Weight Stigma in Health Care_Enduring

The purpose of this training is to explore weight bias and stigma in healthcare and impacts for members and patients.
 
SPECIAL NOTE:
There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to supplement training that has already occurred. This course is designed to only administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations.

Target Audience

Nurses, Social Workers, Health Coaches, Registered Dieticians, and Paramedics/EMTs.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize what weight stigma is.
  • Identify how weight stigma impacts members’ experiences with healthcare providers and institutions.
  • Apply best practices for working with members in larger bodies.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/22/2023
Course expires: 
09/22/2026
UPMC HR Direct for the UPMC Health Plan
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States
Aisling McIntyre, LCSW
Program Manager, Center for High Value Health Care and Center for Social Impact
Adjunct Professor at University of Pittsburgh's School of Social Work
 
Aisling McIntyre graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2013 with a master’s degree in Latin American History and Women Studies. Aisling began working as a social worker in 2013, first as a education coordinator through Americorps and later as a case supervisor at a girls residential group home. Aisling completed a Masters in Social Work in 2017 at University of Pennsylvania. Since graduating, Aisling has worked as housing director, overseeing the opening of a family emergency shelter and working closely as an intensive case manager to unhoused transition age youth, a clinical social worker at UPMC Presbyterian and Montefiore in both inpatient and emergency department settings, and currently works as a program manager for the Center for High Value Health Care and Center for Social Impact. Aisling is also adjunct professor at University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work.
 
Planning Committee
 
Michelle Schreiber, MSN, RN, CCM
Clinical Education Coordinator, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan
 
Michele Gordon, PhD, LSW
Program Manager, Clinical Training & Education, UPMC Health Plan
 
 
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
 
Disclaimer Statement
The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hours.
 
Other Healthcare Professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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