Obesity Treatment: New Tailored Care Standards
- CHICAGO - The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is rolling out new standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity, offering updated guidance on obesity treatment.
- The first section of the guidance focuses on preventing weight bias and stigma.
- Weill Professor of Metabolic Research at Weill Cornell Medicine, the standards emphasize a patient-centered and nonjudgmental approach. Treatment goals should be established thru shared decision-making, considering the severity...
The American Diabetes association (ADA) introduces updated standards of care focusing on obesity treatment, emphasizing a patient-centered and nonjudgmental approach. The new guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for healthcare providers, particularly addressing pharmacotherapy selection and setting realistic treatment goals. Developed by the Obesity Association, the standards cover an expanded scope, including the prevention of weight bias and detailed insights into medication selection based on individual health profiles. They also address the importance of lifestyle and dietary interventions, aiming to equip healthcare professionals with thorough tools for effective care and guidance. For more information, check News Directory 3. Discover what’s next in tailored care.
Obesity Standards of Care Address Pharmacotherapy, Treatment Goals
CHICAGO – The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is rolling out new standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity, offering updated guidance on obesity treatment. The Obesity Association, a division of the ADA, developed the standards to give health care providers evidence-based recommendations for treating obesity across various specialties.
The first section of the guidance focuses on preventing weight bias and stigma. Future chapters will cover key areas such as discussing obesity pharmacotherapy with patients, setting treatment goals, and selecting appropriate medications.
According to Dr. Louis J. Aronne, the Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research at Weill Cornell Medicine, the standards emphasize a patient-centered and nonjudgmental approach. Treatment goals should be established thru shared decision-making, considering the severity of the condition and any complications.
The Standards of Care will also provide recommendations for medication selection based on a patient’s health profile and appropriate dosages.Lifestyle and dietary interventions alongside pharmacotherapy will be addressed, and also the resources clinical practices need to deliver effective care.
Aronne cautioned against the rise of telehealth services that may not provide adequate patient evaluation or guidance, possibly leading to side effects and other problems. He stressed the importance of the Standards of Care in improving patient validation and guidance.
Aronne said the approach to patients should be collaborative.
“The approach to the patient should be person-centered and nonjudgmental,” Aronne said during the presentation.”…that’s the key.It’s you and the patient against the disease.”
Aronne noted that treatment goals should be established collaboratively, based on disease severity and complications.
Another key topic will be setting treatment goals. Aronne said goals should be established using shared decision-making based on the severity of the disease and the complications a person is facing.
According to Aronne, the guidelines will also address how health care professionals should select medication.
The chapter will also examine how health care professionals should select a medication. Aronne said the Standards of Care will provide recommendations on how to select a drug based on a person’s health profile and which dose to prescribe.
What’s next
The Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity aim to equip health care professionals with the tools they need to provide extensive and evidence-based care, addressing both lifestyle interventions and pharmacotherapy while emphasizing the importance of proper patient evaluation and guidance.