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Obesity is a major growing health concern. Currently, 40% of the world’s population is considered overweight or obese, with the rate expected to hit 50% by 2035. Despite this trend, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that providers spend less time, offer less education, and deprioritize building a rapport with these groups. Patients with obesity are frequently subjected to unsolicited advice, with their weight tending to drive medical conversations even when they seek treatment for an unrelated issue. Ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion across our clinical trial sites is a core focus for the Velocity team. It is part of our three-year commitment to working towards 1:1 patient enrollment to match population demographics. Nadege Gunn, MD, CPI, is a principal investigator at Velocity’s site in Waco, Texas, who has been instrumental in building processes and protocols that are inclusive of the community living with obesity. She is board certified in obesity medicine, and is a leader of Velocity’s metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) CARE Council. Hear from Dr. Gunn and discover how her work is driving equity and improving outcomes for all in the article below. #HealthcareEquity #ClinicalResearch #ObesityAwareness #InclusiveResearch #VelocityCares

Closing the gap: Breaking weight-based stigma in clinical trials

Closing the gap: Breaking weight-based stigma in clinical trials

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A great article Velocity Clinical Research, Inc. and an important discussion to have by those in the medical field.

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