Value-Based Benefit Design
Workplace Wellness and Disease Prevention: Focus on Obesity
Released:
1/15/2010
Expires:
1/15/2011
Target Audience
This activity was developed for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals practicing in a managed care environment.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Increase awareness of the economic impact of obesity
- Examine the impact of obesity in the workplace and on society
- Encourage early recognition and treatment of obesity to reduce future economic costs
- Increase investments in human capital to boost economic growth in the next generation
- Heighten awareness of the overall burden of obesity on the patient, family, society, and in the workplace
- Examine the comorbidities and complications associated with obesity and associated personal, social, and economic burdens
Registered Pharmacy Designation
 MLI is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Completion of this activity provides for 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing education credit. The universal program number for this activity is 0468-9999-09-045-H01-P.
Instructions for Credit
There is no fee for this activity. To receive credit, participants must first take the pretest for this activity. After reading this CE activity in its entirety, participants must complete the posttest and evaluation. The pretest, posttest, and evaluation can be completed online at www.mlicme.org/p09055.html. Upon completion of the evaluation and scoring a 70% or better on the posttest, you will immediately receive your certificate online. If you do not achieve a score of 70% or better on the posttest, you will be asked to take it again. Please retain a copy of the Certificate for your records.
For questions regarding the accreditation of this activity, please contact Medical Learning Institute at (609) 333-1693 or cgusack@mlicme.org.
Disclosure Statement
Before the activity, all faculty will disclose the existence of any financial interest and/or relationship(s) they might have with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) to be discussed during their presentation(s): honoraria, expenses, grants, consulting roles, speaker’s bureau membership, stock ownership, or other special relationships. Presenters will inform participants of any off-label discussions.
of any financial interest and/or relationship(s) they
might have with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial
product(s) to be discussed during their presentation(s):
honoraria, expenses, grants, consulting roles, speaker’s
bureau membership, stock ownership, or other special
relationships. Presenters will inform participants of any
off-label discussions.
Disclaimer
The information provided in this CE activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition.
Sponsor Statement
This activity is jointly sponsored by Medical Learning Institute, Inc., a nonprofit medical accreditation company, and Center of Excellence Media, LLC.
Commercial Support Acknowledgement
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Ethicon Endo Surgery.
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