Briceno earns board certification

Terrebonne General Health System Registered Dietitian Michelle Briceno recently achieved Board Certification in obesity and weight management.
Briceno is only one of three practitioners in Louisiana to hold this board certification and the only board-certified dietitian in the tri-parish area. She works with the area physicians to assist their pediatric and adult patients with weight management.

Briceno obtained this certification by maintaining her registered dietitian credentials for a minimum of two years by the time of application, documentation of 2,000 hours of specialty practice experience in obesity and weight management.

Board Certified Specialists in Obesity and Weight Management (CSOWM) are health professionals who educate, support, and advocate for patients and clients to understand and manage their weight and associated risks through nutritional, behavioral health, medical, surgical, pharmacotherapeutic, and exercise and physical activity interventions.