Obesity Management

The Obesity Management Expert panel has created an educational series for clinicians and care teams focused on different topics. There are 8 different educational opportunities that can be viewed individually. In total, the recordings add up to approximately 90 minutes. The components and times are listed below:

Understanding Obesity - 25:23
Nutrition Services - 12:30
Bariatric Surgery - 13:31
Introduction to GLP-1s - 15:18
Financing GLP-1s for Weight Loss - 9:50
GLP-1 Prior Authorizations - 12:24
Clinician Tools - 4:30
Eating Disorders - 13:52

Target Audience

Clinicians, Nurses, care team members

Learning Objectives

Following this enduring material, participants will be able to:

  • Reduce weight bias and stigma by identifying the physiology of weight regulation, factors influencing weight regulation/obesity and expectations for treatment outcomes
  • Describe what a patient can gain by working with Nutrition Services
  • Summarize the types of Bariatric Surgery commonly performed today
  • Identify various factors influencing GLP-1 coverage for weight loss in 2025-2026 and increase understanding of GLP-1/GIP agents
  • Apply strategies to navigate the Prior Authorization process for GLP-1s
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Attendance
    This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.
Course opens: 
05/01/2025
Course expires: 
05/01/2028
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Disclosure and Content Validation
APPROVED FOR CME FROM May 1, 2025 – May 1, 2028

HealthPartners is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HealthPartners Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

  • 1.50 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
  • 1.50 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM or ABP MOC credit.

This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing requirements. It is the responsibility of each participant to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification for their discipline.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Attendance
    This program is designed to meet the Minnesota Board of Nursing’s requirements. It is the responsibility of each nurse to determine if the program meets the criteria for licensure or recertification in their discipline.
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