Virtual CME Program
1.00 CME/CE Credit
Diabesity: A Comprehensive Approach to Managing Diabetes and Obesity
This session will delve into the intersection of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Learners will explore strategies for glycemic and weight management, cardiorenal protection, and cardiovascular risk mitigation, with an emphasis on the latest guidelines for managing type 2 diabetes and providing holistic care.
CME/CE Information
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, including 1.00 AAFP Prescribed Credits, 1.00 ABIM MOC or 1.00 AANP, including 0.25 AANP Pharm
Release Date: 1/30/2025
Expiration Date: 3/1/2025
Faculty
Learning Objectives
- Explore the connection between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity, and the therapeutic benefits of sustained weight loss in reducing long-term health risks
- Discuss a holistic, integrated approach to the management of T2DM, obesity, and other comorbid conditions
- Review recent guideline recommendations for T2DM management that stratify therapies based on their potential to achieve both glycemic control and weight loss
- Examine the evidence supporting the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors for cardiorenal protection in patients with T2DM and obesity
Faculty
Charles Vega, MD, FAAFP
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Assistant Dean for Culture & Community Education
Executive Director, UC Irvine Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community UC Irvine School of Medicine
Irvine, CA
Disclosures
The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by faculty, and all have been mitigated by Pri-Med Institute.
Charles Vega, MD, FAAFP (Faculty): Consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim and Exact Sciences.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, editing, and review of the content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
CME/CE Information
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Accreditation Statement
Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Prescribed Credits
Accreditation Statement
The AAFP has reviewed Updates in Cardiometabolic Health, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 1/30/2025 to 1/30/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This session Diabesity: A Comprehensive Approach to Managing Diabetes and Obesity is approved for 1.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit.
AANP
Accreditation Statement
Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 040308.
Designation Statement
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour of continuing education, which includes 0.25 hours of pharmacology.
MOC Credit Information
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Instructions for Obtaining Credit
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