TOS/ASGE/ABE Joint Symposium: Combinations - It Takes 2….or 3 to Make a Therapy
When: Monday, 11/1/2021, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Credits: 1.5 CME_Physicians Credits
Credits: 1.5 CME_OtherProfessions Credits
Handouts:
Description: Providers now have a variety of clinical tools to help patients lose weight and keep it off, which allows for the opportunity for multimodal or combination therapy. This symposium will discuss the current status of combination therapy, including lifestyle intervention, medications, and endoscopic or surgical procedures for weight loss, for weight loss maintenance, and to address weight regain.

This session was jointly produced by The Obesity Society (TOS), American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and Association for Bariatric Endoscopy (ABE).
Delivery Mechanism: Broadcast
Keyword: Treatment: Combination Therapy; Treatment: Pharmacotherapy; Treatment: Surgery/Devices
Track: Sub-track: Bariatric Surgery and Devices; Track 5: Clinical/Professional Practice

Speakers:
Beverly G. Tchang, MD, DABOMSession Chair
Nasreen Alfaris, MD, MPHWhen Do I Add a Medication?3:00 pm - 3:20 pm
Reem Sharaiha, MDProcedural Additions3:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Amber Huett-Garcia, MPAPatient Perspective3:40 pm - 4:00 pm
Beverly G. Tchang, MD, DABOMModerate Panel Q&A4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Nasreen Alfaris, MD, MPHPanel Q&A4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Amber Huett-Garcia, MPAPanel Q&A4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Reem Sharaiha, MDPanel Q&A4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

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.