprofessional continuing Education to ensure that its CE activities are independent, free of commercial bias and beyond the control of persons or organizations with an economic interest in influencing the content of CE. Everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest (including but not limited to pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic) within the preceding 12 months.

Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices: In accordance with requirements of the FDA, the audience is advised that information presented in this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please refer to the FDA approved package insert for each drug/device for full prescribing/utilization information.

The course directors, planners and faculty of this activity have stated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The information contained in this activity represents the views of those who created it and does not necessarily represent the official view or recommendations of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and American College of Preventive Medicine.

Priority recipient of this course

A key concept of the Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies Program is that it is designed and developed for a broad spectrum of healthcare providers emphasizing the need for a team approach to practicing lifestyle medicine. With this in mind, practitioners from the following professions can benefit from the curriculum:

  • Preventive Medicine Physicians
  • Primary Care Physicians
  • Physician Specialists
  • Psychiatrists/Psychologists
  • Physician Assistants / Nurse Practitioners
  • Registered Nurses
  • Physical / Occupation Therapists
  • Mental Health Counselors
  • Dietitians/ Nutritionists
  • Health Educators
  • Residents / Medical Students
Pricing
  • $78.08 (non-member)
  • $43.70 (student/resident member)
  • $46.76 (ACPM subscriber)
  • $62.34(member)
This is a self-paced course 
Summary
Availability: On-Demand
Expires on Jan 26, 2025
Cost: Non-Member: $78.08
Student/Resident Member: $43.70
ACPM Subscriber: $46.76
Member: $62.34
Credit Offered:
2 CME Credits
2 MOC Points
Contains: 2 Courses

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