Effect of didactic lectures on obesity documentation and counseling among internal medicine residents

• Main Authors: Vicky Ren (Author), Kathleen Ellison (Author), Jonathan Miller (Author), Kiran Busireddy (Author), Erin Vickery (Author), Mukta Panda (Author), Rehan Qayyum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Screening adult patients for obesity and offering appropriate counseling and treatment for weight loss is recommended. However, many healthcare providers feel ill-equipped to address this topic. Objective: We examined whether didactic presentations lead to increased obesity documentation...