Weight Stigma and Its Impact

Weight Stigma and Its Impact is organized by Obesity Medicine Association (OMA).

Presentation Information:
Presentation Date:September 17, 2017
Expiration Date: August 24, 2020 11:55 PM

Accreditation:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s): 1.00
Participation Credit(s): 1.00

CME/CE Expiration Date: 9/01/2020*
*The expiration date listed above is the last day CME/CE credit can be claimed for this specific presentation.

Description: 
Dr. Stanford demonstrates how health professionals harbor implicit and explicit weight bias and the impact of these biases on health outcomes.

Presentation Objectives:
• Discern how weight bias and stigma contribute to energy storage
• Determine the deleterious impact of weight bias on health outcomes
• Evaluate national and international trends in weight bias and its influence on quality of life
• Learn about how early life interactions influence weight bias
• Ascertain how health professionals harbor implicit and explicit weight bias

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available