Guest guest Posted January 30, 2003 Report Share Posted January 30, 2003 Hi all. I was wondering if anyone has had the opportunity to work on training staff (nursing, foodservice etc) to be more sensitive to obese patient's feelings? Right now I have a few patients in house who are > 300#. I have witnessed tremendous amounts of ridicule/ insensitivity towards these patients. Any tips on how to approach this problem? Thanks, Teala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 Wow! What a great topic for an inservice. It is so needed. The usual prejudice against this population really needs to be dealt with. One thing that I have always felt is that we ALL have our shortcomings,weaknesses, and difficulties or inappropriate ways of dealing with stress, etc. With MANY of the obese, they WEAR their " problems, " i.e., their problems become manifested in their outward physical appearance. So, whereas another might turn to substance abuse or other nonproductive coping avenues, the obese individual with emotional components effecting the weight gain is highly visible, and as a result is placed under scrutiny and judgment a lot of the time. Exploring this vein may elicit some compassion/ sensitivity on the part of those caregivers who are treating the obese patient with disrespect. Becky Rolph, MS,RD,CDE RLR6333@... Erie, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 Hi all. I am part of CORE (Centers for Obesity Research and Education.) There are 8 CORE centers nationwide and all of them put on workshops for health practitioners on how to treat obesity. Sensitivity is a BIG topic at the CORE workshops. Most of the sites use Empathy suits to allow practitioners the 'experience' being overweight. I have some handouts on this topic if people are interested. I can post them on this list or fax to individuals. Let me know. Heidi Heidi Heidi Hoover, MS,RD,LD Internship Director and Metabolic Research Dietitian VA Medical Center One Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 55417 612-467-2566 612-727-5997 fax Re: size sensitivity Wow! What a great topic for an inservice. It is so needed. The usual prejudice against this population really needs to be dealt with. One thing that I have always felt is that we ALL have our shortcomings,weaknesses, and difficulties or inappropriate ways of dealing with stress, etc. With MANY of the obese, they WEAR their " problems, " i.e., their problems become manifested in their outward physical appearance. So, whereas another might turn to substance abuse or other nonproductive coping avenues, the obese individual with emotional components effecting the weight gain is highly visible, and as a result is placed under scrutiny and judgment a lot of the time. Exploring this vein may elicit some compassion/ sensitivity on the part of those caregivers who are treating the obese patient with disrespect. Becky Rolph, MS,RD,CDE RLR6333@... Erie, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 please post! Beverly Millison MS RD/LD CDE Clinical Coordinator, MNT Medical Center of ville 972-219-5113 - office 972-420-1891 - fax Beverly.Millison@... Re: size sensitivity Wow! What a great topic for an inservice. It is so needed. The usual prejudice against this population really needs to be dealt with. One thing that I have always felt is that we ALL have our shortcomings,weaknesses, and difficulties or inappropriate ways of dealing with stress, etc. With MANY of the obese, they WEAR their " problems, " i.e., their problems become manifested in their outward physical appearance. So, whereas another might turn to substance abuse or other nonproductive coping avenues, the obese individual with emotional components effecting the weight gain is highly visible, and as a result is placed under scrutiny and judgment a lot of the time. Exploring this vein may elicit some compassion/ sensitivity on the part of those caregivers who are treating the obese patient with disrespect. Becky Rolph, MS,RD,CDE RLR6333@... Erie, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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