DESTIGMATIZING OBESITY AND OVERCOMING INHERENT BARRIERS TO OBTAIN IMPROVED PATIENT ENGAGEMENT

Course overview

WEIGHT STIGMA IS PARTICULARLY PREVALENT AND DETRIMENTAL, ESPECIALLY IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. WITH DOCUMENTED HIGH LEVELS OF WEIGHT BIAS IN CLINICIANS, PATIENTS WITH OBESITY RECEIVE POORER CARE AND HAVE WORSE OUTCOMES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY AND HIGHLIGHTS TOOLS THE HEALTHCARE TEAM MAY USE TO HELP DESTIGMATIZE OBESITY AND TO DELIVER IMPROVED PATIENT CARE.