This activity aligns with the American Board of Obesity Medicine’s (ABOM) content blueprint for the Obesity Medicine board examination. Specifically, this course covers the material in the “A” duties of a physician (A: Evaluating, Examining, and Diagnosing) and the necessary tasks 1 through 8 in the outline (ie, A: 1-8 in the exam blueprint): weight, nutrition, eating behavior, physical activity, sleep, medication and supplement, neuropsychiatric, and social history as well as social determinants of health. Obesity is a chronic, multifactorial disease affecting more than 40% of American adults, characterized by complex interactions among genetic, metabolic, behavioral, environmental, and psychosocial factors. Effective evaluation requires more than reliance on body mass index and demands systematic, comprehensive history-taking across multiple domains influencing weight regulation and health. These domains include weight trajectory, nutrition, eating behaviors, physical activity, sleep, medication and supplement use, neuropsychiatric comorbidities, and social determinants of health. Standardized assessment instruments, such as the Binge Eating Scale, STOP-BANG questionnaire, PHQ-9, and food insecurity screening tools, enable clinicians to quantify risk, identify barriers to treatment, and prioritize interventions. A thorough evaluation process also facilitates timely referral to subspecialists, targeted counseling, and the creation of personalized care plans. Without such a comprehensive approach, opportunities for early intervention, precision treatment selection, and mitigation of comorbidities are often missed, limiting the potential for long-term disease management and improved quality of life. Participants in this course learn evidence-based strategies for conducting complete obesity assessments that align with the American Board of Obesity Medicine s blueprint for the A duties Evaluating, Examining, and Diagnosing covering all 8 specified domains….
Credit & MOC Details
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MOC types
FDA REMS
Qualifies for MIPS
Target Specialties
Relevant across 8 specialties.
Specialties served/covered
- Addiction Medicine
- Adolescent Medicine
- Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
- Allergy & Clinical Immunology
- Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
- Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Breast Imaging
- Cardiac Anesthesia
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Chemical Pathology
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Clinical Informatics
- Critical Care Medicine
- Cytopathology
- Dermatopathology
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
- Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Forensic Pathology
- Gastroenterology
- General Internal Medicine
- General Operative Anesthesia
- General Otolaryngology
- General Pediatrics
- General Surgery
- Geriatric Medicine
- Head & Neck Surgery
- Hematology
- Hematopathology
- Hospice & Palliative Medicine
- Hospital Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
- Interventional Radiology
- Laryngology
- Medical Leadership & Administration
- Medical Microbiology
- Medical Oncology
- Medical Toxicology
- Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
- Molecular Genetic Pathology
- Musculoskeletal Oncology
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Nephrology
- Neuro Anesthesia
- Neurocritical Care
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
- Neurological & Spinal Cord Injury Rehab
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Neuropathology
- Neuroradiology
- Nuclear Medicine
- Obstetric Anesthesia
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthopaedic Trauma
- Otology & Neurotology
- Pain Medicine
- Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Pediatric Neurology
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
- Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Pediatric Pathology
- Pediatric Radiology
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
- Pediatric Surgery
- Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Practice Management & Ethics
- Primary Care Sports Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
- Regional Anesthesia & Acute Pain
- Rheumatology
- Rhinology
- Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
- Sleep Medicine
- Spine Surgery
- Surgery of the Hand & Upper Extremity
- Surgical Critical Care
- Surgical Oncology
- Thoracic Anesthesia
- Thoracic Surgery
- Transplant Hepatology
- Transplant Surgery
- Trauma Surgery
- Urology
- Vascular Neurology
- Vascular Surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Cardio-Vascular
- Cross-Specialty
- Emergency & Critical Care
- ENT & Head Neck
- GI & Liver
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Subspecialties
- Neurology
- Ob/Gyn
- Oncology & Hematology
- Orthopedics
- Pain & Palliative
- Pathology & Lab
- Pediatrics
- Primary care
- Radiology
- Rehabilitation
- Sports & Exercise Medicine
- Surgery
- Urology
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- includes Online course / module
- Credit · Up to 2 credits
- MOC · Up to 2 points
- Fee varies · this provider typically $49–98
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ReleasedSep 1, 2026
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Last day to claim creditSep 1, 2029 3 years left
