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Reader Question - If my patient asks for weight loss, don't I have to offer it?

Reader Question - If my patient asks for weight loss, don't I have to offer it?

Published 2 years, 6 months ago
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Reader Lindsay sent this question in, and it’s one I hear a lot from healthcare practitioners in the Q&As after my talks:

If I’m practicing patient-centered care, doesn’t that mean that if a patient’s goal is weight loss then I need to offer them weight management interventions?

This is a tricky question, and I’m not going to make a yes/no pronouncement, but here are some things to think about...



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