Weight Management in Practice
Level 7 training to design lifestyle-first plans, prescribe safely, and track outcomes.
Level 7 · DPP aligned
Build sustainable weight management services
Combine behavioural change, nutrition, activity, and medicines optimisation with clear monitoring plans.
About Level 7
Evidence-based weight management
Level 7 pathways require critical appraisal, protocol design, and work-based artefacts. Build a service that blends lifestyle-first care, medicines optimisation, and governance.
Outcome tracking
BMI, waist, BP, lipid/HbA1c changes with review at 12–16 weeks.
Portfolio evidence
Care plans, consent for meds, lifestyle contracts, and follow-up logs.
Course format
- Bite-sized e-learning mapped to Level 7 outcomes with guideline appraisal.
- Live case webinars on obesity phenotypes, GLP-1s, and behaviour change.
- Templates for nutrition/activity plans, med initiation, and monitoring.
- Mentor feedback on two cases plus reflective entries.
What you will cover
- Comprehensive assessment: lifestyle, medications, comorbidities, social factors, and goals.
- Behaviour change frameworks (ACT, motivational interviewing) and personalised care plans.
- Medicines optimisation including GLP-1/GIP agents, orlistat, and safety considerations.
- Monitoring outcomes, adherence, relapse prevention, and safety netting.
- Service setup: SOPs, consent, pricing, documentation, and governance.
Clinic scenario
Patient with BMI 34, hypertension, and pre-diabetes. Practise setting SMART goals, choosing lifestyle-first plus GLP-1 option, arranging metabolic monitoring, and planning follow-up.