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Dr. Pont says he’s optimistic more tools will be developed to help physicians ef- fectively address the obesity epidemic. “The tools we use and our approach to obese patients need to be different to ef- fectively spark behavior change,” he said. TPS offers Pediatric Obesity: A Clini-
cal Toolkit for Healthcare Providers to aid pediatricians in treating obese pa- tients. The toolkit offers a diagnosis and treatment overview for physicians and includes an evaluation form; posters in English and Spanish; patient handouts in English and Spanish that provide nu- trition, behavior, and lifestyle guidelines; English and Spanish healthy lifestyle
“prescription” forms; and a BMI wheel designed to calculate BMI percentile by age and gender. The toolkit features information on motivational interviewing to assess and empower patients’ likelihood for positive health change, as well as recommenda- tions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. The recommendations guide health
care professionals on the prevention, as- sessment, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity. The toolkit contains a chapter on the pre- natal and perinatal influences on child- hood obesity. To access the toolkit, visit the TPS website,
http://bit.ly/1hfRy8x.
Changing the conversation Recognizing obesity as a disease will en- courage patients and physicians to have candid conversations about their weight and about key health indicators like blood pressure, blood sugar, and choles- terol levels, Dr. Hoven says. Approaching obesity as a disease may also transform the way physicians view their obese patients.
“The concept of weight bias or dis- criminatory attitudes in regard to obese patients is well-documented in all set- tings, including health care. If obese pa- tients feel their doctors judge them to be lazy or incompetent, they’re less likely to return for future care,” Dr. Pont said. “Physicians need to be nonjudgmental to- ward their obese patients.” Resources are available to help phy-
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The TexMed 2013 poster session, was one of the best-attended programs.
Applications due March 14
The TMA Council on Health Care Quality and TMF Health Quality Institute announce the second annual TexMed Quality Poster Session.
This is a great opportunity to share patient- care quality improvement successes and best practices for quality patient care.
Attendees may earn 1 AMA PRA Category I Credit TM
with ethics. TEXMED 2014
QUALITY POSTER SESSION DETAILS
WHERE: Fort Worth
Convention Center WHEN:
Saturday, May 3, 2014 TexMed 2014
Scan for application packet.
www.texmed.org/QualityPosters HOW: Contact
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