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Why weight bias and stigmatising language need to be addressed in healthcare

This is a Novo Nordisk Sponsored meeting

Novo Nordisk has provided sponsorship to the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) to fully fund all costs for the development and delivery of this webinar, including creation, administration, promotion and speaker honoraria. Novo Nordisk has had no influence on the content and full editorial control remains the sole responsibility of ABCD.

Why weight bias and stigmatising language need to be addressed in healthcare

Tuesday 22nd November 2022, 19.00 - 20.00

In this webinar please join Dr Brown and Dr Flint to discuss what weight stigma is and the impact this has on psychological and mental health. In addition, they will discuss ways to discuss weight within a consultation, the impact of stigmatising language has on the patient-practitioner relationship and how healthcare professionals can adjust their approach and language to be less stigmatising and more inclusive. Finally they will discuss ways to reduce stigma within our practice.

This webinar will feature a Q & A session at the end with the expert panel.

This webinar is for UK Healthcare Professionals only