TOS/ADCES Joint Symposium: Optimizing Medications after Weight Loss: The Role of Deprescribing
Credits: 1 CME_Physicians Credit
Credits: 1 CME_OtherProfessions Credit
Description: Bariatric surgery and intensive lifestyle changes through low carbohydrate eating and other meal plans are effective tools for weight management in people with obesity. However, diabetes medications can lead to hypoglycemia and may prove to be barriers to further weight loss if not adjusted accordingly. This session will provide practical guidance on how to deprescribe diabetes and other cardiometabolic medications in preparation of bariatric surgery and/or planned lifestyle changes. The expert panel will deliver evidence-based guidance on how to adjust medications for ongoing weight loss as well as how frequently to monitor glucose levels in order to limit hypoglycemia and facilitate further weight loss to reach therapeutic goals.  

This session was jointly produced by The Obesity Society (TOS) and Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES).
Delivery Mechanism: OnDemand
Keyword: Co-morbidities: Diabetes; Energy Balance: Weight Loss/Maintenance; Treatment: Pharmacotherapy
Track: Track 5: Clinical/Professional Practice
Speakers:
Jennifer Clements, PharmD, FCCP, FADCES, BCPS, CDCES, BCACP, BC-ADMCase Studies on Deprescribing in Diabetes Care
Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCESDeprescribing for Intensive Lifestyle Changes
Meera Shah, MDDeprescribing with Bariatric Surgery
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.
6. Incorporate knowledge about coding for reimbursement into the clinical practice of health care providers to support their ability to treat the underlying disease of overweight and obesity. Incorporate knowledge about best practices to develop and run effective clinics that treat overweight and obesity.