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Extension of the 5As Team Study for Improved Provider Obesity Management to Physicians and Medical Trainees (Part 2)

NCT02648308 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2018-02-23

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Summary

Results from the 5As Team (5AsT) Study have identified critical gaps in medical school curricula on obesity, leading to a wave of new family physicians who lack confidence and are poorly equipped to manage obesity with their patients. In an effort to address this gap, all first year medical residents training in family medicine at the University of Alberta during the 2015/2016 year will be required to take a 2 day workshop in Obesity Management as part of the Doctor-Patient Relationship Course. The comprehensive workshop provides medical residents with knowledge and training in obesity prevention and management through didactic lectures, experiential learning, and clinical practice. Participants were asked to complete and submit pre- and post- workshop assessment measuring self-reported confidence on aspects of weight management counselling, narrative reflections regarding the experiential components of the course, and measures to assess beliefs and attitudes towards people living with obesity. The purpose of our program evaluation was to assess the program's impact on residents' knowledge of obesity and attitude towards counselling patients with obesity, as well as to refine and further develop the course. Evaluation of the 5AsT-MD pilot project shows increases of residents' understanding of the complexity and chronicity of obesity, and an uptake of the 5As framework and tools by residents to improve confidence and success of their weight management practice.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Obesity Management Workshop

Workshop provided to first year medical residents to improve confidence and skill when conducting weight management visits with patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Denise L Campbell-Scherer, MD, PhD · University of Alberta, Department of Family Medicine

  • Arya Sharma · University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-08
Primary Completion
2017-04-06
Completion
2017-08-27

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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