2020-12-15 OMA Agenda - Board of Trustees

Figure 1 provides an overview of the OMA “ADAPT” Telehealth Obesity Management Model, as included in the 2021 OMA Obesity Algorithm. This obesity management model outlines components of a telehealth encounter, applicable to obesity medicine. Components of the OMA ADAPT Obesity Management Model include assessment, diagnosis, advice (and education), prognosis, and treatment. Table 1 provides a more granular description of each of these components, with an emphasis on how these components specifically apply to the telehealth management of the patient with obesity.

Figure 1. Obesity Medicine Association “ADAPT” Telehealth Obesity Management Model. (6)

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