Primary Care 2020 Update: Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, and Obesity

Primary Care 2020 Update: Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, and Obesity is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Nov 21 - 28, 2020 at Celebrity Apex, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America.

Target Audience:
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists

Credits:
• 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 14 ACPE Credits 
• 14 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program 
• 14.0 Contact Hours 

Topics:
• The impact of obesity as a chronic disease on our health care system.
? Examine the pervasiveness of obesity as a chronic disease, the propensity of interrelated co-morbidities, and the impact on health.
• Mechanisms linking excess adiposity to metabolic dysregulation.
?Describe how excess adiposity is linked to metabolic dysregulation.
• Mood disorders associated with insulin resistance and obesity.
? Assess how selected obesity-related complications, such as mood disorders, eating disorders, and sleep apnea impact management strategies.
• Current and future considerations in pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight.
? Evaluate new recommendations in the use of current pharmacologic agents and the future development of agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and overweight.
• The role that genetics plays in the obesity epidemic.
? Distinguish the relationship between genetics and environment in the etiology of obesity.
• The efficacy of bariatric surgery and the management of bariatric patients.
? Describe the efficacy of bariatric surgical procedures on the pathophysiology and management of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
• Lifestyle and behavioral strategies and interventions for the management of diabetes, obesity and overweight.
? Examine the interrelationship between physical exercise, diet, intestinal microbiome and the body immune system that underlie rational management of obesity.