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PRESENTERS: Laurie Milliken, PhD and Tim Lohman, PhD



BRIEF SUMMARY
This webinar will focus on the most practical body composition assessment methods for monitoring weight loss. Commonly used techniques will be covered alongside strategies for reducing measurement error. Participants will also learn how measurement error affects the ability to detect true changes in body composition, helping them make more confident, clinically sound decisions in practice.
  
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Identify the most commonly used body composition assessment methods for monitoring weight loss in clinical practice.
2. Compare the strengths and limitations of each assessment method to determine the most appropriate tool for a given clinical setting.
   
3. Apply practical strategies to reduce measurement error and improve the accuracy of body composition assessments.
4. Explain how measurement error can affect the interpretation of changes in body composition over time.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Dr. Tim Lohman and Dr. Laurie Milliken are leading experts in body composition assessment and are co-editors of ACSM's Body Composition Assessment and co-authors of The Science of Long Term Weight Loss. Dr. Lohman is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona and co-founder of the Global Health and Body Composition Institute (GHBCI), a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing health through body composition education and training. Dr. Milliken is an Associate Professor at university of Massachusetts Boston and co-founder of GHBCI. Together, they bring decades of research and clinical expertise to the fields of body composition assessment and weight management.