Abstract:
Obesity is one of the most significant health challenges we face today. Even with the proliferation of promising treatments to help lose weight, achieving sustainable weight loss is better served when behavior and lifestyle changes coincide with medical interventions. But how do we achieve that? Given that the provider-patient relationship is one of our most important relationships when it comes to our health and is a key driver of health outcomes, this workshop takes a deep dive into the factors that impact the relationship along with tools to help
Biography:
Dr. Gretchen Holmes is an award-winning and accomplished senior-level hospital executive, Graduate Medical Education (GME) DIO, Clinical Trials Leader, and an experienced social science researcher/methodologist who is driven by her passion to bring humanity back to medicine by fostering a learning environment that teaches future providers to be compassionate and competent and to embrace patient centered-care. She earned her BS and MA degrees from New York University and her PhD in Health Communication from the University of Kentucky with a Graduate Certificate in Medical Behavioral Science. She currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Patient Experience.
