Obesity: A Disease

Obesity: A Disease

Obesity Medicine

Obesity: A Disease is the official Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) FREE podcast exploring the many facets of the disease of obesity. Episodes provide valuable insights into this growing problem and better equip clinicians to understand and engage in treating this disease.

Categories: Health

Listen to the last episode:

In this Episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews, Theodore Kyle, a highlighted speaker from the Obesity Medicine 2023 Conference session The Power of Putting People First: the Importance of the Language We Use. In this episode, they will discuss the importance of the language healthcare providers use and how it can potentiate the stigma that patients with obesity experience. They will review existing evidence surrounding the impact of language and communication style on weight management outcomes and discuss best practices to minimize feelings of weight stigma and weight bias during patient interactions.

Previous episodes

  • 121 - Episode 93: Clinical Conversations: The Importance of the Language We Use 
    Mon, 22 Apr 2024
  • 120 - Episode 92: Clinical Conversations: Obesity & Health Disparities - It's a Family Affair 
    Tue, 26 Mar 2024
  • 119 - Episode 91: Article Reviews: Obesity and Thrombosis 
    Thu, 29 Feb 2024
  • 118 - Episode 90: Clinical Conversations: Early Intervention in Weight Management: Treating Pre-Obesity 
    Mon, 29 Jan 2024
  • 117 - Episode 89: Article Reviews: Prior Authorizations for Anti-Obesity Medications 
    Fri, 26 Jan 2024
Show more episodes

More South African health podcasts

More international health podcasts

Choose the genre of podcast