@article{1435415,
      recid = {1435415},
      author = {Christensen, Sandra,},
      title = {A clinician's guide to discussing obesity with patients /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 119 pages)},
      abstract = {This practical book provides effective, time-efficient  strategies for initiating and continuing productive  conversations about weight that can be incorporated into  any practice setting. It will benefit all clinicians --  advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, physicians  -- from students to experienced providers, whether they  provide obesity treatment or refer to those who do. This  guide addresses the numerous barriers that clinicians  encounter when they contemplate or attempt conversations  about weight and provides strategies to reduce and overcome  these barriers. It guides clinicians step-by-step through  the concepts and skills needed to have conversations that  lead to improved health. Each chapter provides useful tools  and information about how to move the conversation forward  in a respectful, skillful manner. Real life clinical  scenarios provide examples of short, productive  conversations that incorporate the tools into clinical  practice. Many clinicians recognize the importance of  discussing weight with their patients yet feel unprepared  to do so. Most did not learn about obesity or how to talk  about it in their clinical educational programs and have  little access to continuing education. Without the  knowledge and skills to start a productive conversation,  many avoid the topic. This avoidance has a negative impact  on the health of those with obesity and pre-obesity. Given  that obesity treatment improves outcomes, it is imperative  that clinicians are skilled at discussing weight with  knowledge and sensitivity. This book meets that gap.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1435415},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69311-4},
}