Obesity affects more than 44% of post-9/11 U.S. Veterans—far surpassing rates in the general population—and is closely tied to chronic health issues such as cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, and diabetes. Despite the known risks, uptake of evidence-based treatment remains low. Fewer than 5% of Veterans in VA obesity programs receive anti-obesity medications (AOMs), and fewer still achieve meaningful weight loss. Unfortunately, weight stigma persists in clinical encounters, eroding trust and limiting effective engagement. Moreover, Veterans often face unique structural and psychosocial challenges that complicate obesity care, including mental health concerns. This education initiative aims to equip health care professionals with current evidence on pharmacologic options, strategies for comprehensive care planning, and guidance for bias-free, respectful communication. With obesity recognized as a chronic disease requiring sustained intervention, education is critical to update perceptions and treatment pathways that improve outcomes for Veterans struggling with weight and its related complications.
In this CME Outfitters live webcast, expert faculty will guide learners through the burden of cUTI on individual patients and the broader healthcare system, identify opportunities for improved care and outcomes for patients with cUTI through the utilization of up-to-date guidelines and new and emerging antibiotic therapies, and help ensure that patients with cUTI are treated in the appropriate healthcare setting and are transitioned seamlessly between inpatient and outpatient care.
In this OnDemand, CME Outfitters Webcast, expert faculty will discuss strategies for identifying the physiologic biopsychosocial factors that influence pain, utilizing pain assessment tools that reinforce approaches to the appropriate management of pain, implementing strategies from the 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids into the development of safe and effective pain management plans, and other valuable skills for improving the treatment of patients suffering from chronic pain.
In this CME Outfitters recorded webcast, expert faculty will examine socioeconomic, geographic, and systemic factors that contribute to disparities in clinical trial access, particularly in underserved or community-based settings. Faculty will help learners identify interprofessional strategies, including use of culturally responsive communication, patient navigators, and advocacy partnerships, to engage underrepresented patients in clinical trial discussions and enrollment.
In this CME Outfitters enduring webcast, expert faculty will discuss strategies to better assess the impact of diagnostic delays in IH and narcolepsy, differentiate the effects of treatment selections, with an emphasis on CV risk and patient-specific considerations, and evaluate the sleep/wake cycle and its relationship to narcolepsy and IH to optimize its evaluation and management.
In this CME Outfitters recorded webcast, expert faculty will discuss the latest evidence on the teratogenic risks of mycophenolate; share strategies for counseling patients before and during mycophenolate administration on appropriate pregnancy testing and acceptable contraception methods; and examine the critical role of the Mycophenolate Pregnancy Registry in supporting ongoing pharmacovigilance in confirmed pregnancies.
