| When: Saturday, 11/6/2021 through Sunday, 11/7/2021, 10:00 am - 8:00 pm |
| Credits: 0 CME_Physicians Credits |
| Credits: 0 CME_OtherProfessions Credits |
Description: Isn’t it time you got certified in obesity medicine? Prepare for the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Exam by learning from The Obesity Society (TOS) experts! For 10 years, TOS’s two-day Review Course for the ABOM exam has been providing highly-focused exam preparation (including more than 150 practice questions) to hundreds of applicants each year. This year’s course will be a webinar on the weekend immediately preceding the 2021 ABOM Exam. Use the course as a last-minute study aid, or take the course to earn up to 17.25 Group One credits to apply for the 2022 exam.
Course attendees rave about TOS Review Course speakers - leaders in obesity evaluation and management who have co-authored major randomized trials and clinical guidelines in the field - including Adam Gilden, MD, MSCE, FACP; Michael D. Jensen, MD, FTOS (a founding member of the ABOM); William T. Donahoo, MD, FTOS; Joseph Skelton, MD, MS; John M. Jakicic, PhD, FTOS; Ninoska Peterson, PhD; Harold E. Bays, MD, FTOS, FACC, FACE, FNLA; Anita Courcoulas, MD, MPH, FACS; and Meera Shah, MD.
This course comes with a guarantee: if you don’t pass the exam, you can retake the course for free the next year.
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Track: Sub-track: Obesity Medicine Exam Prep; Track 5: Clinical/Professional Practice
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Speakers:
 | Adam H. Gilden, MD, MSCE | Introduction to Review Course and ABOM | 10:00 am - 10:15 am |  | Michael D. Jensen, MD | Pathophysiology: Energy Metabolism as It Relates to Treatment, followed by Board Style Q&A | 10:15 am - 12:45 pm |  | William T. Donahoo, MD | Adult Assessment & Treatment of Obesity, followed by Board Style Q&A | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm |  | Joseph A. Skelton, MD, MS | Pediatric Assessment & Treatment of Obesity, followed by Board Style Q&A | 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm |  | Meera Shah, MD | Nutrition, followed by Board Style Q&A | 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm |  | John M. Jakicic, PhD, FTOS, FACSM | The Importance of Physical Activity for the Prevention and Management of Overweight and Obesity, followed by Board Style Q&A | 7:45 pm - 9:15 pm |  | Ninoska Peterson, PhD | Behavioral Aspects of Obesity Management, followed by Board Style Q&A | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |  | Harold E. Bays, MD, FTOS, FOMA, FACC, FNLA, FASPC | Pharmacotherapy, followed by Board Style Q&A | 12:15 pm - 2:45 pm |  | Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, FACS | Surgical Treatment of Obesity, followed by Board Style Q&A | 3:45 pm - 5:45 pm | | Meera Shah, MD | Post Bariatric Surgery Medical Management | 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm | | Adam H. Gilden, MD, MSCE | Practice Management, followed by Board Style Q&A | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
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