Clinical Strategies for Obesity Care: A Focus on Patients
June 29-30, 2026
The Inn at Longwood Medical
Boston, MA
Program Agenda
Monday, June 29, 2026
8:00 am Welcome and Introductions
8:15 am Didactic Presentation 1: Treating Obesity as a Disease
9:00 am Case Discussion 1: Clinical Obesity Management: Taking an Effective Obesity History
9:45 am Coffee Break
10:00 am Didactic Presentation 2: Obesity Management Medications: Biology and Clinical Use
10:30 am Case Discussion 2: Principles of Obesity Management: Treatment Selection,
Initiation, and Escalation
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Case Discussion 3: Treating Obesity to Treat its Complications
2:30 pm Didactic Presentation 3: Combination Therapy and Long-term use of Obesity Management Medications
3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm Case Discussion 4: Optimizing Obesity Care: Best Practices for Implementing
Lifestyle-based Therapy
4:45 p.m. Summary and Wrap up – Day 1
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
8:00 am Welcome and Summary of Day 1
8:15 am Case Discussion 5: Optimizing Obesity Care: Medical Management of the
Bariatric Surgical Patient
9:30 Coffee Break
10:00 am Didactic Presentation 4: Access to Obesity Care: Models of Care Delivery
10:30 am Case Discussion 6: Communicating about Obesity with HCPs, and Other Stakeholders
11:45 pm Lunch
12:45 Case Discussion 7: Treating Obesity in Special Populations
2:00 pm Case Discussion 8: Strategies for Medication Dose Adjustment and Combination
Therapy
3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:15 pm Panel Discussion: The Future of Obesity Care: Opportunities and Challenges
4:15 pm Summary and Wrap-up
5:00 pm Program Close