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Therapies for Obesity Management
Continuing Education Credits for Healthcare Professionals
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Credits
1.5 Contact Hours
Event Type
HomeStudy
Release Date
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Expiration Date
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Target Audience
Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician
Program Cost
$3.00
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Program Overview
This program will provide participants with an understanding of obesity management and treatment. After completing this program, participants will be able to describe pathophysiology, epidemiology, and public health impacts of obesity. Participants will be able to recognize the causes and complications of obesity and identify nonpharmacological and pharmacological approaches to obesity management. Lastly, participants will know how to describe the mechanism of action of drugs used for obesity treatment and the adverse effects of medications used to treat obesity.
Nurse Educational Objectives
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Describe the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and public health impacts of obesity
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Recognize the causes and complications of obesity
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Identify nonpharmacological and pharmacological approaches to obesity management
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Describe the mechanism of action of drugs used for obesity treatment
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Explain the adverse effects of medications used to treat obesity
Pharmacist Educational Objectives
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Describe the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and public health impacts of obesity
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Recognize the causes and complications of obesity
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Identify nonpharmacological and pharmacological approaches to obesity management
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Describe the mechanism of action of drugs used for obesity treatment
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Explain the adverse effects of medications used to treat obesity
Pharmacy Technician Educational Objectives
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Describe the causes of obesity
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List medications used in the treatment of obesity
Activity Type
Knowledge
Accreditation
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Nurse
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N-727
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Pharmacist
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0798-0000-12-003-H01-P
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Pharmacy Technician
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0798-0000-12-003-H01-T
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PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education. In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation. Attendees may immediately print their Statement of Credit or leave them stored on this website.
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Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education for nurses by the Maryland Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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Faculty
Financial Support By
Pharmaceutical Education Consultants, Inc.
Program Documents
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Providing quality continuing education online for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses and other medical professionals since 1990
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