Cutting-Edge Treatment of Obesity (SU23)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Summarize the approach to lifestyle modification in patients with obesity
2. Discuss medications for weight loss including mechanism of action, efficacy, and side effects
3. Describe available and emerging endoscopic approaches to weight loss
4. Discuss surgical techniques for weight loss

PRESENTERS AND TOPICS
Lifestyle Approaches for Weight Loss
Kellene Anne Isom, PhD, RD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Science, Don B Huntley College of Agriculture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

Weight Loss Medication: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Manpreet Mundi, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN

Current Perspectives on Endobariatrics: A New Frontier of Weight Management Options
Carolyn Newberry, MD, PNS, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director of GI Nutrition, Innovative Center for Health and Nutrition in Gastroenterology (ICHANGE), Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY

Bariatric Surgery Pearls: Criteria, Options, Complications
Sara Hennessy, MD, FACS, CNSC, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Williams P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Moderator
Manpreet Mundi, MD