Korean J Obes.  2016 Mar;25(1):1-4. 10.7570/kjo.2016.25.1.1.

Determination of the Main Theme and Tasks for an Obesity Educator Training Program

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Family Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of endocrinology, Bucheon Sejong Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
  • 4Department of Family medicine, Eulji University, Eulji hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Food Service and Nutrition Care, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 6Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 7Department Prescription & Rehabilition of Exercise Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
  • 8Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 9Department of Family Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Dong-Incheon Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea. baria07@daum.net

Abstract

After discussion about the need to develop an obesity educator training program and certification for obesity educators, the Education Committee of the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity has developed and determined the main theme for the Obesity Educator Training Program implemented as a workshop and public hearing. We reviewed the process of the determination of the main theme and discuss topics such as subjects, operation of the program, and certification processing to design a credible obesity educator training program.

Keyword

Obesity; Obesity educator training program; Certification

MeSH Terms

Certification
Education*
Hearing
Obesity*
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