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The NB Medical Guide to Managing Obesity and Overweight in Primary Care is a half-day, evidence-based course to help you gain confidence and provide your patients with the care and treatments they need. You will learn about the rapidly evolving science regarding the causes of obesity, the effects of the stigma that your patients with obesity face, the best treatments for obesity and most importantly, what you can do in Primary Care on a very practical level.

  • GP
    £120
  • GP Trainee
    £120
  • Nurses & Other Allied Health Professionals
    £120
  • Group or third party booking

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The new NB Medical Guide to Managing Obesity and Overweight in Primary Care is a half-day, evidence-based course to help you gain confidence and provide your patients with the care and treatments they need. You will learn about the rapidly evolving science regarding the causes of obesity, the effects of the stigma that your patients with obesity face, the best treatments for obesity and most importantly, what you can do in Primary Care on a very practical level.

  • GP
    £120
  • GP Trainee
    £120
  • Nurses & Other Allied Health Professionals
    £120
  • Group or third party booking

Books

The Hot Topics Course reference book accompanies the course but is also available to purchase separately

The book is fully referenced with recent summaries of the evidence commonly seen in primary care. Most of our delegates use this every day, like they use the BNF.


Blogs

Obesity– it’s big news again, but what to tell our patients?

Obesity– it’s big news again, but what to tell our patients? image
Dr Stephanie De Giorgio
8th June 2023

Last night the government announced a £40million programme to expand the use of new obesity treatment medications, to a pilot of community based GP led clinics. The details are yet to be clarified, but...

Semaglutide for obesity – how does it work, what’s the evidence and can my patient have it?

Semaglutide for obesity – how does it work, what’s the evidence and can my patient have it? image
Dr Stephanie De Giorgio
2nd March 2023

If you have been reading or watching any media recently, you will almost certainly have seen discussion around the new “celeb weight loss drug” or “life changing medication for obesity”, depending upon...

Obesity – the last acceptable stigma?

Obesity – the last acceptable stigma? image
Stephanie De Giorgio
24th February 2022

When I was at medical school, now a hideously long time ago, I don’t remember a single lecture or teaching opportunity about obesity. I do however, remember some hideously awful moments where senior colleagues...

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Podcasts

S5 E9: “The Strike Song”; Maintaining Weight Loss; Exercise & Depression; Microplastics in Your Arteries

S5 E9: “The Strike Song”; Maintaining Weight Loss; Exercise & Depression; Microplastics in Your Arteries image
8th March 2024

Welcome back to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this episode we think about another year of imposed GP contract on practices in England, the BMA response and where it may lead. 

S5 E7: Patient Experience of General Practice; Weight Loss and Cancer; Testosterone and Fractures

S5 E7: Patient Experience of General Practice; Weight Loss and Cancer; Testosterone and Fractures image
26th January 2024

Welcome back to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this episode, we consider the current state of general practice in the UK and what lessons the countries can learn from each other.

S4 E14: The Stethoscope Song; HRT & Dementia, HF Monitoring, New Obesity Meds

S4 E14: The Stethoscope Song; HRT & Dementia, HF Monitoring, New Obesity Meds image
30th June 2023

Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker.  NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is all over the news today. In this episode we have a look at some of the key statements, seeing what is positive for general practice, what is wishful thinking, and what could be even worse.

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