Obesity is the most prevalent chronic disease of the modern era in the U.S. and around the world, affecting both the adult and pediatric population. Although many believe that helping patients to achieve a healthy weight is of minimal complexity, weight regulation and management is a challenging endeavor. In this talk, Dr. Cody Stanford will explore the complexities of obesity and offer a range of strategies (behavioral, therapeutic, and surgical) to help you in the quest to address overweight and obesity in your practice.

You play a critical role in ensuring treatment success for your patients with adult growth hormone deficiency. Find out how emerging options can help overcome patient challenges.

You play a critical role in identifying patients who may benefit from aGHD testing. Learn how to assess the need for testing and interpret test results.

You play a critical role in transitioning adolescent GHD patients to adult care and improving aGHD outcomes. Learn how to successfully manage this condition.

In the context of a clinical case, faculty will explain how to use patient-centered communication to present pharmacotherapeutic options for weight loss and blood glucose management that follow evidence-based guidelines.

In the context of a clinical case, faculty will emphasize the importance of developing a guideline-directed diabetes care management plan that places GLP-1 RA therapy before insulin.

In this brief podcast, faculty will use a clinical case to discuss the early incorporation of medications beyond metformin to control comorbidities and prevent disease progression.

This session will provide an overview of obesity trends and the management of type 2 diabetes in African Americans with particular emphasis on cultural trends, body image differences, patient expectations, and clinician approaches to productive discussions.

Understand the implications of recent practice-changing studies in women’s health in this 60-minute course covering important topics such as genetic testing for high-risk mutations for breast cancer, osteoporosis and cervical cancer screening, and symptoms associated with the menopause transition.