New Strategies for Obesity Management: Risk Stratification & Long-term Weight Control

Recognize obesity as a disease, requiring a concerted therapeutic focus. Analyze all three major treatment modalities (lifestyle, medication, surgical) and recognize that they can be intensified to achieve greater degrees of weight loss. Evaluate risk stratification and patient selection for various treatment options to optimize benefit/risk ratio and patient outcomes. Describe the benefits and limitations of recently approved medical therapies for obesity. Provide accurate and appropriate counsel as part of the treatment team. Provide appropriate care and counsel for patients and their families.