Description
Obesity care represents a growing need around the world, and the complexity of the disease requires a comprehensive multidisciplinary collaborative approach. This session will help participants understand the current landscape from a medical and surgical perspective and highlight some current limitations to appropriate treatment. The session will highlight several practice models and how these can impact/improve appropriate comprehensive care of the patient with obesity.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the current landscape of healthcare access to the treatment of obesity.
- Incorporate the medical treatment of obesity into their practice.
- Understand the value of comprehensive obesity treatment for sustained long-term outcomes with respect to reduction of obesity-related health conditions, and improvements in quality of life for patients.
| 1:30pm |
Introduction: ASMBS President and OMA President-Elect Marina Kurian, MD FACS FASMBS; Lydia C Alexander, MD DiplABOM DiplABLM FOMA |
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Risk Reduction |
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| 1:35pm |
Reduction in cancer risk with obesity treatment interventions SAMER MATTAR, MD |
| 1:45pm |
Beyond the Operating Room: Will Emerging Anti-Obesity Medications (AOMs) Eclipse Bariatric Surgery? Lydia C Alexander, MD DiplABOM DiplABLM FOMA |
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Managing an Epidemic |
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| 2:05pm |
Limitations to Access and Various Methods of Obesity Medicine Care Delivery (FFS, Concierge Models) Carl Knopke |
| 2:25pm |
Disparities in healthcare: access and outcomes Shaneeta M Johnson, MD MBA FACS FICS FASMBS |
| 2:35pm |
Benefit of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) for the Management of Obesity Sunil Bhoyrul, MD |
| 2:45pm |
Panel Discussion |
| 3:00pm | Adjourn |