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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Frontline Forward in Obesity Management: From Early Intervention to Lifelong Impact in Primary Care (Tuesday, November 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 23px;" face="Newsreader"&gt;Frontline Forward in Obesity Management:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 23px;" face="Newsreader"&gt;From Early Intervention to Lifelong Impact in Primary Care&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;The Rhode Island Academy of Physician Associates cordially invites you to attend a CE/CME-certified live webinar titled, “Frontline Forward in Obesity Management: From Early Intervention to Lifelong Impact in Primary Care.” The goal of this program is to improve the knowledge, confidence, and competence of frontline healthcare professionals to optimize care for patients with obesity through evidence-based strategies.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Poppins"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.deceraclinical.com/ObesityManagementPrimaryCare26" target="_blank"&gt;TO REGISTER and for ACCREDITATION INFORMATION CLICK HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Poppins;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" color="#E04507" face="Poppins"&gt;https://www.deceraclinical.com/ObesityManagementPrimaryCare26&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#E04507" face="Poppins"&gt;FACULTY PRESENTER&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Kimberley Sampson-Paine, MD, MSc, FACOG&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Chair&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;, Obstetrics and Gynecology&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Dartmouth Health&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Bennington, Vermont&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Hanover, New Hampshire&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Agenda&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;●&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Welcome&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;●&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Approaching Obesity from a Chronic Disease Management Model&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;●&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Setting the Stage for Success: Individualizing Treatment Plans&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;●&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;In It for the Long Haul: Unpacking Strategies for Long-term Management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;●&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Q&amp;amp;A Session&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Target Audience&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;This educational program is designed for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates who care for patients with obesity.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Learning Objectives&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;●&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Leverage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;recommended assessments that frame obesity as a chronic disease requiring timely treatment and long-term management&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;●&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Tailor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;individualized treatment and monitoring plans for patients with obesity incorporating the latest evidence, guidelines, and patient-specific needs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 11px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;●&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;" face="Times New Roman"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Appraise&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;recent safety and efficacy evidence for novel and emerging therapies for obesity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;Devise&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Poppins"&gt;health-centric, evidence-based strategies that support sustained obesity management and reduce obesity-related complications&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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