Setting Up Your Office Practice for Comfortable and Effective Obesity Care

Need practical advice on setting up your office to provide nonstigmatized, comfortable, and effective obesity care? Drs Robert Kushner and Scott Kahan are here to help.

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Resources: Obesity Treatment & Management https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/123702-treatment

Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Decision Point https://decisionpoint.medscape.com/diabetes-endocrinology?type=Metabolic%20Disorders&subtype=Obesity

Adult Obesity Facts https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

Certifying Physicians in the Treatment of Obesity https://www.abom.org/

The Chronic Care Model: Description and Application for Practice https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/549040_3

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36622115/

Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) Model https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/policy_resources/pcmh.htm

A Review of Current Guidelines for the Treatment of Obesity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36525676/

Obesity Canada https://obesitycanada.ca/guidelines/chapters/

AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Pharmacological Interventions for Adults With Obesity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36273831/