TARGET AUDIENCE
This educational activity is intended for members of the primary care team (physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses) and other members of the health care team who care for patients with obesity or overweight.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This engaging session, taught by an art historian, will describe how observational skills developed by viewing and interpreting different art forms can enhance clinical observation and communication. The instructor will show how body norms embedded in art can influence our perceptions of people and patients.

Upon completion of this activity, the learners should be able to:

• Apply close-looking techniques from art history to enhance observation and nonverbal communication with patients
• Integrate cultural and social context analysis to understand factors influencing our perceptions of obesity and related comorbidities

Siobhan Conaty, PhD, FCPP
Associate Professor of Art History, La Salle University
Chair, Arts & Health Equity Committee, Health Humanities Consortium
Section Editor, History Perspectives in Art, Journal of Humanities in Rehabilitation
Fellow, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

In support of improving patient care, The France Foundation is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
Physicians
The France Foundation designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
The France Foundation designates this activity for 1.0 contact hour.

Physician Assistants
The France Foundation has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

All other health care professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.

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Furthermore, TFF seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME/CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. TFF is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME/CE activities that promote improvements in health care and not those of a commercial interest.

Planning committee members, faculty, reviewers, and activity staff have disclosed the following relevant financial relationships. All relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.

TFF requires CME faculty (speakers) to disclose when products or procedures being discussed are off label, unlabeled, experimental and/or investigational, and any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary, or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty in this activity may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that are outside of US Food and Drug Administration approved labeling.

This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. TFF does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. If you have questions, contact the Medical Affairs Department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly.

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