| When: Tuesday, 11/5/2024, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
| Where: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center-207 |
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Description: The Obesity Journal Symposium and the accompanying special section of Obesity are designed to showcase top papers that represent the multidisciplinary research areas published by the flagship TOS journal. For the annual competition, the editorial team selects innovative papers that provide important insights into preventing and treating obesity.
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| Keyword: Environment: Social Environment; Methodologies: Machine Learning/AI/decision support; Treatment: Surgery/Devices |
Track: Sub-track: Bariatric Surgery and Devices; Sub-track: Nutrition; Track 1: Metabolism and Integrative Physiology; Track 4: Population Health; Track 6: Policy/Public Health
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Speakers:
 | Leanne M. Redman, PhD, FTOS | Session Chair | |  | Michael D. Jensen, MD | Session Co-Chair | |  | Julia MP. Bittner, PhD | Socioeconomic Mobility, Metabolic Health, and Diet: Mediation Via Subjective Socioeconomic Status | 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm |  | Kristine Steffen, PhD, PharmD | Early Changes in the Gut Microbiota Are Associated With Weight Outcomes Over Two Years Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery | 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm |  | Vidhu V. Thaker, MD | The Association of Higher Offspring Early Childhood Weight Gain With Pre-pregnancy Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery | 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm |  | Mohammad Yaser | Machine-Learning Based Clustering Identifies Obesity Subgroups with Differential Multi-Omics Profiles and Metabolic Patterns | 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm |  | Sujoy Ghosh, PhD | In Silico and Functional Analysis Identify Key Gene Networks and Novel Gene Candidates in Obesity-Linked Human Visceral Fat | 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm |  | Alison Z. Swartz | Cardiometabolic Characteristics of Weight Cycling: Results from a Mid-South Regional Comprehensive Healthcare System | 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm |
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| Learning Objectives: |
| 2. Understand the evidence-based science regarding neuroendocrine, endocrine, microbiota and cognitive 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. |
| 4. Apply lessons learned about the impact of: nutrition and obesity initiatives to reduce health disparities, and federal nutrition and obesity policies on health disparities. |
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