Medscape InDiscussion: Obesity
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Obesity Rx: How to Use New Medications in Clinic
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Robert Kushner and obesity pharmacotherapy expert Ania Jastreboff discuss how to use the new obesity medications effectively in clinic. Tune in to...
'Diabesity' in Clinic: Prevention and Management
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Diabetes and obesity are on the rise, and there are new tools to help the prevention and management of this twin epidemic of "diabesity" in primary ca...
Medical Evaluation of the Patient Who Presents With Obesity
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you medically evaluate a person who presents with obesity? Drs Robert Kushner and Amanda Velazquez share practical tools and pearls for communi...
Setting Up Your Office Practice for Comfortable and Effective Obesity Care
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Need practical advice on setting up your office to provide nonstigmatized, comfortable, and effective obesity care? Drs Robert Kushner and Scott Kahan...
Obesity as a Disease: Changing the Paradigm
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can you change the paradigm on obesity as a disease? In this episode, Drs Robert Kushner and Donna Ryan dig into the science, speak about bias wit...
How to Challenge Obesity Bias and Stigma in Healthcare
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Robert Kushner and Joe Nadglowski, CEO of the Obesity Action Coalition, for a discussion on how weight-based bias and stigma harm patients liv...