Program Agenda

Boston Course in Obesity Medicine: On-Demand Lectures

The Evolution of Obesity Care                           Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Healthcare Disparities in Obesity Treatment                        Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH

Panel Discussion / Q & A                                                                    Drs. Kaplan & Stanford

Initial Assessment of the Patient with Obesity                                W. Scott Butsch, MD, MS

Lifestyle-based Obesity Treatment                                                     Sriram Machineni, MD

Overview of Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity                     Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD

Panel Discussion / Q & A                                                     Drs. Butsch, Machineni & Jastreboff

Workshop 1A: Case-based Workshop:  Anti-obesity Medications 1: Practical Approaches to Anti-Obesity Medications

Sriram Machineni, MD;  Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD

Case Presentations

Panel Discussion / Q & A                                                                

Workshop 1B: Case-based Workshop:  Communicating about Obesity: Patient Advocacy, Referrals & Provider Education

Caroline M. Apovian, MD

Case Presentations

Panel Discussion / Q & A                                                                                                        

Workshop 1C: Recent Developments in the Biology of Obesity

Moderator: Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Environmental Contributors to Obesity                                                                    Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Genetic Contributors to Obesity                                                                   Agostina M. Santoro-Schulte,PhD                                                                                                                 

Circadian Rhythms and Obesity                                                                                    Frank Scheer, PhD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                                       Drs. Kaplan, Santoro-Schulte, Scheer

Workshop 1D:  Medical Impact of Obesity I: Treating Obesity to Treat Cardiovascular Disease

Treating Obesity for CVD Prevention                                                                                            Jorge Plutzky, MD

Treating Obesity to Treat Atrial Fibrillation Jorge Plutzky, MD

Treating Obesity to Treat Heart Failure                                                                                    Filipe Moura, MD, PhD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                                                             Drs. Plutzky & Moura

Obesity Medicine Interhospital Rounds

Moderator:  W. Scott Butsch, MD

5:15      6:45               Case Presentations                                                                  

George L. Blackburn Foundation Lecture                                                                                                

Moderator:  Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Introduction to the George L. Blackburn Foundation Lecture                   Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Blackburn Foundation Lecture                                                                             Carel LeRoux, MD      

The Pathophysiology of Obesity: An Overview                                   Nadia N. Ahmad, MD, MPH

Physiology of the Hypoadiposity State                                                  Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Obesity Heterogeneity and Precision Obesity Care                            Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Panel Discussion / Q & A                                                                         Drs. Kaplan & Ahmad

The Impact of Obesity on the Practice of Medicine                               Caroline M. Apovian, MD

Weight Bias and Healthcare                                             Scott Kahan, MD

The Future of Obesity Prevention Theodore Kyle, RPh

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                         Drs. Apovian, Kahan & Kyle

Workshop 2A: Anti-obesity Medications II: Advanced Strategies in Special Populations

Sriram Machineni, MD,  Jonathan Q. Purnell, MD

Case Presentations

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                   

Workshop 2B: Medical Consequences of Obesity II: Treating Obesity to Treat Diabetes, NAFLD & Renal Disease

Moderator: Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Treating Obesity to Treat Cancer                                                                                          Justin Brown, PhD

Treating Obesity to Treat NAFLD                                                                                           Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Treating Obesity to Treat Renal Disease                                                                                     Katherine Tuttle, MD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                                             Drs. Brown, Kaplan & Tuttle

Workshop 3A: Medical Consequences of Obesity III: Treating Obesity to Treat Sleep Apnea, Infertility & Cancer

Treating Obesity to Treat Sleep Apnea                                                          James Mojica, MD

Treating Obesity to Treat Infertility                                                                   Chloe Zera, MD

Treating Obesity to Treat Diabetes                                                      Marie McDonnell, MD

6:00      6:15               Panel Discussion/Q&A

Workshop 3B: Optimizing Obesity Care

Promoting Mental Health in Patients with Obesity                                                                Thomas Wadden, PhD

Promoting Physical Health in Patients with Obesity                                                             John Jakicic, PhD

Promoting Nutritional Health in Patients with Obesity                                                       Jessica Shapiro, RD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                                            Drs. Wadden, Jakicic and Shapiro

Workshop 3C:  Special Topics in Obesity Medicine

Dietary Supplements and Obesity                                                                                       Steven B. Heymsfield, MD

The Language of Obesity                                                                                                     Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Optimizing Access to Obesity Care                                                                                                  Sarah Finn, MD

Panel Discussion / Q&A                                                                                              Drs. Heymsfield, Kaplan & Finn

Physiology of Bariatric Surgery                                                             Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Surgical Treatment of Obesity:  Past, Present and Future                      Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD

Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity                                                        Richard I. Rothstein, MD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                              Drs Kaplan, Nimeri & Rothstein

Assessment of the Pediatric Patient with Obesity                                  Claudia K. Fox, MD, MPH

Use of Anti-obesity Medications in Children and Adolescents           Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, MPH

Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents                                                             Thomas Inge, MD, PhD

Panel Discussion / Q & A                                                                  Drs. Fox, Jastreboff & Inge

Workshop 4A: Case-based Workshop:  Medical Management of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Addressing Suboptimal Response to Surgery

Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, Katherine Saunders, MD

Case Presentations

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                          Drs. Butsch & Saunders

Workshop 4B: Case-based Workshop Pediatric Assessment

Wesley Dutton, MD, Claudia K. Fox, MD, MPH, Aaron Kelly PhD

Case Presentations                                                                                                              

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                        

Workshop 4C: Organization of Obesity Care

Models of Obesity Care                                                                                                                  Donna Ryan, MD

Strategies for Patient Centered Obesity Care                                                                          Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

The Role of the Obesity Medicine Specialist                                                                           Katherine Saunders, MD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                                                                Drs. Ryan & Kaplan

Workshop 5A: Case-based Workshop Pediatric Management

Wesley Dutton, MD, Claudia K. Fox, MD, MPH, Aaron Kelly PhD

Case Presentations                                                                                                              

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                        

Workshop 5B: Case-based Workshop:  Medical Management of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery Part I: Surgical Complications

Shelby Sullivan, MD, Christopher C. Thompson, MD

Case Presentations

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                                                       Drs. Sullivan & Thompson

Workshop 5C: Obesity Science for the Clinician

Overview of Data Interpretation                                                                                           Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Design and Interpretation of Obesity Trials                                                                            Lee  M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

Q&A    

Drug-induced Obesity                                                                           Louis Aronne, MD

Diet Composition and Obesity                                                            Caroline M. Apovian, MD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                           Drs Apovian & Aronne

Workshop 6A: The Future of Obesity Care

Moderator Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

The Future of Medical Care for Obesity                                                       Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD

The Future of Interventional Therapies                                               Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                     Drs. Kaplan & Nimeri

Workshop 6B: The Future of Endoscopic Therapy for Obesity

Richard I. Rothstein, MD, Shelby Sullivan, MD, Christopher Thompson, MD

Case Presentations     

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                                       Drs. Rothstein, Sullivan & Thompson

Workshop 6C: Exercise Counseling for Obesity

Exercise for Metabolic Disease                                                                                                        John Jakicic, PhD

Implementing Exercise Therapies in Practice                                                                                Edward Phillips, MD

Panel Discussion/Q&A                                                                                                              Drs. Jakicic & Phillips

Workshop 6D: Medical Consequences of Obesity IV: Diagnostic Testing, Orthopedics & Mental Health

Impact of Obesity on Screening, Imaging, ad Diagnostic Testing                                      Katherine Saunders, MD

Treating Obesity in Patients with Orthopedic Disorders                                                          Ali Tavakkoli, MD

Treating Obesity to Enhance Mental Health                                                                           Mark Gorman, PhD

Panel Discussion/Q&A