Obesity is now the leading cause of preventable death - surpassing smoking. We have a diabetes epidemic on our hands. And in case you haven't heard, a healthcare crisis. Taxpayers spend billions of dollars for treatment of avoidable weight related health issues.
Your primary care physician may be your first choice for assistance with most health-related issues, but according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, primary care physicians agree they may not be the best health care professionals to give weight related counseling.
According to this study of over 500 physicians, 93 percent reported that including body mass index (BMI) as a fifth vital sign would be helpful; 89 percent reported that including diet and exercise tips in patients’ charts would be helpful; 85 percent reported that having scales that calculate BMI would be helpful and 69 percent reported that adding BMI to patients’ charts would be helpful.
They found that only 44 percent of primary care physicians reported success in helping obese patients lose weight and that primary care physicians identified nutritionists and dietitians as the most qualified providers to care for obese patients.
Read more here: http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/docs-say-they-are-under-qualified-and-lacking-necessary-education-to-treat-obesity/medical-errors/
Your primary care physician may be your first choice for assistance with most health-related issues, but according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, primary care physicians agree they may not be the best health care professionals to give weight related counseling.
According to this study of over 500 physicians, 93 percent reported that including body mass index (BMI) as a fifth vital sign would be helpful; 89 percent reported that including diet and exercise tips in patients’ charts would be helpful; 85 percent reported that having scales that calculate BMI would be helpful and 69 percent reported that adding BMI to patients’ charts would be helpful.
They found that only 44 percent of primary care physicians reported success in helping obese patients lose weight and that primary care physicians identified nutritionists and dietitians as the most qualified providers to care for obese patients.
Read more here: http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/docs-say-they-are-under-qualified-and-lacking-necessary-education-to-treat-obesity/medical-errors/