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The new NB Medical Guide to Managing Obesity and Overweight in Primary Care is a half-day, evidence-based course to help you gain confidence and provide your patients with the care and treatments they need. You will learn about the rapidly evolving science regarding the causes of obesity, the effects of the stigma that your patients with obesity face, the best treatments for obesity and most importantly, what you can do in Primary Care on a very practical level.
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£120 - GP Trainee
£120 - Nurses & Other Allied Health Professionals
£120 - Group or third party booking
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Hot Topics Managing Obesity Online Course - originally aired on Saturday 24th June 2023
Pre-RecordedThe new NB Medical Guide to Managing Obesity and Overweight in Primary Care is a half-day, evidence-based course to help you gain confidence and provide your patients with the care and treatments they need. You will learn about the rapidly evolving science regarding the causes of obesity, the effects of the stigma that your patients with obesity face, the best treatments for obesity and most importantly, what you can do in Primary Care on a very practical level.
- GP
£120 - GP Trainee
£120 - Nurses & Other Allied Health Professionals
£120 - Group or third party booking
Blogs
Obesity– it’s big news again, but what to tell our patients?
Dr Stephanie De Giorgio
8th June 2023
Last night the government announced a £40million programme to expand the use of new obesity treatment medications, to a pilot of community based GP led clinics. The details are yet to be clarified, but...
Semaglutide for obesity – how does it work, what’s the evidence and can my patient have it?
Dr Stephanie De Giorgio
2nd March 2023
If you have been reading or watching any media recently, you will almost certainly have seen discussion around the new “celeb weight loss drug” or “life changing medication for obesity”, depending upon...
Obesity – the last acceptable stigma?
Stephanie De Giorgio
24th February 2022
When I was at medical school, now a hideously long time ago, I don’t remember a single lecture or teaching opportunity about obesity. I do however, remember some hideously awful moments where senior colleagues...
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Podcasts
S4 E14: The Stethoscope Song; HRT & Dementia, HF Monitoring, New Obesity Meds
30th June 2023
Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is all over the news today. In this episode we have a look at some of the key statements, seeing what is positive for general practice, what is wishful thinking, and what could be even worse.
S3 E14: The "Sorry, I'm Not Sorry" Song; bye bye Boris; prescribing for anxiety, bariatric surgery to reduce cancer, RSV vaccine
8th July 2022
Welcome to another Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker leading you through the latest news and research in general practice. Of course, we must touch on the demise of Boris Johnson and how he might still be in power if he'd just learned a thing or two from general practice.
S3 E6 - Stating the obvious, treatment time after VTE and CVA; best meds for obesity
14th January 2022
Happy New Year! Welcome to a new episode of the Hot Topics podcast with Neal Tucker.
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