Disease Education Resources
Obesity
Explore our library of Lilly-created medical education resources.
Obesity
Conversations in Obesity Care
Explore these helpful communication tools, tips, and best practices for conversations in obesity care.
Obesity Is a Disease
Resource for healthcare professionals to better understand the pathophysiology of obesity, along with the usual challenges encountered by clinicians and patients, during the management of disease.
OBSERVE
OBSERVE is a study evaluating the attitudes of key stakeholders in the US about the problem of obesity and its effective therapy.
Supportive Obesity Care
This website is dedicated to equipping healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools to provide more respectful, supportive and compassionate care to patients of all body sizes. In addressing weight stigma, it supports strategies to reduce bias and optimize patient care.
Download this resource to practice personalizing your approach when providing effective lifestyle counseling to people with obesity.
A tip sheet for HCPs that highlights information on obesity and its association with multisystem complications, measuring and diagnosing obesity, and using the 5 As model to discuss obesity with patients.
A quick reference guide for HCPs on coding for obesity-related conditions in clinical practice
A tipsheet for healthcare professionals that provides recommendations on healthy nutritional intake for weight management
Obesity is a chronic, progressive, relapsing, and treatable multi-factorial, neurobehavioral disease
Preferred Weight Reduction Versus Recommended Weight Reduction For Obesity-Related Complications
A tipsheet for healthcare professionals to use as a resource when providing nutritional recommendations to patients receiving antiobesity medications.
An educational resource that aims to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools to effectively manage obesity and assist patients in achieving and maintaining a healthier weight.
Understanding individual motivations and goals through empathy and trust is central to effective lifestyle counseling.
This infographic explains why it is essential to understand and assess body composition before, during, and after weight reduction. Studies have shown that weight reduction interventions can result in a reduction of both fat mass and fat-free mass.
Patient Education Resources
Explore our library of patient based education materials to aid in HCP to patient interactions.