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The Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine 2021
Effective treatment of patients with obesity is an increasingly important part of modern medical practice. This course delivers practical strategies to optimize the management of obesity and its many complications, and provides the most up-to-date approaches to obesity prevention and treatment.
Highlights of the 2021 program include:
- Comprehensive evaluation of the patient with obesity
- Medical management of the patient with obesity
- Emerging precision medicine approaches to obesity and metabolic disorders
- Optimizing medical outcomes after bariatric surgery
- Effective counseling and motivation techniques
- Medical and surgical treatment of children and adolescents with obesity
- Emerging strategies and therapies for genetic obesity
- Navigating our understanding of how diet influences metabolic processes
- Building and maintaining a successful Obesity Medicine practice
- Enhancing communication about obesity with patients, referring providers, payers, and the public
Presented by authorities in medicine, surgery, pediatrics, nutrition, endocrinology, gastroenterology and psychology from the country’s leading obesity treatment centers, this course covers critical topics in the prevention and treatment of obesity and related disorders. It includes didactic lectures, panel discussions, and case-based interactive workshops to improve participants’ ability to care for patients with obesity. In addition, an Obesity Medicine board review is offered for participants preparing for the American Board of Obesity Medicine board examination.
This course is designed to give healthcare providers the knowledge to:
- Identify, evaluate and manage patients with high-risk obesity
- Provide lifestyle-based therapies for obesity, including nutritional, physical activity, and behavioral approaches
- Apply effective counseling and behavioral modification techniques
- Apply current pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obesity
- Assess patients for their need and appropriateness for bariatric surgery and determine surgical options
Topics/Speakers :
| 10:00am to 10:05am | IntroductionLee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD | |
| 10:05am to 11:26am | Treating Obesity: A 2021 OverviewLee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD | |
| 11:26am to 11:31am | Break | |
| 11:31am to 11:49am | Healthcare Disparities: An OverviewJamy D. Ard, MD | |
| 11:49am to 12:11pm | Healthcare Disparities in Obesity TreatmentFatima Cody Stanford, MD,MPH, MPA | |
| 12:11pm to 12:36pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Kaplan, Ard, and Stanford | |
| 12:36pm to 2:35pm | Break | |
| 2:35pm to 2:58pm | Clinical Approach to the Patient with ObesityW. Scott Butsch, MD, MS | |
| 2:58pm to 3:27pm | The Clinical Implications of Medication-Induced Weight GainLouis J. Aronne, MD | |
| 3:27pm to 3:57pm | Lifestyle-Based Therapies for ObesitySriram Machineni, MD | |
| 3:57pm to 4:32pm | PharmacotherapyAnia M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD | |
| 4:32pm to 4:57pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Butsch, Aronne, Machineni, and Jastreboff | |
| 4:57pm to 5:30pm | Break | |
| 5:30pm to 6:42pm | Case-Based Workshop: Anti-Obesity Medications: The EssentialsAnia M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD, Katherine H. Saunders, MD, and Sriram Machineni, MD | |
| 6:42pm to 7:07pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Jastreboff, Saunders, and Machineni | |
| 7:07pm to 7:30pm | Break | |
| 7:30pm to 8:42pm | Case-Based Workshop: Communicating about Obesity with Patients, Families, and ProvidersCaroline M. Apovian, MD and Donna H. Ryan, MD | |
| 8:42pm to 9:10pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Apovian and Ryan |
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
| 10:00am to 10:33am | Environmental Causes of ObesityLee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD | |
| 10:33am to 10:59am | Genetics of ObesityAgostina M. Santoro-Schulte, PhD | |
| 10:59am to 11:31am | Microbiota and ObesityJoseph Brancale | |
| 11:31am to 11:56am | Panel Discussion Q&ADr. Kaplan, Dr. Santoro, and Mr. Brancale | |
| 11:56am to 1:40pm | Break | |
| 1:40pm to 2:07pm | Weight Bias and HealthcareScott Kahan, MD, MPH | |
| 2:07pm to 2:42pm | The Impact of Obesity on the Practice of MedicineCaroline M. Apoivan, MD | |
| 2:42pm to 3:07pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Apovian and Kahan | |
| 3:07pm to 3:30pm | Break | |
| 3:30pm to 4:10pm | Obesity and NAFLDLee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD | |
| 4:10pm to 4:36pm | Obesity and DiabetesPaul M. Copeland, MD, PhD | |
| 4:36pm to 5:02pm | Obesity and Cardiovascular RiskJorge Plutzky, MD | |
| 5:02pm to 5:27pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Kaplan, Copeland, and Plutzky | |
| 5:27pm to 5:45pm | Break | |
| 5:45pm to 7:00pm | Case-Based Workshop: Anti-Obesity Medications: Advanced Strategies in Special PopulationsSriram Machineni, MD, Louis Aronne, MD, and Jonathan Purnell, MD | |
| 7:00pm to 7:25pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Machineni, Aronne, and Purnell | |
| 7:25pm to 8:22pm | Obesity Medicine Interhospital RoundsWesley Dutton, MD, Mohini Aras, MD, Mohamad Tarazi, MD and Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD | |
| 8:22pm to 8:50pm | Panel Discussion Q&A |
Thursday, June 17, 2021
| 10:00am to 10:26am | Surgical Treatment of Obesity: OverviewLee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD | |
| 10:26am to 10:57am | Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Clincial OutcomesAli Tavakkoli, MB BS | |
| 10:57am to 11:29am | Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive TherapiesRichard I. Rothstein, MD | |
| 11:29am to 11:54am | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Kaplan, Tavakkoli, and Rothstein | |
| 11:54am to 1:55pm | Break | |
| 1:55pm to 2:21pm | Circadian Rhythms and ObesityFrank A.J.L. Scheer, PhD | |
| 2:21pm to 2:46pm | Sleep Health and Sleep ApneaJames Mojica, MD | |
| 2:46pm to 3:11pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Scheer and Mojica | |
| 3:11pm to 3:35pm | Break | |
| 3:35pm to 4:04pm | Assessment of the Pediatric Patient with ObesityClaudia K. Fox, MD, MPH | |
| 4:04pm to 4:41pm | Pharmacological Strategies for the Pediatric Patient with ObesitySonali Malhotra, MD | |
| 4:41pm to 5:06pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Fox and Malhotra | |
| 5:06pm to 5:30pm | Break | |
| 5:30pm to 6:37pm | Case-Based Workshop: Medical Management of the Bariatric Surgical PatientW. Scott Butsch, MD, MS, Fateh Bazerbachi, MD, and Nasreen Alfaris, MD, MPH | |
| 6:37pm to 7:02pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Butsch, Bazerbachi and Alfaris | |
| 7:02pm to 8:14pm | Case-Based Workshop: Caring for Children and Adolescents with ObesitySonali Malhotra, MD, Claudia Fox, MD, MPH and Aaron Kelly, PhD | |
| 8:14pm to 8:40pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Malhotra, Fox and Kelly |
Friday, June 18, 2021
| 10:00am to 10:34am | The Physiology of the Weight-Reduced StateLee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD | |
| 10:34am to 10:52am | Heterogeneity of ObesityLee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD | |
| 10:52am to 11:17am | Q&ALee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD | |
| 11:17am to 11:35am | Break | |
| 11:35am to 11:54am | Dietary Therapies for ObesityKevin Hall, PhD | |
| 11:54am to 12:19pm | Dietary Supplements for ObesitySteven B. Heymsfield, MD | |
| 12:19pm to 12:44pm | Exercise CounselingJohn Jakicic, PhD | |
| 12:44pm to 1:09pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Hall, Heymsfield and Jakicic | |
| 1:09pm to 3:10pm | Break | |
| 3:10pm to 3:33pm | Models of Obesity CareDonna H. Ryan, MD | |
| 3:33pm to 3:57pm | Telemedicine for Obesity CareAngela K. Fitch, MD | |
| 3:57pm to 4:22pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Ryan and Fitch | |
| 4:22pm to 4:55pm | Break | |
| 4:55pm to 6:14pm | Case-Based Workshop: Dietary Therapies for ObesityCaroline M. Apovian, MD, Jamy D. Ard, MD | |
| 6:14pm to 6:39pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Apovian and Ard | |
| 6:39pm to 6:55pm | Break | |
| 6:55pm to 8:05pm | Case-Based Workshop: Obesity Medicine Practice OrganizationGitanjali Srivastava, MD and Rekha B. Kumar, MD, MS | |
| 8:05pm to 8:30pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Srivastava and Kumar |
Saturday, June 19, 2021
| 10:00am to 10:43am | Happiness and Living with Purpose (non CME)Sanjiv Chopra, MBBS | |
| 10:43am to 11:10am | Break | |
| 11:10am to 11:36am | Obesity and CancerPhillip J. Saylor, MD | |
| 11:36am to 11:54am | Obesity and COVID-19Rekha B. Kumar, MD, MS | |
| 11:54am to 12:19pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Saylor and Kumar | |
| 12:19pm to 1:20pm | Break | |
| 1:20pm to 2:34pm | Workshop: Exercise CounselingEdward M. Phillips, MD, Wayne L. Westcott, PhD, and Thomas W, Storer, PhD | |
| 2:34pm to 2:59pm | Panel Discussion Q&ADrs. Phillips, Westcott, and Storer | |
| 2:59pm to 3:15pm | Break | |
| 3:15pm to 4:27pm | Workshop: Motivational InterviewingKenneth Resnicow, PhD | |
| 4:27pm to 5:10pm | Motivational Interviewing Interactive SessionDr. Resnicow | |
| 5:10pm to 5:25pm | Closing RemarksLee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD |
