| When: Monday, 11/4/2024, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
| Where: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center-Lila Cockrell Theatre |
| Credits: 1 CME_Physicians Credit |
| Credits: 1 CME_OtherProfessions Credit |
Description: Join us for a thought-provoking session that delves into the controversies surrounding determining optimal weight loss. What is the right amount of weight loss to target for patients? Should we focus on achieving a "normal" BMI, or is this unrealistic and potentially harmful? This session will explore the current issues in determining a "sweet spot" for weight loss and review the evidence for knowing when it is reached.
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| Delivery Mechanism: Live In-Person |
| Keyword: Development/Prevention: Public Health; Energy Balance: Weight Loss/Maintenance; Target Population: Adult |
Track: Track 3: Interventional and Clinical Studies
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Speakers:
 | Veronica R. Johnson, MD, FAAP, DiplABOM | Session Chair | |  | Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP, DiplABOM, FTOS | How Do We Know When Enough is Enough? Controversies in Determining Optimal Weight Loss | 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm |
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| Learning Objectives: |
| 1. Apply the latest recommendations for evaluation and treatment; tailor intervention strategies based on patient characteristics such as age or metabolic or behavioral phenotype; understand the differences between weight loss and weight loss maintenance. |
| 2. Understand the evidence-based science regarding neuroendocrine, environmental, endocrine, microbiota and/or cognitive behavioral mechanisms regulating energy balance and body weight. Apply that knowledge to develop and implement treatment options for adults and pediatric patients with overweight, obesity or obesity-related co-morbidities. |
| 3. Implement appropriate strategies for diagnosing adolescent and pediatric obesity, evaluate current treatment options and emerging therapeutics and provide care and treatment to adolescent and pediatric patients accordingly. Teach evidence-based strategies for obesity prevention in the pediatric and adolescent population. |
| 4. Apply lessons learned about the impact of nutrition and obesity initiatives and policies to reduce health disparities and stigmatization of individuals with obesity. |
| 5. Apply new knowledge related to obesity treatment options from the perspectives of Metabolism and Integrative Physiology, Neuroscience, Intervention and Clinical Studies, Population Health, Clinical/Professional Practice, and Policy/Public Health. |
| 6. Incorporate knowledge about clinical practice management among health care providers to support their ability to treat the underlying disease obesity and its complications. |
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