Current Issues Regarding Obesity Treatment and Chronic Weight Management

Target Audience
This activity was developed for cardiologists, endocrinologists, primary care physicians, and other healthcare providers who treat patients’ obesity and other commonly associated diseases.

Program Overview
Obesity experts Drs. Apovian and Kushner delve into the complex and undertreated disease of obesity, addressing the importance of weight loss and chronic weight management. They discuss obesity as a chronic disease with its pathophysiologic basis, associated cardiometabolic risks, treatment options including pharmacotherapy, focusing on incretin-based medications, optimizing weight loss and maintenance, and how to approach patients about obesity. Case studies are utilized in which the faculty share their experiences to individualize patient management so as to improve long-term weight-related health outcomes.

Content Areas
Pathophysiology
Cardiometabolic Risk
Treatment Options
Incretin-based Therapy
Optimizing Outcomes
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Recognize obesity as a chronic disease
Describe the impact of obesity on cardiovascular comorbidities often associated with obesity
Select patients for whom pharmacotherapy would be appropriate
Individualize treatment based on patient’s cardiovascular risk and other patient factors in order to promote long-term maintenance of weight loss