Decera Clinical Education Pharmacy Practice Podcast

Best Practices for Pharmacists to Optimize Use of Obesity Treatment Options and Overcome Barriers to Care

Episode Summary

In this podcast episode, Drs Megan Adelman and Elizabeth Pogge review obesity treatment options, with a focus on injectable therapies and overcoming barriers to care.

Episode Notes

In this episode, pharmacists Megan Adelman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, CDCES, and Elizabeth Pogge, PharmD, MPH, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCGP, FASCP, FAzPA, provide an overview of obesity, including pathophysiology and the benefits of long-term weight loss, and discuss guideline recommendations for treatment, pharmacotherapy options including injectable agents, and overcoming barriers to care.

Presenters:

Megan Adelman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, CDCES
Family Medicine Clinical Specialist
Center for Family Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Akron, Ohio

Elizabeth Pogge, PharmD, MPH, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCGP, FASCP, FAzPA
Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy-Glendale
Midwestern University
Glendale, Arizona

Content based on an online CE program supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc.

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3EAARVu