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Bariatric Surgery and Pharmacotherapy

A Continuing Education course for healthcare professionals

 
Register Now 1.5 Content Hours $19

Who Should Be Interested:
Nurses, Dietitians, Exercise Specialists and any healthcare professional working with obese populations.
Course Accreditation Information

Presenters:
Debbie Strong, MBA, LDN, RD
Chuck Kitchen, MA, BS, ACSM Exercise Specialist, FAACVPR
Bill Priest, MS, BS, BA

Topics:

I. Types of weight loss procedures

a. Restrictive
b. Malabsorptive
c. Combination restrictive/malabsorptive

II. Criteria for weight loss surgery

a. BMI
b. Co-morbidities
c. Contraindications
d. Screening
e. Desired and undesired behaviors for those having surgical intervention

III. Nutritional Guidelines

a. Pre-Bariatric surgery
b. Post-Bariatric surgery
c. Supplementation
d. Vitamin/mineral deficiencies

IV. Pharmacotherapy

a. Current medications used for weight loss

1. Prescription
2. Over-the-counter medications

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

  1. List the main types of weight loss procedures.
  2. Define criteria for those considering weight loss surgery.
  3. List the risks/contraindications involved with weight loss surgery.
  4. Describe the importance of nutritional status pre and post Bariatric surgery.
  5. Identify current medications used in weight loss.
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Accreditation Information

Nurses – Academy Medical Systems is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 9.0 contact hours will be rewarded to nursing professionals at the completion of this workshop.

Academy medical Systems is also a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP14413, for 9.0 hours. And we are also a provider approved by the Florida Board of Nursing, provider #50-19, for 9.0 hours.

Iowa Nurses – Academy Medical Systems has submitted an application for n Iowa approved provider number for live webinar presentations. Please contact us regarding the application status. The Iowa Board of Nurses will recognize the recorded webinars as a home study program. They recognize our ANCC approved provider status as well as our CA and Fl Board of Nursing provider approval for home study products for nurses in Iowa.

All other states recognize our approved provider status listed in the above text for continuing education credit for nurses.

Dietitians - Academy Medical Systems is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 9.0 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.

Occupational Therapist - Occupational Therapist will receive 9, continuing education hours for completion this program and a test score of 70% or better. AMS is an approved provider for the AOTA , provider # 5470.  This course is an intermediate education level.

Exercise Physiologist – ACSM recognizes AMS’s approved provider status with the ANCC and will honor our continuing education for Certified Exercise Physiologist recertification purposes.

Certified Athletic Trainers – Academy Medical Systems is recognized by the Board of Certification (BOC) to offer continuing education for certified athletic trainers. 9 hours will be awarded at the completion of this program.

Physical Therapists - PTs in the following states will receive 9 contact hours for completion of all 6 webinars: AK, CO, CT, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS (Cat 2), MA, ME, MI, MN (Cat 2), MT, NE, NM, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VA (Type 2), VT, VI, WA, WY.

We are an approved provider to offer continuing competency courses to CA PTs, approval date 4/5/10.

The following state boards recognize other state’s approval: AL, AZ, GA (Class 1), KY, MO, MS, OK (Cat 2), TN (Cat 1), WI.

Because each state’s continuing education requirements for physical therapists is subject to change, please verify this information with your state board. Thank you.


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