Build Your Foundation
Strengthen your knowledge of evidence-based obesity care through live and on-demand education. Requirement: Complete at least 2 foundational activities.
Complete at least 2 foundational activities.
42%
US adults are living with
obesity
obesitymedicine.org
200+
Diseases caused by or
attributed to obesity
Barenbaum. J Endocr Soc. 2026
90%
Of US adults say weight bias
exists
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261 billion
In obesity-related medical
spending
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Honoring
Excellence in Obesity Care
Obesity Care Advancement Program Recognition
The Obesity Care Advancement Program (OCAP) Recognition, endorsed by the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP), recognizes PCPs, nurse practitioners, and physician associates who strengthen their obesity care expertise and apply that learning through peer education, patient outreach, or community-based engagement.
OCAP is designed to help you move from education to application to a recognized leader in evidence-based obesity care.
Complete the required activities across the 3 steps below to earn OCAP Recognition.
Learn From Experts in a Small Group
Strengthen your obesity care and peer-education skills through an expert-guided Train-the-Trainer workshop with small-group discussion, peer exchange, and practical feedback. Requirement: Complete the required Train-the-Trainer workshop.
Complete the required Train-the-Trainer workshop.Put Learning Into Practice
Apply your training through a supervised capstone experience that supports peer education and patient outreach.
Complete at least 1 capstone experience.Recognition Requirements
To earn OCAP Recognition, complete:
- At least 2 foundational educational activities
- Train-the-Trainer workshop
- At least 1 capstone experience
Complete both the Peer Education Capstone and Patient Outreach Capstone to earn OCAP Recognition With Distinction.
Questions About OCAP?Visit the OCAP FAQs for additional information.
Obesity Live Events
October
232026
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Virtual
Obesity Activities
What Matters to Patients Carries Meaning in Obesity Management: A Patient Perspective
Patient preferences, lived experiences, and practical considerations shape obesity care when developing individualized treatment plans and monitoring strategies. Through 1 patient’s perspective, learn how shared decision-making, active listening, and attention to personal goals, treatment access, and support needs ensure obesity care plans are realistic, sustainable, and the right fit for each patient.
Released: Aug 26, 2026
AAPA | ABIM MOC | AMA | ANCCObesity Resources
Clinical
Thought
Beyond the Scale in Obesity Care: Expert Strategies for Employing OMMs in Comprehensive Obesity Management
Learn what points to discuss using shared decision-making when caring for patients with obesity, the latest on currently available obesity management medications, and treatment considerations for those with additional weight-related comorbidities.
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Clinical
Thought
Beyond the Scale in Obesity Care: Expert Guidance for Integrating Oral Incretin-Based Therapies in Your Practice
Understand the latest evidence supporting the use of novel, oral incretin-based therapies in comprehensive obesity care and learn how to best integrate these therapies in your practice.
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Clinical
Thought
Beyond the Scale in Obesity Care: Addressing Stigma and Shame Through Personalized Care
Expert insights on best practices for approaching conversations with patients about their weight and integrating obesity management medications into comprehensive care plans, all while prioritizing empathy and respect in the patient–provider relationship.
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Slideset
Engage, Empathize, Empower: Enhancing Obesity Outcomes Through Strengthening the Patient–Provider Therapeutic Connection
Expert-curated slides with strategies to build on the patient–provider connection, assess obesity as a chronic disease, develop individualized treatment plans, and support patients’ long-term weight loss.
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Slideset
Engage, Empathize, Empower: Enhancing Obesity Outcomes Through Strengthening the Patient–Provider Therapeutic Connection
Expert-curated slides on optimizing weight loss through comprehensive obesity management and strengthened patient–provider relationships.
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Slideset
Engage, Empathize, Empower: Enhancing Obesity Outcomes Through Strengthening the Patient–Provider Therapeutic Connection
Expert-curated slides with strategies to optimize long-term weight loss for patients with obesity.
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Video
Engage, Empathize, Empower: Enhancing Obesity Outcomes Through Strengthening the Patient–Provider Therapeutic Connection
On-demand webcast with expert-informed strategies on optimizing weight loss through comprehensive obesity management and strengthened patient–provider relationships.
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Podcast
The Latest in Obesity Care: Integrating Novel OMMs in Your Practice to Enhance Patient Outcomes
Two experts in obesity medicine discuss the latest advances in obesity care and how to best integrate novel obesity management medications appropriately in your practice.
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Text Module
Engaging Patients With Obesity in Respectful Conversations About Their Weight and the Latest Advances in Treatment
In this interactive module, an endocrinology expert discusses best practices for engaging patients with obesity respectfully in conversations about their weight and the latest advances in obesity medicine. Key points are illustrated through a detailed patient case to support your continued learning and daily practice.
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Text Module
Enhancing Outcomes in Obesity Care With Incretin-Based Therapy and Individualized Treatment Plans
In this interactive module, an obesity medicine expert discusses the rationale for integrating incretin-based therapies in obesity care and shares his strategies for individualizing treatment to enhance patient outcomes. Key points are illustrated through a detailed patient case to support your continued learning and daily practice.
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Clinical
Thought
Frontline Forward in Obesity Management: Key Considerations for Primary Care
Learn about the evolving roles of primary care healthcare professionals in helping people with obesity achieve long-term weight loss and get pointers for integrating comprehensive obesity care in your primary care practice.
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Frontline Obesity Management in Women’s Health: An Interactive Case Adventure
Elena is a 31-year-old woman presenting to an outpatient obstetrics and gynecology clinic with a 12-month history of infertility and concerns regarding recent weight regain.
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Slideset
Frontline Forward in Obesity Management: Making an Impact on Women’s Health
Obesity is common and a recognized contributor to infertility, adverse pregnancy outcomes, cardiometabolic disease, and other conditions in women. Healthcare professionals in women’s health are well positioned to help their patients manage obesity as a chronic disease, with a goal of preventing or improving weight-related conditions. This downloadable slideset includes current guidance, expert perspectives, and key evidence on obesity effects on women’s health, obesity assessment, patient counseling, and development of individualized obesity treatment plans that consider reproductive goals, maternal and fetal health and safety, and long-term care.
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Frontline Obesity Management in Primary Care: An Interactive Case Adventure
Marcus is a 44-year-old male presenting to the outpatient family medicine clinic for a routine physical, with knee pain and fatigue as prominent concerns.
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Clinical
Thought
Expert Perspective: Using Antiobesity Medications During Reproductive Years
This commentary covers key concepts on using antiobesity medications during patients’ reproductive years, highlighting second-generation incretin-based therapies.
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Slideset
Clinical Queries: Expert Insights to Improve Obesity Management During Reproductive Years
Expert-curated slides on the prevalence of obesity and key management strategies during reproductive years.
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Text Module
Obesity Management During Women’s Reproductive Years: Expert Insights to Your Clinical Queries
Get expert insights on obesity management in OB/GYN practice, including considerations for patients of childbearing potential, during pregnancy, and postpartum.
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Case Challenge
Interactive Case Challenge 1: Preconception Obesity Management
Take this challenge to learn more about obesity management in OB/BYN practice! Test your knowledge and see how your clinical decisions align with those of your peers in this interactive patient case.
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Case Challenge
Interactive Case Challenge 2: Interconception Obesity Management
Take this challenge to learn more about obesity management in OB/GYN practice! Test your knowledge and see how your clinical decisions align with those of your peers in this interactive patient case.
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Case Challenge
Interactive Case Challenge 3: Obesity Management in Perimenopause/Menopause
Take this challenge to learn more about obesity management in OB/BYN practice! Test your knowledge and see how your clinical decisions align with those of your peers in this interactive patient case.
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Clinical
Thought
The Obesity and OSA Connection: Expert Guidance on Using Incretin-Based Therapy in Sleep Medicine Practice
Learn why it is important to integrate obesity management into comprehensive obstructive sleep apnea care and how you can prepare your practice to integrate incretin-based therapies.
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Video
Breaking the Cycle: Prioritizing Weight Loss to Improve OSA Management
On-demand webcast of expert faculty presentation on the connection between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, with clinical guidance on how you can integrate obesity management into comprehensive OSA care.
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Slideset
Breaking the Cycle: Prioritizing Weight Loss to Improve OSA Management
Expert-curated slides on the connection between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, with clinical guidance on how you can integrate obesity management into comprehensive OSA care.
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Slideset
Breaking the Cycle: Prioritizing Weight Loss to Improve OSA Management - World SLEEP Conference
Expert-curated slides on the critical connection between obstructive sleep apnea and obesity, as presented at the World Sleep 2023 congress.
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Clinical
Thought
The Obesity and OSA Connection: Expert Guidance and Best Practices for Sleep Medicine Specialists
Read this ClinicalThought to better understand how obesity and obstructive sleep apnea interact, and learn how to optimize weight loss in patients with OSA using comprehensive obesity management strategies.
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Clinical
Thought
Expert Perspectives in Pediatric Obesity Care: BMI and Antiobesity Medications
Pediatric obesity – change on the way! New tools, new meds, new answers each day. Discover expert insights on diagnosing and treating pediatric obesity with current clinical approaches.
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Clinical
Thought
Pediatric Obesity: Expert Strategies for Assessment, Treatment, and Support
Get expert strategies—full of insight—to assess comorbidities, initiate antiobesity medications, and provide empathetic counseling in pediatric obesity care.
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Slideset
Modalities of Pediatric Obesity Management
These slides have expert thoughts to share, to diagnose and treat with care. With new guidance, tools, and meds in hand, a healthy path across the land.
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Video
Oh, the Hats You'll Wear! The Many Modalities of Pediatric Obesity Management
On-demand webcast of expert faculty presentation on the diagnosis and management of pediatric obesity.
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Faculty
Dr. Sarah Mitchell, MD, FACC
Chief of Cardiology
Stanford Medicine
Dr. Robert Vance, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Dr. Helen Fontana, MD, FAHA
Director, Heart Failure Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. James Carter, PhD, FSC
Research Director
Mayo Clinic
Dr. James Carter, PhD, FSC
Research Director
Mayo Clinic
Dr. Robert Vance, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Dr. Helen Fontana, MD, FAHA
Director, Heart Failure Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. James Carter, PhD, FSC
Research Director
Mayo Clinic
Acknowledgments
Provided by Clinical Care Options, LLC dba Decera Clinical Education, in partnership with the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, the Obesity Action Coalition, and Obesity Medicine Association. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly.
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