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Professor of Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician
Obesity and Endocrinology Research
Aintree University Hospital
Liverpool, UK
Nutrition Lecturer and Clinical Trials Manager
University College Dublin
School of Medicine
Dublin, Ireland
Emeritus Professor in Medicine
Consultant at Department Endocrinology, Diabetology
Antwerp University Hospital
Antwerp, Belgium
Professor, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
University of San Diego
San Diego, California, United States
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US primary care physicians, diabetologists & endocrinologists, and cardiologists.
The goal of this activity is to reinforce the importance of obesity management for patient outcomes, and how to optimize lasting outcomes with non pharmacologic and pharmacologic strategies.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
WebMD Global requires each individual who is in a position to control the content of one of its educational activities to disclose any relevant financial relationships occurring within the past 12 months that could create a conflict of interest.
Professor of Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician
Obesity and Endocrinology Research
Aintree University Hospital
Liverpool, UK
Nutrition Lecturer and Clinical Trials Manager
University College Dublin
School of Medicine
Dublin, Ireland
Emeritus Professor in Medicine
Consultant at Department Endocrinology, Diabetology
Antwerp University Hospital
Antwerp, Belgium
Professor, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
University of San Diego
San Diego, California, United States
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Developed through a partnership between Medscape and World Obesity Federation (WOF) and World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA).
To obtain credit towards SCOPE Certification, please email [email protected]. For more information, visit www.worldobesity.org/training-and-events/training/scope/certification.
To qualify for SCOPE Certification, you will need to accrue a total of 12 SCOPE points, including 4 earned by completing the SCOPE Core Learning Path. You will also need to show evidence of having at least 6 months of clinical experience managing patients with overweight or obesity.
The following steps outline one route by which a healthcare professional can apply for SCOPE Certification by combining Medscape CME activities with SCOPE E-Learning modules.
All SCOPE E-Learning modules referred to below can be accessed via www.scope-elearning.org. The Core Learning Path can be accessed for £70 (with discounts available for World Obesity members and HCPs in low-and-middle income countries) and all other modules are available for free.
Step 1: Complete the SCOPE Core Learning Path
= 4 SCOPE points
Step 2: Complete the following SCOPE Accredited Medscape activities; below are the programs in this year’s initiative:
= 2.0 SCOPE points
Step 3: Complete 12 free supplementary SCOPE E-Learning modules (0.5 SCOPE points each)
= 6.0 SCOPE points
You will now have the 12 SCOPE points required for SCOPE Certification.
Step 4: Email [email protected] with evidence of your clinical experience. Your application will be reviewed. Subject to approval, your SCOPE Certification will be awarded within 7 working days.
The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FPM) has reviewed and approved the content of this educational activity and allocated it 0.50 continuing professional development credits (CPD).
For questions regarding the content of this activity, contact the accredited provider for this CME/CE activity noted above. For technical assistance, contact [email protected]
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information about your
eligibility to claim credit, please consult your professional licensing board.
This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those
credits that reflect the time actually spent participating in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must
complete the activity online during the credit eligibility period that is noted on the title page.
Follow these steps to claim a credit certificate for completing this activity:
We encourage you to complete an Activity Evaluation to provide feedback for future programming.
You may now view or print the certificate from your CME/CE Tracker. You may print the certificate but you cannot alter it.
Credits will be tallied in your CME/CE Tracker and archived for 6 years; at any point within this time period you can print
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*The credit that you receive is based on your user profile.
CPD Released: 12/18/2019
Valid for credit through: 12/18/2020
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The goal of this activity is to reinforce the importance of obesity management for patient outcomes, and how to optimize lasting outcomes with non pharmacologic and pharmacologic strategies.
Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.
