Learning Objectives

• Recognize obesity as a serious chronic illness that requires sustained weight management to mitigate adiposity-related complications and comorbidities
• Use appropriate, non-judgmental language when discussing obesity with patients
• Apply motivational interviewing techniques in the clinical setting to improve clinicians’ and patients’ comfort in discussions about obesity while eliciting information about patient’s weight loss goals, motivations, and stage of change
• Employ therapeutic communication strategies to develop patient-centered treatment plans for people with obesity
• Use a holistic, evidence-based approach to obesity management to formulate individualized treatment plans that support sustainable weight management
• Discuss the efficacy, safety, and best prescribing practices for long-term anti-obesity medication (AOM)