Obesity and COVID-19 in the Outpatient Setting: What Clinicians Need to Know

Course Type: Live Webinar 
Number of Credits: 1
Credit Type: CME/CE-Certified, MOC-Eligible Credit

DATES AND TIME

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
4:00 – 5:00 PM ET (3:00 – 4:00 PM CT / 1:00 – 2:00 PM PT)

This activity, “Obesity and COVID-19 in the Outpatient Setting: What Clinicians Need to Know,” will provide information that clinicians require to appropriately advise patients with obesity on how to avoid infection, monitor their patients with obesity who develop COVID-19, and recognize and manage complications as they occur to minimize morbidity and mortality.

Some topics covered:

• Understanding the Pathophysiology of COVID-19
• ​Factors that Increase the Risks of COVID-19 for Patients with Obesity
• Developing Strategies to Manage Patients with Obesity during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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STEERING COMMITTEE

J. Morgan Freiman, MD, MSc  
Infectious Diseases Physician
Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA  
Founder, ConscienHealth
Pittsburgh, PA

Donna H. Ryan, MD  
Professor Emerita
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
New Orleans, LA

Bridget M. Slusarek, RN, BSN, MBA  
Registered Nurse
Forest Lake, MN

Jointly provided by the Potomac Center for Medical Education and Rockpointe

This activity has been submitted to the Maryland Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Maryland Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

In collaboration with Mental Health First Aid and National Council for Behavioral Health.

Supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk Inc.