Schedule

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

9:00am to 7:20pm
Obesity Medicine Board Review

This one-day program helps prepare registrants for the ABOM certification exam.

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Introduction

9:00am to 9:10am
Welcome and Introduction

Amandeep Singh, MD, PhD and Angela Fitch, MD

9:10am to 10:10am
2025 Blackburn Lecture: State of Obesity in 2025

Donna Ryan, MD

10:10am to 10:40am
Roundtable Discussion with Keynote Speaker

Donna Ryan, MD and Steven Heymsfield, MD

10:40am to 11:00am
Break

Approach to Treatment

11:00am to 11:40am
Clinical Approach to the Patient with Obesity

Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA

11:40am to 12:20pm
Beyond BMI: Obesity Staging and Guideline-Based Treatment of Obesity

Timothy Garvey, MD

12:20pm to 1:00pm
Body Composition

Grant Tinsley, PhD, CSCS,*D

1:00pm to 1:40pm
Approach to a Patient with an Eating Disorder

Susan Himes, PhD

1:40pm to 2:20pm
Panel Discussion: Approach to Treatment

Drs. Fitch, Garvey, Himes, Lazarus, and Tinsley

2:20pm to 2:50pm
Break

Pharmacotherapy

2:50pm to 3:30pm
Obesity Pharmacotherapy

Gail O'Brien, MD

3:30pm to 4:10pm
Combination Treatment for Obesity Management

Angela Fitch, MD

4:10pm to 4:50pm
Pharmacodynamics and Medication Dosing in the Patient with Obesity

Christina Chow, PhD

4:50pm to 5:30pm
Patient Perspective on Obesity Treatment and Care

Angela Fitch, MD and Kelly MacFarland

5:30pm to 6:10pm
Panel Discussion: Pharmacotherapy

Drs. Chow, Fitch, and O'Brien

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
6:10pm

Supplementary Sessions

Staging, Assessment and Treatment of Obesity
Daniel Bessesen, MD
Patient-Centric Treatment of Obesity
Sean Wharton, MD
Complex Genetic Obesity Syndromes
Sadaf Forroqi, MD
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 1
Jennifer Ahn, MD
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 2
Jennifer Ahn, MD
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 3
Sreevidya Bodepudi, MD

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

9:00am to 9:10am
Welcome and Introduction Day 2

Course Directors

Exercise and Dietary Considerations

9:10am to 9:50am
Key Exercise Recommendations for Weight Loss and Maintenance

John Jakicic, PhD

9:50am to 10:30am
Nutrition and the Microbiome

Christopher Gardner, PhD

10:30am to 11:10am
Time-Restricted Eating

Krista Varady, PhD

11:10am to 11:50am
Dietary Strategies for Weight Loss

Chika Anekwe, MD

11:50am to 12:30pm
Culinary Medicine Programs

Michelle Hauser, MD

12:30pm to 1:10pm
Panel Discussion: Dietary Considerations

Drs. Anekwe, Fitch, Gardner, Jakcic, and Varady

1:10pm to 1:40pm
Break

Individualization of Care

1:40pm to 2:20pm
The New Fundamentals of Obesity Care

Carolynn Francavilla-Brown, MD

2:20pm to 3:00pm
Genetics and the Future of Obesity Treatment

Jesse Richards, DO 

3:00pm to 3:40pm
Lipodistrophy

Lindsay Fourman, MD

3:40pm to 4:20pm
Panel Discussion: Individualization of Care

Drs. Fitch, Fourman, Francavilla-Brown, and Richards

4:20pm to 4:40pm
Break

Precision Care

4:40pm to 5:20pm
Precision Medical Treatment of Obesity

Andreas Acosta, MD, PhD

5:20pm to 6:00pm
Precision Lifestyle Treatments for Obesity

Andrew Chan, MD

6:00pm to 6:40pm
The Future State of Obesity Care

Deborah Bade Horn, DO, MPH, MFOMA

6:40pm to 7:20pm
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Precision Delivery of Care

Florence Porterfield, MD

7:20pm to 8:00pm
Panel Discussion: Precision Care

Drs. Acosta, Chan, Horn, Porterfield, and Singh

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
8:00pm

Supplementary Sessions

Circadian Influences and Lifestyle Interventions
Frank Scheer, MD
A Dietitian's Approach to a Patient with Obesity
Abeer Bader, RD
Tailoring Obesity Care Based on Genetic Differences
Ruth Loos, MD
Research into Tailoring Obesity Care
Elizabeth Speliotes, MD
Using Technology to Deliver Personalized Metabolic Care
Eran Segal, MD

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

9:00am to 9:10am
Welcome and Introduction Day 3

Course Directors

Models of Delivering Care

9:10am to 9:50am
Cooperative Integrated and Virtual Care Models

Alexander Blood, MD, MSc

9:50am to 10:40am
Delivering Effective Obesity Care in Private Practice

Shirly Ramchandani, MD

10:40am to 11:20am
Integrating Primary Care and Obesity Medicine in an Academic Medical Center

Leigh Perreault, MD

11:20am to 12:00pm
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Centers

Caroline Apovian, MD

12:00pm to 12:40pm
Group-Visit Models

Jacob Mirsky, MD,  MA, DipABLM

12:40pm to 1:20pm
Panel Discussion: Models of Delivering Care

Drs. Apovian, Blood, Mirsky, Perreault, Ramchandani, and Singh

1:20pm to 1:50pm
Break

Pediatrics

1:50pm to 2:30pm
Assessment of the Pediatric Patient with Obesity

Jennifer Ahn, MD

2:30pm to 3:10pm
Use of Anti-Obesity Medications in Pediatric Patients

Vibha Singhal, MBBS, MPH

3:10pm to 3:50pm
Bariatric Endoscopy and Surgery in the Pediatric Patient

Cornelia Griggs, MD

3:50pm to 4:30pm
Panel Discussion: Obesity in the Pediatric Population

Drs. Ahn, Fitch, Griggs, and Singhal

4:30pm to 4:50pm
Break

Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity

4:50pm to 5:30pm
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, POSE, and TORe

Barham Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH

5:30pm to 6:10pm
Gastric Balloons, Transpyloric Shuttle, and Duodenal Resurfacing

Amandeep Singh, MD, PhD

6:10pm to 6:50pm
Update on Bariatric Surgery for Obesity

Eric Sheu, MD, PhD

6:50pm to 7:30pm
Panel Discussion: Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity

Drs. Abu Dayyeh, Sheu, and Singh

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
7:30pm

Supplementary Sessions

Providing Virtual Obesity Care
Katherine Saunders, MD and Leon Igel, MD
Optimizing Obesity Care in Private Practice: Strategies for Success
Carolynn Francavilla-Brown, MD
Advancing Obesity Care in Academic Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
Lauren Oshman, MD and Dina Griauzde, MD
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: Massachusetts General Hospital
Angela Fitch, MD
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: Geisinger
Christopher Still, MD
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: University of Colorado
Adam Gilden, MD

Thursday, June 12, 2025

9:00am to 9:10am
Welcome and Introduction Day 4

Course Directors

Disparities and Stigma in Obesity Care

9:10am to 9:50am
Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Obesity Treatment

Jamy Ard, MD

9:50am to 10:30am
Ensuring Equal Access to Care for All Patients: A North Carolina Story

Sarah Ro, MD 

10:30am to 11:10am
Stigma and Bias in Treating Obesity

Jaime Almandoz, MD, MBA

11:10am to 11:50am
Panel Discussion: Disparities and Stigma

Drs. Almandoz, Ard, Ro, and Singh

11:50am to 12:20pm
Break

Consideration in the Patient with Obesity

12:20pm to 1:00pm
Obesity Treatment as We Age (Sarcopenia, Testosterone, Menopause)

Beverly Tchang, MD

1:00pm to 1:40pm
The Intersection of Metabolic Disease and Mental Health

Christopher Palmer, MD 

1:40pm to 2:20pm
Considerations for the Patient with Obesity Prior to a Procedure (with Patient on GLP-1, Colonoscopy Considerations)

David Boyce, MD

2:20pm to 3:00pm
Panel Discussion: Consideration in the Patient with Obesity

Drs. Boyce, Palmer, Singh, and Tchang

3:00pm to 3:20pm
Break

Diseases in the Patient with Obesity

3:20pm to 4:00pm
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

Romit Bhattacharya, MD

4:00pm to 4:40pm
Sleep Health and Sleep Apnea

Jeremy McConnell, MD

4:40pm to 5:20pm
Obesity and Cancer

Justin Brown, PhD

5:20pm to 6:00pm
Treatment of MAFLD/MASH in the Patient with Obesity

Michelle Lai, MD, MPH

6:00pm to 6:40pm
Obesity and Diabetes

Paul Copeland, MD

6:40pm to 7:20pm
Panel Discussion: Diseases in the Patient with Obesity

Drs. Bhattacharya, Brown, Copeland,  Lai, McConnell, and Singh

Self-Paced Study

Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
7:20pm

Supplementary Sessions

Caring for All Patients
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD
Equity in Obesity Care
Wesley Dutton, MD
Diagnosis and Staging of MAFLD/MASH
Kathleen Corey, MD, MPH