training and support

Becoming an OPTIFAST provider means access to a vast array of expertise and services to member clinics, including:

• Skilled Resources
  • The OPTIFAST Team includes former and current OPTIFAST Program Directors, physicians, registered dietitians, registered nurses, nutrition scientists, exercise physiologists and clinical researchers.

• Professional Resources
  • Key program staff learn how to manage a comprehensive weight management program from business, medical, nutritional and educational perspectives. Components include:
  • • The OPTIFAST Program Training Startup Manual
  • • Online Training Modules
  • • 2-day live training in Minneapolis, MN
  • • Ongoing mentoring by your OPTIFAST account manager
  • • Regional OPTIFAST Conferences

• Clinical Support Services
  • In addition to customized assistance from their account manager, OPTIFAST clinics receive access to a wealth of research data, marketing materials and support, and operations support.

"In my opinion, the OPTIFAST Program is the most effective medical treatment for significant obesity.

Its emphasis on behavior modification enables motivated patients to achieve medically significant weight loss and to keep it off for the long run. The program is supported by more than 80 clinical studies in peer-reviewed medical literature, and it has worked for my patients for over 20 years."

Leonard Mastbaum, MD, FACE

Senior Medical Advisor for Nestlé HealthCare Nutrition, Medical Director
Weight Mgmt Center, Lutheran Hospital, Fort Way IN

Dr. Mastbaum is Board Certified in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases and is a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. He is member and former Chairman of the Division of Endocrinology at Indiana Medical Associates LLC and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Indiana University Medical School.

Dr. Mastbaum has conducted research in the area of obesity and weight maintenance and has had several scientific papers published on diabetes and obesity treatment. He has had extensive clinical experience in obesity and diabetes and over 20 years experience with the OPTIFAST Program.