OMA 2023 Spring Summit:The Obesity and CVD Connection: Clear as Mud (Recorded)

Obesity Medicine 2023 - Spring Obesity Summit - New York

CME/CE Expiration Date:4/23/2026* 

*The expiration date listed above is the last day CME/CE credit can be claimed for this specific presentation.

Description: 

This session with review the relationship and underlying mechanisms between obesity and cardiovascular disease with attention to the individual variability between BMI and CV risk.  While obesity increases the risk of having a major adverse cardiovascular event, excess adiposity also seems to confer some protective benefits known as the obesity paradox, further complicating the relationship between obesity and CVD. As a result, patient with obesity need a patient-centered approach to managing both CV risk and CVD.

Accreditation:       

The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.

The Obesity Medicine Association designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

*If you have purchased the All-Access Pass and want to add this bundle to your account, please email cme@obesitymedicine.org to get access.