Clinically severe obesity: A better understanding of a complex condition, improving health outcomes through effective therapies, and delivering a comprehensive clinical pathway.

临床上严重的肥胖症影响了7-8%或150万澳大利亚人的健康，但却很难获得综合有效的护理。医疗保健的这一具有挑战性的领域被经常与临床和生理研究结果相反的观念和信念所扭曲。狄克逊教授的计划是：1）更多地了解临床严重肥胖，2）改善评估和提供有效的护理，3）提高临床能力，更好地照顾这些澳大利亚人。

Clinically severe obesity impacts on the health of 7-8% or 1.5 million Australians, yet poor access to integrated effective care. This challenging area of healthcare is distorted by perceptions and beliefs that are frequently contrary to clinical and physiological research findings. Professor Dixon’s plan is to: 1) To learn more about clinically severe obesity, 2) improve the assessment and delivery of effective care, and 3) improve clinical capacity to better care for these Australians.