Medical Weight Loss: Past, Present and Future

Dates and Times

Start: 9/20/2023 8:00 AM
End: 9/20/2023 9:00 AM

Objectives

1. Know when and how to prescribe FDA-approved medications for weight loss, in addition to lifestyle changes

2. Describe health benefits, in addition to weight loss, for each class of weight loss drugs

3. Know contraindications, potential side effects and adverse reactions of weight loss drugs

Speakers

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.