Schedule

This is the schedule from the 2024 course. 

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Sunday, June 9, 2024

9:30am to 7:45pm
Obesity Medicine Board Review

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

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Monday, June 10, 2024

Introduction

9:30am to 9:45am
Welcome and Introduction

Amandeep Singh, MD, PhD and Angela Fitch, MD

9:45am to 10:45am
2024 Blackburn Lecture: State of Obesity in 2024

Daniel J. Drucker, MD

10:45am to 11:15am
Roundtable Discussion with Keynote Speaker

Daniel J. Drucker, MD and Steven Heymsfield, MD

11:15am to 11:45am
Break

Approach to Treatment

11:45am to 12:25pm
Clinical Approach to the Patient with Obesity

Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA

12:25pm to 1:05pm
Beyond BMI: Obesity Staging and Guideline-Based Treatment of Obesity

Timothy Garvey, MD

1:05pm to 1:45pm
Body Composition

Grant Tinsley, PhD, CSCS,*D

1:45pm to 2:25pm
Approach to a Patient with an Eating Disorder

Susan Himes, PhD

2:25pm to 2:55pm
Panel Discussion: Approach to Treatment

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

2:55pm to 3:55pm
Break
3:55pm to 4:35pm
Obesity Pharmacotherapy

Gail O'Brien, MD

4:35pm to 5:15pm
Combination Treatment for Obesity Management

Angela Fitch, MD

5:15pm to 5:55pm
Pharmacodynamics and Medication Dosing in the Patient with Obesity

Christina Chow, PhD

5:55pm to 6:15pm
Combination Treatment Patient Discussion

Angela Fitch, MD

6:15pm to 6:45pm
Panel Discussion: Pharmacotherapy

Drs. Chow, Fitch, and O'Brien

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

9:15am to 9:30am
Welcome and Introduction Day 2

Course Directors

Exercise and Dietary Considerations

9:30am to 10:10am
Key Exercise Recommendations for Weight Loss and Maintenance

John Jakicic, PhD

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

Christopher Gardner, PhD

10:50am to 11:30am
Time-Restricted Eating

Krista Varady, PhD

11:30am to 12:10pm
Dietary Strategies for Weight Loss

Chika Anekwe, MD

12:10pm to 12:40pm
Panel Discussion: Dietary Considerations

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

12:40pm to 1:40pm
Break

Individualization of Care

1:40pm to 2:20pm
Genetics and the Future of Obesity Treatment

Jesse Richards, DO 

2:20pm to 3:00pm
Lipodistrophy

Lindsay Fourman, MD

3:00pm to 3:40pm
Precision Medical Treatment of Obesity

Elizabeth K. Speliotes, MD, PhD, MPH, FAASLD

3:40pm to 4:20pm
Precision Lifestyle Treatments for Obesity

Andrew Chan, MD

4:20pm to 4:50pm
Break
4:50pm to 5:30pm
The Future State of Obesity Care

Deborah Bade Horn, DO, MPH, MFOMA

5:30pm to 6:00pm
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Precision Delivery of Care

Sreevidya Bodepudi, DO 

6:00pm to 6:30pm
Panel Discussion: Precision Care

Drs. Bodepudi, Chan, Fourman, Horn, Richards, Singh, and Speliotes

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

9:15am to 9:30am
Welcome and Introduction Day 3

Course Directors

Models of Delivering Care

9:30am to 10:00am
Cooperative Integrated and Virtual Care Models

Alexander Blood, MD, MSc

10:00am to 10:30am
Private Practice Model in Obesity Care

Shirly Ramchandani, MD

10:30am to 11:00am
Integrating Primary Care and Obesity Medicine in an Academic Medical Center

Leigh Perreault, MD

11:00am to 11:30am
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Centers

Adam Gilden, MD

11:30am to 11:50am
Panel Discussion: Models of Delivering Care

Drs. Blood, Gilden, Perreault, Ramchandani, and Singh

11:50am to 12:50pm
Break
12:50pm to 1:30pm
The New Fundamentals of Obesity Care

Carolynn Francavilla Brown, MD

1:30pm to 2:00pm
Group-Visit Models

Jacob Mirsky, MD,  MA, DipABLM

2:00pm to 2:30pm
Culinary Medicine Programs

David Eisenberg, MD

Pediatrics

2:30pm to 3:00pm
Assessment of the Pediatric Patient with Obesity

Jennifer Ahn, MD

3:00pm to 3:30pm
Use of Anti-Obesity Medications in Pediatric Patients

Vibha Singhal, MBBS, MPH

3:30pm to 4:00pm
Bariatric Endoscopy and Surgery in the Pediatric Patient

Cornelia Griggs, MD

4:00pm to 4:20pm
Panel Discussion: Obesity in the Pediatric Population

Drs. Ahn, Fitch, Griggs, and Singhal

4:20pm to 4:40pm
Break

Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity

4:40pm to 5:20pm
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, POSE, and TORe

Barham Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH

5:20pm to 5:50pm
Gastric Balloons, Transpyloric Shuttle, and Duodenal Resurfacing

Amandeep Singh, MD, PhD

5:50pm to 6:20pm
Update on Bariatric Surgery for Obesity

Eric Sheu, MD, PhD

6:20pm to 6:40pm
Panel Discussion: Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity

Drs. Abu Dayyeh, Sheu, and Singh

Thursday, June 13, 2024

9:15am to 9:30am
Welcome and Introduction Day 4

Course Directors

Understanding the Needs of Patients with Obesity

9:30am to 10:00am
Obesity Treatment as We Age (Sarcopenia, Testosterone, Menopause)

Klara Rosenquist, MD

10:00am to 10:30am
Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Obesity Treatment

Jamy Ard, MD

10:30am to 11:00am
Ensuring Equal Access to Care for All Patients: A North Carolina Story

Sarah Ro, MD

11:00am to 11:30am
Considerations for the Patient with Obesity prior to a Procedure

David Boyce, MD 

11:30am to 12:00pm
Panel Discussion: Making Sure Underserved Populations Have Equal Access to Care

Drs. Ard, Boyce, Ro, Rosenquist, and Singh

12:00pm to 1:00pm
Break

Diseases Associated with Obesity

1:00pm to 1:30pm
Diagnosis and Staging of MAFLD/MASH in the Patient with Obesity

Kathleen Corey, MD, MPH

1:30pm to 2:00pm
Treatment of MAFLD/MASH in the Patient with Obesity

Michelle Lai, MD, MPH

2:00pm to 2:30pm
Obesity and Diabetes

Paul Copeland, MD

2:30pm to 3:00pm
Panel Discussion: Liver Disease and Diabetes

Drs. Copeland, Corey, Lai, and Singh

3:00pm to 3:30pm
Break
3:30pm to 4:00pm
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

Romit Bhattacharya, MD

4:00pm to 4:30pm
Sleep Health and Sleep Apnea

Jeremy McConnell, MD

4:30pm to 5:00pm
Obesity and Cancer

Justin Brown, PhD

5:00pm to 5:30pm
The Intersection of Metabolic Disease and Mental Health

Christopher Palmer, MD 

5:30pm to 6:00pm
Panel Discussion: Cardiovascular Disease, Sleep Health, Cancer, and Mental Health

Drs. Bhattacharya, Brown, McConnell, Palmer, and Singh