Starts: 3/2/2020 | Expires: 3/1/2022
The economic impact of obesity and its complications is enormous, accounting for one-fifth of $923 billion in healthcare expenditures in the United States. In a 2012 analysis, annual increases in Medicare spending for obese patients were more than twice that for normal-weight patients; once the analysis was adjusted for obesity-related chronic conditions, the difference in expenditures was no longer statistically significant. Despite these findings, many clinicians fail to diagnose and manage obesity as the serious disease it is. This course provides details establishing that obesity is a disease and helps you incorporate obesity screening in your daily practice.The economic impact of obesity and its complications is enormous, accounting for one-fifth of $923 billion in healthcare expenditures in the United States. In a 2012 analysis, annual increases in Medicare spending for obese patients were more than twice that for normal-weight patients; once the analysis was adjusted for obesity-related chronic conditions, the difference in expenditures was no longer statistically significant. Despite these findings, many clinicians fail to diagnose and manage obesity as the serious disease it is. This course provides details establishing that obesity is a disease and helps you incorporate obesity screening in your daily practice.
ACCREDITATION AND CREDITS
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 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. Only those who receive a passing score will be eligible for MOC credit. Please allow two weeks for MOC points to appear within your account on the ABIM website. Participation information will be shared with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).