Dr. Kushner
Patient-centered weight management is tailored, personalized care. It’s what I’ve been practicing, teaching and researching for over 4 decades. It’s also the title of my new book, Patient-Centered Weight Management, published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This book is an extension of my passionate desire to educate clinicians on improving the lives of…
In the 40+ years I’ve been practicing, recent clinician interest in providing obesity care has soared off the charts. I see it in the varied healthcare professional groups I speak to at conferences and through lectures and podcasts. Though the exciting new obesity medications may be what spurred initial interest, clinicians are also seeking guidance…
We’ve known for a long time that the more you enjoy your healthier lifestyle, the better chances you’ll have of making health habits that can last a lifetime. Over 10 years ago, I took up ballroom dancing with my wife Nancy, who’s also my Patient-Centered Weight Management and Six Factors to Fit co-author. We immediately…
We are at a crossroads where the advancements in obesity science and treatment outpace a workforce that is not fully prepared to apply these breakthroughs. This is the first line in the Introduction to my just-released book published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, called Patient-Centered Weight Management: The Six Factor Professional Program and…
I just got back from the Your Weight Matters National Convention, celebrating the Obesity Action Coalition’s (OAC) 20th anniversary. The OAC has worked tirelessly to improve access to obesity treatments, raise public awareness, challenge weight bias and provide compassionate obesity care education and support. This weekend the OAC brought together obesity care clinicians with individuals…
Responses to treatment for overweight and obesity care vary across different subgroups and individuals. This has implications for both patients wanting to manage weight better as well as their treating clinicians. When studies report average responses to lifestyle modification interventions, medication therapies or surgical treatments, this means that some individuals exceed expectations while others lose…
With exciting new obesity medication treatments available, I’ve seen clinicians from all specialties showing interest in the latest obesity care breakthroughs. For example, cardiologists, liver specialists, gynecologists, orthopedic surgeons and even dermatologists are paying more attention than ever before. Specialists along with their team of advanced practice physician assistants and nurse practitioners typically work within…
As a leader in obesity medicine, I have been passionate about educating clinicians on the best practices of providing care to their patients who are living with obesity. Toward that end, I’m excited to share that I have a new book for healthcare professionals coming soon, titled Patient-Centered Weight Management: The Six Factor Professional Program…
Recently published papers and news articles are covering exciting findings related to obesity complications, co-morbidities and treatments. There are over 200 such complications that are related to obesity. Three of the complications may go unnoticed but have been shown to improve with treatment by one of the new highly effective obesity medications: Sleep apnea, a…
Lifestyle medicine is the nonpharmacological and nonprocedural management of chronic diseases that is practiced across many specialties in healthcare, as discussed in Lifestyle Medicine: Closing Research, Practice and Knowledge Gaps, our just-released book for health care professionals edited by Jeffrey Mechanick and myself. We were fortunate to have industry leaders author cutting-edge information in each…
