2020-10-29 OMA Agenda - Board of Trustees

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making for patients with obesity Tips and resources for discussing weight with patients Obesity and Weight Management, Education, and Resources

patients who would benefit from weight loss, 2) matching treatment benefits with patient risk profiles, and 3) dietary strategies for weight loss. Web-based resource with tips for primary care providers to discuss weight loss with patients, which include sample questions about weight, eating and drinking patterns, and physical activity. Tips are also offered to help patients set and stick to goals. Provides recommendations for counseling, nutrition, physical activity and exercise, pharmacotherapy, endoscopic bariatric procedures, bariatric surgery. The POWER program serves as a guide for comprehensive care of patients with obesity in an endoscopic bariatric practice with a multidisciplinary approach. Updated guideline for perioperative care for patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery. The guideline includes an overview of bariatric surgical procedures and endoscopic or nonsurgical procedures, as well as identifying candidates for bariatric procedures, procedure selection based on risks, benefits and target weight loss, management of patients before and after the procedure, The guideline includes pre and postprocedure checklists, dietary recommendations after bariatric surgery, guides for screening for nutritional deficiencies and nutritional supplementation. It is imperative to recognize weight bias and mitigate its detrimental effects. Recommendations are provided for: 1. Education on obesity as a chronic disease; advances in research and management: individuals with obesity must be treated by providers and insurers as other patients with a chronic disease. 2. Sensitivity training to increase awareness for and reduce the impact of weight bias.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 34 American Gastroenterological Association 35

2019

Tips for Primary Care Providers

2017

White paper - Practice Guide

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology, The Obesity Society, American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Obesity Medicine Association, and American Society of Anesthesiologists 36

2019

Clinical Practice Guideline

Comprehensive care for patients undergoing bariatric surgery

American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery 40

2019

Position Statement

Weight bias and stigma

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