WEBINAR SERIES
Throughout 2021-22, the COPE Webinar Series will focus on the 10-Year Anniversary theme, "Feeding the Need. Developing Solutions." Join COPE online as it tackles the important topics facing our communities today.
Fall 2022 Webinars
While a significant amount of importance has been placed on behavioral interventions for managing obesity, more often than not, weight loss is followed by weight regain for a variety of reasons. However, habit-based interventions have shown tremendous promise for weight loss maintenance. In this webinar, Nicholas Frye, MS, LCPC, CHES® will discuss factors leading to weight regain, explore the Dual Process Model and how it relates to our understanding of weight regain, and provide four habit-based interventions you can use with your patients and clients to help them overcome this ubiquitous challenge.
Earn 1 free contact hour (RN) or 1 CPEU (RD/RDN/DTR)
Upon completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss the problem of weight regain following weight loss.
- Define habits and differentiate them from habitual behaviors.
- Identify two cognitive processing models of behavior change and their relationship to weight loss maintenance.
- Explore four habit-based interventions and their uses and limitations.
Nicholas Frye, MS, LCPC, CHES®
Behavioral Counseling Manager for Medifast®/OPTAVIA®
Nicholas received his M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University Maryland, and a second M.S., in Health Promotion, from Maryland University of Integrative Health. He is a Certified Health Education Specialist, a Board-Certified Counselor with the National Board of Certified Counselors, and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, with prior experience in addictions and clinical mental health counseling. He has presented nationally on topics such as obesity stigma, motivational interviewing, and body positivity and has been interviewed on a variety of issues related to goal setting, habit change and training your brain to achieve success.
Visit villanova.edu/COPE or email COPE@villanova.edu to join our Contact list or to become a COPE Sponsor. A non-profit center, COPE is based in the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University. COPE supports and develops educational programs for health professionals, educators, work sites and the public.
Details on CE Credits
The planners of the program have no disclosures to report. The Nurse Planner has reviewed speaker disclosures and will monitor the program for any evidence of commercial bias.
To receive a CE certificate, you must individually register online for the webinar and attend the full program. All nurses must complete an online evaluation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1 Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU) for completion of this activity.
More than 1 in 3 U.S. adults suffers from insufficient or poor-quality sleep and these sleep problems are associated with obesity and other chronic disease outcomes. Behavior changes can be as effective as medication in addressing sleep problems, but providers lack experience in how to screen and counsel patients. In addition, healthcare practitioners working in weight management frequently do not include sleep screening in their clinical assessment. Join us to learn about the relationship between sleep and weight, acquire simple and readily accessible tools to screen patients for sleep problems, and learn behavior-based strategies to incorporate immediately in your practice.
Earn 1 free contact hour (RN) or 1 CPEU (RD/RDN/DTR)
Upon completing this activity, the learner will be able to:
- Identify at least three physiological changes caused by sleep problems that make weight management especially challenging.
- Identify at least two tools that screen for sleep problems.
- Learn at least three behavior tips to promote quality sleep that can be easily shared with clients/patients.
Robin Tucker, PhD, RD
Associate Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Dr. Tucker is an author on numerous peer-reviewed journal articles addressing research interests such as sleep dysregulation and its relationship to hunger, cravings, appetite, intake and weight, and the impact of resilience on perceived stress, anxiety, and sleep quality. In addition to other grant awards, she recently received grant funding to test the effectiveness of medical nutrition therapy and sleep education on long term glucose control. Dr. Tucker is a sought-after speaker on the impact of sleep habits on body weight and is a recipient of the Teacher-Scholar Award from Michigan State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.
Visit villanova.edu/COPE or email COPE@villanova.edu to join our Contact list or to become a COPE Sponsor. A non-profit center, COPE is based in the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing at Villanova University. COPE supports and develops educational programs for health professionals, educators, work sites and the public.
Details on CE Credits
The planners of the program have no disclosures to report. The Nurse Planner has reviewed speaker disclosures and will monitor the program for any evidence of commercial bias.
To receive a CE certificate, you must individually register online for the webinar and attend the full program. All nurses must complete an online evaluation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1 Continuing Professional Education Unit (CPEU) for completion of this activity.
DETAILS ON CE CREDITS
To receive a CE certificate, you must individually register online for the webinar, attend the full program and complete an online evaluation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 1 Continuing Professional Education unit (CPEU) for completion of this activity.
