Weight & Health: Exploring Misconceptions and Moving Towards a Compassionate, Size-Inclusive Approach to Healthcare
July 19, 2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
This workshop will explore the relationship between weight and health and provide a framework for shifting to size-inclusive care.
Content Experts:
Amanda Montgomery, RD, LDN, MPH & Sreela Namboodiri, MD, ABOIM
Objectives:
- Review the historical relationship between racism, weight and health;
- Review the data and effectiveness of BMI and weight loss methods, including dieting, weight loss medications and bariatric surgery;
- Gain a deeper understanding of the physiological and psychological impacts of dieting, weight cycling and weight stigma on health; and
- Explore useful self-compassion and intuitive eating tools (e.g., sensing hunger and fullness, exploring cravings) and more to transform care toward a size-inclusive framework.
Target audience:
RNs, APRNs, Nursing students
1.5 Continuing Nursing Education contact hour will be awarded to participants who attend the entire activity and complete the evaluation.
University of Illinois Chicago- College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
No relevant financial relationships were identified for any other individuals with the ability to control content of the activity.
Zoom link provided upon registration (link below)
Date posted
Jun 18, 2024
Date updated
Jul 18, 2024