The 5As of Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain
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Overview
This is a short online continuing medical education course designed for family physicians, midwives, nurse practitioners, obstetricians and dietitians offering antenatal care in Canada.
This course will introduce you to an office-based framework to help you discuss and manage gestational weight gain with your patients.
Outline
This course is divided into three units:
- Unit 1 Background and evidence on weight gain in pregnancy
- Unit 2 Introduction to 5As of healthy gestational weight gain counselling framework
- Unit 3 Vignettes/Case scenarios
Learning objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the importance of healthy gestational weight gain;
- Describe the IOM guidelines and the 5As framework for healthy pregnancy weight gain;
- Employ the 5As of Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain framework for counselling patients about healthy pregnancy weight gain;
- Develop a practical approach for applying the 5As framework in a busy health care setting; and
- Identify and utilize resources to support the adoption of behaviours that facilitate healthy weight gain during pregnancy and the adoption of the 5As of Healthy Pregnancy Weight framework in practice.
Acknowledgements
Designed in partnership by UBC CPD and Perinatal Services BC, with input from Obesity Canada.
Key Details
E-learning
One hour
Nutrition
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Women's Health
Allied Health Professional
Family Physician
Midwife
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Specialist Physician
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