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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023
  • 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM CDT
    Introduction to Building an Obesity Treatment Plan: Advanced Cases
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Introduction to Culinary Medicine
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM CDT
    Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CDT
    Hands-On Cooking Experience
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CDT
    Nutritional Interventions in the Complex Patient
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CDT
    Managing Obesity and Hypertension in High-Risk Populations
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CDT
    Integrating Culinary Medicine into Obesity Medicine
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CDT
    Managing Complex Conditions around Bariatric Surgery
  • 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
    Facilitated Small Group Breakouts (Day 1)
  • 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM CDT
    Treatment Plan Q & A Panel
  • 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
    Intro to Casework
  • Thursday, October 26, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CDT
    Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CDT
    Best Nutrition Practices for Obesity Medicine
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM CDT
    Casework 1
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT
    The Impacts of Social Determinants of Health on Eating Patterns
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM CDT
    Casework 2
  • 10:15 AM – 12:45 PM CDT
    Hands-On Cooking Challenge
  • 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CDT
    Casework 3
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Lunch - Treatment Plan
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM CDT
    Lunch - Culinary Medicine
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM CDT
    Casework 4
  • 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CDT
    Hands-On Cooking: Report Out and Vote
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CDT
    Presenting on the Value of Culinary Medicine
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CDT
    Closing Q&A for Casework
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
    Billing and Coding in Obesity Medicine
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CDT
    Facilitated Small Group Breakouts (Day 2)
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
    Starting an Obesity Medicine Practice
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
    Q&A Session
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CDT
    Opening Reception
  • Friday, October 27, 2023
  • 6:15 AM – 7:00 AM CDT
    Experts on the Move
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM CDT
    NON CME: Hyperphagia in Rare Melanocortin-4 Receptor Pathway Diseases
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CDT
    Exhibit Hall Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM CDT
    Presidential Address
  • 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM CDT
    The Obesity Tipping Point: SELECT and the 2023 Wave of AOM Trials
  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM CDT
    MASLD Updates in Adults: Reviewing the 2023 AASLD Practice Guidelines
  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CDT
    Obesity and Health Disparities: It's a Family Affair - Pediatrics and Adult Considerations
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CDT
    Navigating Administrative Challenges of Obesity Medicine Practice
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM CDT
    Exhibit Hall Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM CDT
    NON CME: Targeting Impairment in the MC4R Pathway, a Root Cause of Hyperphagia and Obesity in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS)
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CDT
    Safety and Efficacy of Tirzepatide for Chronic Weight Management: SURMOUNT-1 and SURMOUNT-2
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CDT
    Obesity and Mental Health: Special Clinical Considerations and Overcoming Stigma
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
    Exhibit Hall Break
  • 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM CDT
    Selecting a Nutrition Plan: a Case-Based Discussion
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
    Member Appreciation Event
  • Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM CDT
    Exhibit Hall Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM CDT
    Breakfast with the Experts
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CDT
    Pharmacotherapy for Medically Complicated Obesity: A Case-Based Approach
  • 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM CDT
    Exhibit Hall Break
  • 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CDT
    Efficacy and Safety of Intermittent Fasting in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome, Pre-Diabetes and T2DM
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
    Clinical Excellence: Recognizing and Managing Disordered Eating Behaviors
  • 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CDT
    Exhibit Hall Lunch
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM CDT
    Early Intervention in Weight Management: Treating Pre-Obesity
  • 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM CDT
    Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance: Different Problems, Different Solutions
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDT
    Exhibit Hall Break
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CDT
    Top Ten Novel Concepts and Controversies in Obesity Medicine - 2023
  • 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
    Pediatric Obesity: Rolling with Resistance
  • Sunday, October 29, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CDT
    Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CDT
    Analysis of Factors Associated with Prior Authorization Decisions for Weight Loss Prescriptions
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CDT
    Framework for Individualizing Anti-Obesity Medication Therapy
  • 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CDT
    Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery Beyond Weight Loss
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
    Addressing Obesity: What the Clinician Needs to Know to Improve Maternal Outcomes