Description

Our session intends to share information with an audience interested in starting anti-obesity medication programs in their surgical practice.

Learning Objectives

1. Educate the audience on the commonly used anti-obesity medications used by bariatric surgeons.
2. Educate the audience on the benefits and utility of an anti-obesity pharmaceutical program within a bariatric surgical practice.
3. Educate the audience on some of the pitfalls associated with off-label usage of certain medications and some of the hazards of using non-FDA-approved compounded medicines for weight loss.
4. Educate the audience on the future relationship between AOM and the growth of our subspecialty.