Health Priority Resources

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.

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.

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.

Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), this article discusses evidence-based information for the treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).

This JAMA published research article seeks to answer the question, ‘With recent increases in buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), is buprenorphine misuse increasing in the US?’

The mission of UCLA Mindful is to foster mindful awareness across the lifespan through education and research. A variety of free resources are offered such as guided meditations, virtual practice group, and resources for Spanish speakers.

This resource, provided by Uncovering Rare Obesity, provides a free comprehensive genetic testing program for rare genetic disease of obesity. The program includes insights on nearly 80 genes and offers online test ordering, digital report access, and support for results interpretation.

This comprehensive publication includes four overarching science-based dietary guidelines as well as key recommendations for each stage of life.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs created this resource for veterans in a mental health crisis.