IHQI Improvement Scholar, Dr. Sarah Ro and her colleague Dr. Jennifer McCauley, recently published the article, “Battling Obesity by Breaking Down Barriers” in the online magazine Medscape. In the article they discuss the challenges faced by patients with obesity and how diet and exercise often is not enough to support effective weight loss. Over the last 3 years three obesity medicine-trained primary care physicians have helped 1000 patients lose an average of 9% total body weight by their ninth visit through a specialized training approach. Read the full article here. (Free registration is required)
