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🥉Proud on this webinar: now certified and accredited by SCOPE, the gold standard in obesity education worldwide!

Register today for our 2023 Obesity Symposium: Impacts of Obesity & How Employers Are Rethinking Care, Treatment & Engagement Presented by Novo Nordisk, on September 21, 2023. * JUST ANNOUNCED!! CONTINUED EDUCATION CREDIT AVAILABLE FOR HR PROFESSIONALS! Open to members and non-members. No cost to attend. It's hard to comprehend sometimes, but the estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the United States was nearly $173 billion in 2019. And, medical costs for adults living with obesity were $1,861 higher than medical costs for people with a healthy weight. So just what is a healthy weight? Today it is hard to tell. Novo Nordisk has spent more than two decades researching the science behind obesity and they are committed to how this disease is viewed, prevented, and treated. Join national experts as they walk you through crucial new findings of the shifting discussion around obesity, including its impact on productivity and care choices. Learn how new data can be applied to better foster understanding and provide the guidance people need to help enhance their knowledge and apply skills to improve their health. Session Takeaways:  ~ Science – Obesity 101 ~ Clinical and Financial Impact of Obesity on the Workforce ~ Obesity Clinical Guidelines and Gaps in Care ~ Analyzing Health Plan Data for Value-Based Benefits Determinations ~ ROI Assessment of Health Plan Coverage ~ The direct impacts of obesity on your mental health We look forward to seeing you! Nick Vizzoca, MBA Lex Czaplicki Jeff Chrobak Les Pitton The Provider Alliance TPA Allegheny County Medical Society Pittsburgh Human Resources Association - PHRA Chad Hilliard Sara Hussey, MBA, CAE Nadine Popovich Novo Nordisk Cranberry Psychological Ctr Jorge Lindenbaum Ed Baldwin Aaron Davis Brian Tedeschi https://conta.cc/3LocyP8

Please join me in the new year to review the challenges of combating obesity. Click on the link to join

Introducing: HOW ARE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH ON PAEDIATRIC OBESITY AND WHICH ISSUES DO THEY REPORT? A SCOPING REVIEW Engaging children and adolescents in multiple phases of research on paediatric obesity is beneficial in allowing better insight into their perspectives and providing recommendations that are more in line with their personal needs and life circumstances. Lieke van Houtum, Birgitta V., Arnoud Verhoeff and Christine Dedding https://lnkd.in/eQ7Dfuwx

It gives me great pleasure to announce the introduction of an innovative program aimed at combatting childhood obesity by leveraging the proven strategies of our Adhera Caring Digital Program. This new initiative is the result of a renewed collaboration with esteemed institutions such as the University Hospital Miguel Servet, the University of Sevilla, and the University of Valencia. The program is set to incorporate valuable insights gained from our clinically validated Growth Hormone Therapy and Type 1 Diabetes programs. Addressing the worldwide concern of childhood obesity, we are confident in the transformative potential of digital health technology to drive significant and lasting change. This collaboration is an expansion of our successful CARING T1D and CARING studies. These studies had already shown promising results, revealing that alleviating depression, anxiety, and stress in family caregivers enhanced their children's adherence to treatment protocols. This, in turn, led to improved health outcomes for the entire family. We are excited about the potential of replicating these positive outcomes in the realm of childhood obesity. Keep an eye on our journey as we strive to transform lives and foster healthier futures for children and families worldwide. https://lnkd.in/g3mVZ2eB #ChildhoodObesity #digitalhealth #familycaregivers

More than 90% of individuals suffering from obesity do not receive medical treatment for obesity. That’s a staggering statistic. The findings in a newly published study suggest that all weight management treatment options can be effective. The challenge is helping patients find a treatment that works for them and that they can stick with over time. Our health systems are unfortunately designed to provide care for the effects of untreated obesity. But they carefully and deliberately deny access to obesity care. Moreover, primary care physicians and other providers may not have time during regular appointments, or specialized training, to handle all aspects of weight management treatment. Which is why obesity medicine trained healthcare professionals are vital. #obesitymedicine #treatorrefer

Although many available weight loss therapies are safe and effective for patients to use, it can be challenging for clinicians to initiate conversations about weight with their patients. In this educational activity, Dr. Charles Vega discusses the benefits of weight-loss therapy for patients with obesity and models patient-centric, motivational counseling dialogue for encouraging the use of these treatments. Improve your counseling skills today: https://bit.ly/48qpQED

👏Upstate researcher and SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Paula Trief, PhD is the 2024 winner of the Richard R. Rubin Award from the American Diabetes Association ! Trief is a prolific researcher in the field of diabetes with nearly 100 peer-reviewed papers, dozens of worldwide presentations, in addition to serving as principal investigator or co-investigator for numerous research trials. These studies address the psychological (e.g. depression) and behavioral (e.g. taking one’s medications as prescribed) aspects of diabetes, which affects more than 12 percent of the U.S. population. Read below about her decades of #research and #clinicaltrials to improve the quality of life in families of youth & adults with Type 1 #diabetes. https://lnkd.in/eKjAZu2i

Joking but serious (1) DECEMBER Constipation Awareness Month Constipation Awareness Month, a global healthcare event, that has been observed annually throughout December. Various organisations both global and local, join together during this month to conduct awareness campaigns and activities with the aim to educate people about the condition, its complications, and preventive measures for constipation. Importance for Constipation Awareness Constipation is a frequent gastrointestinal condition, that affects people of all ages, with a prevalence of around 20% in the general population and 29.6% in children.  Constipation is more common in the elderly than in the younger population. Elderly women suffer from severe constipation more frequently (two to three times) than male counterparts. The most common type of constipation is normal-transit, where the traverse of the stool through the colon and its frequency may be normal, but patients nevertheless feel constipated.  Women mostly face slow-transit constipation, where a reduction in colonic motor activity combined with a significantly diminished colonic responses are observed following a meal and on awakening in the morning.  Pelvic floor dysfunction is another type of constipation where the person is unable to correctly relax and coordinate the muscles in the pelvic floor in order to have a bowel movement. Constipation Causes There are many factors that contribute to constipation, which might include:    Low fiber diet    Caffeine abuse    Overuse of alcohol    Medications    Endocrine disorders (hypothyroid)    Neurologic disease (neuropathy)    Psychological issues Most paediatric patients benefit from medical treatment, but in adults’ constipation has a poor prognosis; it seriously affects the quality of life. Factors that are associated with a worse prognosis are as follows:    Female gender    Occurrence in geriatric patients (old age)    Longer time between onset of symptoms and initiation of treatment    Longer colonic transit time. #December #Constipation #Constipation_Awareness_Month #old_age #Female_gender #caffeine #alcohol #intestinal_cancer   

What are the top research priorities of Australians with lived experience of diabetes? Read our recent paper here led by Dr Christel Hendrieckx at The Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes