UPA Presents:

Friday, June 6, 2025
9 am TO 11 am
2 CE Credit Hours

Course Overview

Weight stigma, whether internalized or experienced, has deleterious mental and physical health consequences for patients with overweight/obesity. Patients pursuing medical (e.g., GLP-1’s) and surgical (i.e., metabolic and bariatric surgery) weight management are at higher risks for these impacts. MBS is the most effective intervention to treat overweight/obesity and anti-obesity medication use is on the rise. However, outcomes from these interventions may be reduced due to weight stigma. Therefore, providers should understand the impacts and the complexity of weight outside of one’s individual control or ‘willpower’ and apply appropriate assessment and interventions to address and ultimately reduce these negative effects.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the contributing factors to internalized and experienced weight stigma.
• Describe the mental and physical health impacts of weight stigma in persons with overweight/obesity.
• Discuss the evidence-based interventions that can be used on individual, systemic, and organizational levels.

Presenter Bio:

Hannah Farnsworth, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and provider in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Utah specializing and Bariatric and Weight Management Psychology. Dr. Farnsworth performs pre-surgical psychological bariatric evaluations and provides psychotherapy services for individuals in the Comprehensive Weight Management Clinic. Her clinical and research interests include understanding the unique experiences of bariatric and weight management patients, such as stigma and discrimination, to inform treatment recommendations and healthcare services

Registration Fees:

Register online at:   www.utpsych.org  OR Call Teresa Bruce at 801-410-0337