A new study published in Obesity Science and Practice reveals that patients with a higher BMI may avoid seeking healthcare or switch doctors due to experiencing weight-based stigma.
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Use our interactive map at https://t.co/gP8KFLGzch to toggle between states and discover which obesity treatment services are covered by Medicaid and state employee health insurance.
Join us for UKCO: Hot Topics on 8-9 September 2021!
The virtual event will involve key note presentations and interactive sessions on the hot topics of 'Implications of defining obesity as a disease' and 'Obesity and COVID'.
ASO members register for free https://t.co/HOn5A5gZYE
#StopWeightBias Our ethnicity influences our language, religion, customs and helps shape our identity. Unfortunately, it can also determine our experience with weight bias. https://t.co/tHLRJWe42n
Adolescent Obesity #FastFact: #Weightstigma can occur across a variety of settings and can be profoundly harmful to adolescents’ #health and academic success.
Read more in our Adolescent Obesity fact sheet: https://t.co/g4Vo4uKEzh
Healthcare Providers: We're talking about #obesity & hope you will, too. But language & facts matter. And #weightbias (especially from providers) harms mental & physical health. We'll help you get it right. Visit our NEW Understanding Obesity guide: https://t.co/glSFVEvYD3
The conversation about #obesity doesn’t end when your patient exits the building. In our new #WeightCantWait guide, we offer providers guidance on proceeding with #obesity treatment after the clinical encounter.
https://t.co/YvwJoRsCyM
We have launched our newly updated SCOPE module on obesity and COVID-19, reflecting updated information and research into the ongoing pandemic.
➡️ Find out more now: https://t.co/kxFWtfTDZ1
#obesity#COVID#SCOPELearn
Sign up for the @OMAsocial#ObesityMedicine2021 Virtual Conference, April 21-25! Engage in education & critical conversations that will help you assess, diagnose, counsel, & treat patients with #obesity https://t.co/JIs0oVj4fy
I care about obesity because is a complex, chronic disease affecting more than 650 million people around the world. Why do you care about obesity?https://t.co/6LKeBve0Iy #OCW2021@ObesityCareWeek
March 4th is #WorldObesityDay ⭕
Effective healthcare and support is needed to treat diseases effectively. We believe in empowering practitioners through education.
We must assess the root causes of obesity so that we can halt this growing epidemic.
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It's day 2⃣ of #OCW2021! 🎉
Todays focus, weight bias & stigma, is prevalent in many settings and is driven primarily based on a misunderstanding of the complex causes of obesity and manifests in a multitude of ways.
#EndWeightStigma#StopObesityBias
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There are still a few spots left for our Fundamentals of Obesity Treatment Virtual Course starting TOMORROW! Don’t miss out on this 1.5-day interactive #virtualcourse. Register for the Feb 26-27 session and earn 9.5 CME/CE!
https://t.co/ZSCbdaOwc4
#physicians#familymedicine
SCOPE is the only internationally-recognised certification in obesity management, equipping health professionals with up to date, evidence-based obesity management resources, to better treat their patients.
Find out more about @SCOPEObesity today: https://t.co/EWuugkelYf