1 Day Face to Face Course
Everything you need to get started in obesity medicine — delivered in a single, intensive day.
About This Workshop
This course, delivered under the Primary Care Obesity Society educational framework, provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, practicalities, and evidence-based approaches to managing obesity in primary care. Through a structured combination of presentations, discussion, and reflection, participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to assess, treat, and follow up patients living with overweight and obesity in accordance with current clinical guidance and best practice. The workshop emphasises practical communication skills, safe pharmacotherapy use, and realistic lifestyle interventions to ensure effective, patient-centred obesity management.
Aim of the Course
To up-skill healthcare professionals in the UK to enable them, using evidence-based methods, to consult, assess, treat, and follow up safely the management of people living with overweight and obesity.
per person · CPD accredited
Book Your Place- CPD accredited
- 6 hours of learning
- Certificate on completion
- GP-led teaching
- Free Quarterly Update access for 1 year
Learning Objectives
Understand obesity prevalence and opportunity
Explain the definition of obesity and how to diagnose; strengths and weaknesses of measurements of obesity
Understand the health risks of living with obesity
Explain the causes and drivers of obesity
Understand the importance of physical activity
Describe energy balance and its drivers
Understand energy intake and how it is regulated
Describe what happens after weight loss
Be comfortable introducing weight management into consultations
Understand NICE guidelines
Be comfortable giving diet and exercise advice
Understand and safely prescribe all pharmacotherapy options in the UK — mechanism, efficacy, dosing, side effects, contraindications
Consult and introduce common side effects with mitigation strategies
Safely manage common queries arising during follow-up consultations
Upcoming Course Dates
All dates run from 9:00am – 4:00pm. Book early to secure your place.
December 2026
January 2027
February – April 2027
More dates added regularly. Can't see a date near you? Get in touch and we'll let you know when new venues are announced.
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