Health professionals are recommended to upskill in best-practice prevention, treatment, and management of individuals with overweight or obesity to continue to deliver care with empathy, confidence and success.
Diabetes WA have developed a comprehensive online weight management training for health professionals. The 6 1-hour modules focus on different aspects of weight management, including causes and treatments, from both a patient and health professional perspective. Each module is allocated 1 CPD hour in the RACGP 2023-25 program. Access “Conversations about weight” here.
Further resources to upskill in prevention, treatment and management of overweight and obesity can be found below:
ADULTHOOD
Online weight management training for health professionals
eLearning
WAPHA / Diabetes WA
The Australian Obesity Management Algorithm: A simple tool to guide the management of obesity in Primary Care
Journal Article
Markovic T, Proietto JC, Dixon JB., et al.
EATING DISORDERS
Understanding Eating Disorders
PDF
EDQ
Eating Disorders Core Skills - eLearning for GPs
eLearning
National EDC
Eating disorders - a professional resource for GPs
PDF
National EDC
GENERAL SKILLS
5As: Ask, assess, advise, assist and arrange
PDF
RACGP
5As of Obesity Management
Video
RACGP
SCOPE E-learning for obesity
E-learning
World Obesity
Brief interventions for a healthy lifestyle
E-learning
Insight - Qhealth
Brief Interventions: Nutrition and Physical Activity
E-learning
Insight - Qhealth
Motivational Interviewing RACGP
Journal Article
RACGP
Motivational Interviewing
Webpage and Videos
Healthify He Puna Waira
Weight stigma and obesity
Video
Yale University
Shift: A guide for media and communications professionals
PDF
Government of Western Australia
EQUITY
Working with people with a disability
PDF
Metro South