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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.
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
10:10am to 10:40am
Roundtable Discussion with Keynote Speaker
10:40am to 11:00am
Break
Approach to Treatment
11:00am to 11:40am
Clinical Approach to the Patient with Obesity
11:40am to 12:20pm
Beyond BMI: Obesity Staging and Guideline-Based Treatment of Obesity
12:20pm to 1:00pm
Body Composition
1:00pm to 1:40pm
Approach to a Patient with an Eating Disorder
1:40pm to 2:20pm
Panel Discussion: Approach to Treatment
2:20pm to 2:50pm
Break
Pharmacotherapy
2:50pm to 3:30pm
Obesity Pharmacotherapy
3:30pm to 4:10pm
Combination Treatment for Obesity Management
4:10pm to 4:50pm
Pharmacodynamics and Medication Dosing in the Patient with Obesity
4:50pm to 5:30pm
Patient Perspective on Obesity Treatment and Care
5:30pm to 6:10pm
Panel Discussion: Pharmacotherapy
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
Patient-Centric Treatment of Obesity
Complex Genetic Obesity Syndromes
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 1
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 2
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 3
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
9:50am to 10:30am
Nutrition and the Microbiome
10:30am to 11:10am
Time-Restricted Eating
11:10am to 11:50am
Dietary Strategies for Weight Loss
11:50am to 12:30pm
Culinary Medicine Programs
12:30pm to 1:10pm
Panel Discussion: Dietary Considerations
1:10pm to 1:40pm
Break
Individualization of Care
1:40pm to 2:20pm
The New Fundamentals of Obesity Care
2:20pm to 3:00pm
Genetics and the Future of Obesity Treatment
3:00pm to 3:40pm
Lipodistrophy
3:40pm to 4:20pm
Panel Discussion: Individualization of Care
4:20pm to 4:40pm
Break
Precision Care
4:40pm to 5:20pm
Precision Medical Treatment of Obesity
5:20pm to 6:00pm
Precision Lifestyle Treatments for Obesity
6:00pm to 6:40pm
The Future State of Obesity Care
6:40pm to 7:20pm
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Precision Delivery of Care
7:20pm to 8:00pm
Panel Discussion: Precision Care
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
A Dietitian's Approach to a Patient with Obesity
Tailoring Obesity Care Based on Genetic Differences
Research into Tailoring Obesity Care
Using Technology to Deliver Personalized Metabolic Care
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
9:50am to 10:40am
Delivering Effective Obesity Care in Private Practice
10:40am to 11:20am
Integrating Primary Care and Obesity Medicine in an Academic Medical Center
11:20am to 12:00pm
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Centers
12:00pm to 12:40pm
Group-Visit Models
12:40pm to 1:20pm
Panel Discussion: Models of Delivering Care
1:20pm to 1:50pm
Break
Pediatrics
1:50pm to 2:30pm
Assessment of the Pediatric Patient with Obesity
2:30pm to 3:10pm
Use of Anti-Obesity Medications in Pediatric Patients
3:10pm to 3:50pm
Bariatric Endoscopy and Surgery in the Pediatric Patient
3:50pm to 4:30pm
Panel Discussion: Obesity in the Pediatric Population
4:30pm to 4:50pm
Break
Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity
4:50pm to 5:30pm
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, POSE, and TORe
5:30pm to 6:10pm
Gastric Balloons, Transpyloric Shuttle, and Duodenal Resurfacing
6:10pm to 6:50pm
Update on Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
6:50pm to 7:30pm
Panel Discussion: Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity
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
Optimizing Obesity Care in Private Practice: Strategies for Success
Advancing Obesity Care in Academic Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: Massachusetts General Hospital
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: Geisinger
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: University of Colorado
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
9:50am to 10:30am
Ensuring Equal Access to Care for All Patients: A North Carolina Story
10:30am to 11:10am
Stigma and Bias in Treating Obesity
11:10am to 11:50am
Panel Discussion: Disparities and Stigma
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)
1:00pm to 1:40pm
The Intersection of Metabolic Disease and Mental Health
1:40pm to 2:20pm
Considerations for the Patient with Obesity Prior to a Procedure (with Patient on GLP-1, Colonoscopy Considerations)
2:20pm to 3:00pm
Panel Discussion: Consideration in the Patient with Obesity
3:00pm to 3:20pm
Break
Diseases in the Patient with Obesity
3:20pm to 4:00pm
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
4:00pm to 4:40pm
Sleep Health and Sleep Apnea
4:40pm to 5:20pm
Obesity and Cancer
5:20pm to 6:00pm
Treatment of MAFLD/MASH in the Patient with Obesity
6:00pm to 6:40pm
Obesity and Diabetes
6:40pm to 7:20pm
Panel Discussion: Diseases in the Patient with Obesity
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
Equity in Obesity Care
Diagnosis and Staging of MAFLD/MASH