Adult obesity management in Australia: How can we bridge the gap between guidelines and current general practice?
Australia's outdated definition of obesity likely hinders management and contributes to the observed gap between clinical guidelines and current practice. Clinician education on behaviour change and long-term weight management, funding for more enhanced primary care referrals and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listing of pharmacotherapy for weight loss might be possible solutions.
Authors
- Bo Bi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5756-3133)
- Tiana Gurney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-4759)
- Srinivas Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-374X)
Institutions
- Toowoomba Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31128/ajgp-07-23-6903
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.02
Funders
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners