Weight Management: A Comprehensive Review

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-WMCR

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Recognize how overweight and obesity affect total health.
Recall lifestyle interventions used for weight management.
Identify pharmacological and surgical interventions for weight management.

Outline:

The Impact of Obesity

Weight Management

Morbidity and Mortality

Avoiding Weight Stigma and Implicit Bias

Review

Key Takeaways

Diet Therapies

The Diet Industry

The Impact of Dieting on Health

Health at Every Size®

Which Diet Is Best?

Expert Recommendations

Review

Key Takeaways

Additional Therapies

Physical Activity

Pharmacotherapy

Weight Loss Devices

Bariatric Surgery

Counseling Techniques

Interprofessional Approach

Review

Key Takeaways

Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Meredith Moyers MS, RD, LDN

Meredith earned a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from The University of Akron and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from Eastern Michigan University.  After completing her internship with The Detroit Medical Center in 2007, she began working in various academic medical centers in Ohio and North Carolina. She has experience in providing nutrition therapy in both acute and ambulatory settings.  Her areas of nutrition specialty include oncology, cardio-thoracic transplant, renal, and general medicine.  Meredith has been a guest speaker for numerous cancer survivorship groups and presented telemedicine lectures for North Carolina community colleges. She founded and ran an oncology teaching garden at the SECU Family House for patients and their families undergoing cancer treatment at The University of North Carolina. She is currently a SME writer for Relias. 

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Dietitians; Fitness Professionals; Health Educators; Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.