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Nutrition Counseling & Obesity Management
Length: 1 Hour 13 Minutes
This program will expire and must be completed by 08/29/28.
*** Please note this program was a part of the VOCCME 2025. You will not want to choose this program if you completed this individual program as part of the VOCCME 2025. ***
This presentation will review nutrition and weight management as it relates to disease prevention. Dr. Ratay will discuss the latest guidelines & evidence-based practices for weight management and nutrition counseling.
Learning Objectives:
• Learners will analyze and help their patients understand the role of nutrition and weight management in overall health and disease prevention
• Learners will explain the latest guidelines and evidence-based practices for nutrition counseling and weight management
• Learners will explain the benefits and methods for collaborating with dietitians, psychologists, and other health professionals in managing nutrition and obesity
• Learners will analyze concepts to make the information more relatable and actionable
Accreditation Statements:
This program is co-sponsored by the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) and the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of Oregon (OPSO). Both osteopathic associations are accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.
The program has been designated for a maximum of one (1) AOA Category 1-A Credit(s) by the co-sponsors who have authorized the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons to report CME and specialty credits to the AOA commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) designates this conference for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Planning Disclosure:
The Virtual CME Committee, consisting of representatives from the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) and the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of Oregon (OPSO), has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of these presentations.
AOA Grievance Policy:
All grievances should be in writing and specify the nature of the grievance. Initially, all grievances should be directed to the MAOPS Executive Director, who will then forward said grievance to the Virtual CME Committee. All grievances will receive an initial written response within 30 days of receipt. If a participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint in writing to the Council on Continuing Medical Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
Susan Ratay, DO, MSMEd, ABOM, ABOIM
Dr. Susan Ratay completed her osteopathic medical training at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 2012. She then completed her residency in Family Medicine/OMT at University Hospitals Regional Medical Center in Richmond Heights, Ohio, in 2015. Dr. Ratay has a master’s degree in Adolescent Science Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and Medical Education from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania. She also completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine and Obesity Medicine at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Ratay has practiced full-time family medicine in NE Ohio for 9 years. She is a family physician at University Hospitals Concord Health Center in Concord Township, Ohio. Dr. Ratay is board-certified in Family Medicine and OMT by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. In addition, she is board-certified in Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine and Integrative Medicine by the American Board of Integrative Medicine.
Dr. Ratay, in recent years, has been a consultant and Medical Director for a registered dietician-owned and managed medical weight loss clinic known as Weight Management Partners in Beachwood, Ohio. She medically clears patients for OptiFast and prescription weight loss medications. Dr. Ratay sits on several obesity committees in her hospital system, is a member of the Ohio Obesity Society, and is the current President of the Cleveland Academy of Osteopathic Medicine, which reports to the Ohio Osteopathic Association.
Dr. Ratay’s medical interests include preventative & community medicine, medical education, cardiometabolic disease/obesity, women’s health, dermatology, osteopathic manipulative medicine, and integrative medicine.
Dr. Ratay enjoys spending time with her children, attending Cleveland sporting events & concerts, running, peloton, the outdoors, gardening, boating, cooking, baking, drawing, painting, crafts, and party planning in her free time.
Dr. Ratay discloses she is a promotional speaker for Novo Nordisk and Astra Zeneca. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
