TOS/TOPS Joint Symposium: Scaling Up Obesity Management for Continuity of Care
When: Wednesday, 11/2/2022, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Where: San Diego Convention Center-20ABCD
Description: Obesity treatment requires collaboration among multiple different teams. The key for successful treatment and outcomes is to connect patient to primary care providers and specialists in a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary, evidence-based approach to address obesity as a chronic disease and change the way we deliver health care. Come to this session to learn how we can all reshape the future of health care, empowering patients and providers. You will learn not only from the experts but also from the patient and community perspective. Topics will include how to educate primary care providers and patients, the creation of a primary care delivery model, and how to reengineer health care delivery to address chronic diseases.

This session was jointly produced by The Obesity Society (TOS) and Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS Club, Inc.)
Delivery Mechanism: Live In-Person
Keyword: Policy: Health Care; Treatment: Clinical Practice; Treatment: Combination Therapy
Track: Sub-track: Eradicating Treatment Barriers; Sub-track: Obesity Medicine Exam Prep; Track 5: Clinical/Professional Practice
Name Role Presentation
Scott Kahan, MD, MPH, FTOS Chair Session Chair
Carl J. Lavie, MD CME Session Speaker Healthcare of the Future: Reengineering Healthcare Delivery to Combat Chronic Disease
Elizabeth M. Paul CME Session Speaker Patient Perspective
Scott Kahan, MD, MPH, FTOS Chair Moderate Panel Q&A
Elizabeth M. Paul CME Session Speaker Panel Q&A
Carl J. Lavie, MD CME Session Speaker Panel Q&A
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.
5. Apply new knowledge related to dietary intervention and physical activity from the perspectives of Metabolism and Integrative Physiology, Neuroscience, Intervention and Clinical Studies, Population Health, Clinical/Professional Practice, and Policy/Public Health.