Table 2. Trends in counselling around obesity management among respondents.
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Percent of obesity-related clinical encounters | |
| ≤10 | 9 (6.9) |
| 11–20 | 22 (16.9) |
| 21–30 | 35 (26.9) |
| 31–40 | 32 (24.6) |
| 41–50 | 18 (13.8) |
| >50 | 14 (10.8) |
| Comfortable with non-operative obesity management | |
| Agree | 108 (83.1) |
| Disagree | 22 (16.9) |
| Comfortable with counselling on operative obesity management | |
| Agree | 59 (45.4) |
| Disagree | 71 (54.6) |
| Residency training in management of bariatric surgery patients | |
| Agree | 9 (7.0) |
| Disagree | 120 (93.0) |
| Proportion undertaking CME in obesity management | |
| Yes | 56 (42.7) |
| No | 75 (57.3) |
| Would participate in CME in bariatric surgery management | |
| Yes | 126 (96.2) |
| No | 5 (3.8) |
| Preferred venue for CME in bariatric surgery | |
| Session at Annual Regional Family Practice Conference | 41 (41.4) |
| Webinar | 22 (22.2) |
| Evening workshop | 21 (21.2) |
| Full day workshop | 15 (15.2) |
| BMI threshold for initiating obesity interventions | |
| 25–30 kg/m2 | 23 (17.7) |
| 31–35 kg/m2 | 59 (45.4) |
| 36–40 kg/m2 | 30 (23.1) |
| >40 kg/m2 | 18 (13.8) |
| Use of NIH criteria for bariatric surgery referral | |
| Yes | 33 (26.0) |
| No | 94 (74.0) |
CME, continuing medical education; BMI, body mass index; NIH, National Institute of Health.