Course Overview
This Medical Weight Loss Training course provides a comprehensive exploration of advanced, physician-supervised weight loss therapies. Participants will receive hands-on, live instruction combined with didactic lectures that cover prescription diet plans, bariatric protocols, and the safe administration of supplements and injections. The course is designed for advanced medical professionals seeking to enhance their clinical offerings and integrate comprehensive weight loss programs into their practices while ensuring effective patient evaluation and care management.
What to Expect
You will learn:
- How to identify which weight loss program will work best for patients presenting a variety of medical and weight issues. Understand the need for laboratory work, identifying hormonal factors, and psychosocial stressors attributable to weight gain.
- The latest in weight loss equipment and supplies.
- The latest programs available for weight loss and receive full protocols for Physician Prescribed Diet Plan and Protocols, Glycemic Diet Plans, Approved Bariatric Diet Plans, Prescription Therapies, High Protein / Low Fat Diets, Zone Diets/South Beach/Schwarzbein Principle and other diet programs.
- The factors that influence weight loss (exercise, stress, behavioral, hormonal).
- Pharmacological drugs that may be used in weight management for patients.
- Weight Loss Therapies and other aesthetic procedures.