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Treating the Greatest Threat to Global Health: Obesity
Jan 21, 2014 10:00am
‐ Jan 21, 2014 12:00pm
Objectives:
Describe the role of the microbiome in the pathogenesis of obesity
Describe the risks and rewards of medical therapies for obesity
Evaluate the evidence supporting or refuting popular weight loss diet programs
Speaker(s):
Rachel
Lazim,
BCPS, BCNSP,
Pharmacy,
Blount Memorial Hospital
Laura
Matarese,
PhD, RDN, LDN, CNSC, FADA, FASPEN, FAND,
Professor of Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Gerard
E. Mullin,
MD, CNSP,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services, Director of Capsule Endoscopy,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Speaker(s):
Lawrence
Cheskin,
MD, PACP,
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Director,
Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center