(6:15 p.m.-6:45 p.m.—Registration/6:45 p.m.-8:15 p.m.—Program)
Improve your skills in mentoring and empowering clinician colleagues in your local community to prioritize and provide evidence-based obesity care. Engage with renowned obesity and diabetes experts who will equip you with practical strategies and resources to train local colleagues to join the fight against the obesity epidemic.
Chair:Daniel Bessesen, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
University of Colorado, School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado
Faculty:
Jaime Almandoz, MD, MBA, FTOS
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine/Endocrinology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Medical Director, Weight Wellness
Dallas, Texas
Joanna Miragaya, MD, PhD, FACE, ABOM Diplomate
Department of Endocrinology
Wellstar Health System
Holly Springs, Georgia
Agenda:
- Current state of challenges to obesity management in community practice and the role of the endocrinologist
- Panel discussion of strategies for overcoming community HCP barriers to evidence-based obesity care by endocrinologists
- Panel discussion of success stories in specific areas of practice with engaging community-based HCPs, practical strategies
- Question and answer session
Virtual simulcast option: clinicaloptions.com/ObesitySD2023