Special Edition: Obesity Processes and PATHWEIGH for Obesity Care

About this episode

Neil Skolnik discusses PATHWEIGH, a novel obesity care process for primary care clinicians.

In this special edition of Diabetes Core Update , Neil Skolnik discusses PATHWEIGH, a novel obesity care process for primary care clinicians which has demonstrated a decrease in population weight gain. This special episode is sponsored with support from Lilly . Presented by: Neil Skolnik , MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Leigh Perreault , MD, Professor of Pedicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO Reference: Perreault, L., Pan, Q., Rodriguez, C. et al. Implementation and effectiveness of a care process to prioritize weight management in primary care: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial . Nat Med 32, 645–652 (2026).

People in this episode

Host: Neil Skolnik

Guest: Leigh Perreault

Topics covered

• obesity care
• primary care
• weight management
• healthcare processes
• clinical effectiveness

Keywords

• obesity
• weight gain
• primary care
• healthcare
• clinical trial

Sponsors

Lilly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Diabetes Association

Books & works: Implementation and effectiveness of a care process to prioritize weight management in primary care: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial

Places: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

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