Medicated Weight Management

Course Overview:

The Medicated Weight Management Training course is designed for healthcare professionals seeking to expand their knowledge and expertise in medicated weight loss options. Covering all available treatments, this course provides in-depth guidance on regulatory requirements, clinical decision-making, and patient consultation best practices, ensuring safe, effective, and compliant weight management services.

With a strong practical focus, the course includes step-by-step guidance on conducting weight management consultations both face-to-face and remotely, while ensuring adherence to GPhC regulations.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the regulatory requirements for prescribing POMs in weight management.
• Understand the pathophysiology of obesity and its key comorbidities.
• Discuss the causes of obesity and the health benefits of weight loss.
• Identify and evaluate all available medicated weight loss options.
• Select the most appropriate treatment for individual patients.
• Advise and support patients safely and effectively throughout their treatment.
• Conduct weight management consultations in compliance with GPhC regulations, whether in-person or remotely.

This course is ideal for healthcare professionals, prescribers, and clinical staff looking to provide safe, regulated, and effective medicated weight management services.

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Your purchase entitles you to 3 attempts at the post course test and access to the course materials for one year from the date of purchase.

All online courses are completed on an approved platform and your registration and training details are held on this platform.

Upon purchasing this course, our team will manually complete the enrolment. This can take up to 48 hours and actioned on a business working day. Our office opening hours are Monday – Friday 08:30 -17:00.