The Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine 2021

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