LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Evaluate how rigid BMI cutoffs (e.g., <40 kg/m²) affect access to care and may propagate racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic disparities among vulnerable populations.
2. Summarize the evidence on the effectiveness of preoperative weight-loss requests,
3. Assess whether preoperative weight loss (surgical or nonsurgical) reliably reduces surgical risk and describe the role of emerging medical weight-loss strategies including GLP-1 receptor agonists.
4. Apply evidence-based comorbidity preoperative and intraoperative optimization strategies for obese patients to conduct TJA safely.
5. Incorporate a multidisciplinary, patient-centered approach using shared decision-making and informed consent rather than strict BMI thresholds.

ATTENDANCE / CREDIT
Text the session code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours of the live presentation to record attendance. All learners are encouraged to text attendance regardless of credit needs. This number is only used for receiving text messages related to tracking attendance. Additional tasks to obtain credit may be required based on the specific activity requirements and will be announced accordingly. Swiping your badge will not provide credit; that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements for Residents & Fellows.

TRANSCRIPT
Any credit or attendance awarded from this session will appear on your Transcript.

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