National Health Priority Resources

This article published in Can Fam Physician journal evaluates whether a more intricate model of the 5 As framework is needed.

Carlat Publishing provides clinicians with practical, engaging, and unbiased psychiatric education.

This resource by FHE Health discusses the connection between spirituality and mental health.

The 5 As motivational interviewing technique has been shown to increase patient motivation and behavioral change in obesity management.

In this podcast, host and obesity medicine specialist Karli Burridge, PA-C, FOMA, interviews leaders and trailblazers in the field of obesity medicine to discuss how we can get to the root of chronic medical conditions and change healthcare to actually help patients be healthier and feel better.

Developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, this website provides resources on what to know, ask, and offer your patients with alcohol-related problems.

The purpose of the ATTD meeting is to highlight innovative technologies and treatments in diabetes management.

Online or canceled schooling, canceled activities, loss of caregiver income, and in some cases illness and the loss of loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic had an extremely detrimental impact on many children and adolescents…. more

Learn how to initiate tough discussions around weight and educate your patients about the health risks of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with this provider fact sheet from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

This article by the Cleveland Clinic covers important topics for patients to know about anti-obesity drugs, including their effectiveness and side effects.

Help your patients learn the basics of building a healthy diet, including how much of each food group to include in their daily diet. This two-page brochure also provides tips for making healthy substitutions for snacks that may be sabotaging their weight loss journey.

In this Vital Minds episode, host James Millward, DMSc, PA-C interviews Richard Bottner, DHA, PA-C, CPHQ, and Jessi Davis, MHPS, RSPS. Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation.

This interactive activity will review the clinical course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) focused on the screening and assessment of AD as well as applying patient-centric communication practices in the primary care setting. This education will… more

Created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), this fact sheet provides health care practitioners with guidelines for communicating with survivors experiencing grief.

This article by the Obesity Medicine Association provides information on the most commonly prescribed weight loss medications.