About CME Activities Available through Obesity Online
Through the NAASO Obesity Treatment Education System (NOTES), NAASO, The Obesity Society brings professional education to your desktop at home or your office through online CME and cyber seminars. The links in this section will connect you to all CME activities that NAASO has developed that offer CME credit for their successful completion. Each activity includes CME information, faculty biographies, references, activity presentations, posttest, evaluation and registration.
To participate in one of the CME activities listed below, please click on its title. You must review the material in the activity and submit the completed posttest, registration and evaluation forms in order to receive a credit certificate.
If you have any questions, please email the Office of Continuing Medical Education at education@naaso.org or call 301-563-6526.
CME Activities
Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Obesity
Slide Library - posted February 2008
In this talk, Dr. Klein and Dr. Sugerman present an overview of surgical therapies for the management of severe obesity. They discuss the indications, contraindications, postoperative complications, and expected long-term results from each of the bariatric surgical procedures currently being performed in the US.
Participants will receive a maximum of 1.0 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Weight Bias and its Social, Economic, and Health Impact
Slide Library - posted November 2007
In this slide talk, Kelly Brownell, PhD, and Rebecca M. Puhl, PhD, present the growing body of scientific evidence which demonstrates that in the United States weight bias exists towards people of all ages - including very young children, as well as adults who are obese, and being a target of weight bias leads to multiple negative outcomes, including consequences for emotional, social, and physical health.
Participants will receive a maximum of 1.0 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Weight Bias in Health Care Settings
Slide Library - posted August 2007
This slide talk presents data on how weight loss, combined with treatment for the other risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome, has been shown to reverse all components of atherogenic dyslipidemia and reduce the risk of onset of adverse cardiovascular events. Participants will receive a maximum of 1.0 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Dyslipidemia of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
Slide Library - posted May 2006
This slide talk presents the growing body of scientific evidence which demonstrates that weight bias among healthcare professionals has serious, negative impacts on the quality of healthcare services provided to overweight and obese patients in healthcare facilities. It also addresses what providers can do to reduce any bias which they may have in their practice. Participants will receive a maximum of 1.0 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Case Studies in Unique Approaches to Weight Management
Virtual Meetings - posted February 2006
This program looks at clinical results achieved through unique approaches to weight management including behavior modification techniques, a very low calorie diet (VLCD), and weight regain in patients who have undergone bariatric surgical procedures. Participants will receive a maximum of 1.0 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
The Role of NEAT in Obesity
Commentaries on Research - posted December 2005
This commentary reviews the findings of a recent report that examined the relationship between obesity and patterns of non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) in lean and obese subjects. Participants will receive a maximum of .5 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
The Metabolic Syndrome in the Diabetes Prevention Program
Commentaries on Research - posted August 2005
This commentary reviews the findings of a recent report by the DPP that discusses the effects of these same interventions in reducing the NCEP components of the metabolic syndrome. Participants will receive a maximum of .5 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Rimonabant in Obesity Europe (RIO-Europe) Study
Commentaries in Research
Commetaries on Research - posted June 2005
This commentary reviews the recently published findings by the Rimonabant in Obesity Europe (RIO-Europe) Study Group on the efficacy, safety, and mechanisms of benefit of rimonabant for treatment of obesity and related cardiometabolic risks. Participants will receive a maximum of .5 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Shifting the Paradigm for Managing the Metabolic Syndrome
Slide Library - Posted April 2005
This presentation discusses the different conceptual frameworks and contemporary definitions of the metabolic syndrome and its relationship to coronary heart disease risks. Participants will receive a maximum of 1.0 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Understanding and Treating Obesity
Virtual Meeting - Posted November 2004
The objective of this program is to educate participants about the health consequences of obesity and the metabolic syndrome, the health benefits of weight loss, and currently accepted treatment approaches that can lead to effective weight loss and improved health in obese patients. Participants will receive a maximum of 1.0 category 1 CME credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
Other NAASO CME Activities
Office Management of Obesity
The objective of this program is to educate participants about diet and counseling suggestions, physical guidelines and reimbursement information. This program is made possible with an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott Laboratories. Participants receive a maximum of 2.0 category 1 CME credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Support for this activity was provided by an unrestricted educational grant from Abbott Laboratories.
Assessment and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Developed jointly with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the objective of the two modules in this program is to educate participants about the importance of weight management, health risks, treatment, weight loss motivations, and appropriate strategies. Participants will receive a maximum of 2.0 category 1 CME credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.
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