Primary Care and GLP-1: Navigating Weight Management
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.
Statement of Need
As GLP-1's are becoming more prevalent in the treatment of obesity, primary care providers should have the latest information to effectively and safely utilize this option in the care of their patients. In that GLP-1 are relatively new as a treatment for obesity, providers may not be aware of the latest treatment recommendations as well as management strategies to effectively manage their patients on these medications.
Objectives
Moderator
James T. Jennings, M.D., MBA
Executive Medical Director
Norton Medical Group
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky
Speaker
Steven Patton, D.O.
Family Medicine
Norton Community Medical Associates - Preston
Louisville, Kentucky
Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures
The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Commercial Support
There was no commercial support for this activity.
Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 ANCC CE contact hours. Norton Healthcare is also a Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) approved provider. This activity has also been approved by Norton Healthcare for 0.75 KBN Pharmacology contact hour, which expires 12/31/2026. KBN approval of a continuing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. This activity/session meets 0.75 CE contact hour (of the 3.0 contact hour annual requirement) of approved pain management and addiction disorder CE required by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) for annual license renewal for APRNs that are registered with the DEA and have a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) account– 201 KAR 20:215." – 4-0002-12-26-004.
In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance. For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
Resources for Additional Study/References
Impact of a clinical pharmacist on provider prescribing patterns in a primary care clinic
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34756524/
Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Pediatric Obesity: Benefits, Risks, and Approaches to Patient Selection
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33085056/
Date of Original Release | Feb. 2025; Information is current as of the time of recording.
Course Termination Date | Feb. 2028
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
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