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  • Friday, Apr 21st
    6:15 AM – 7:00 AM EDT
    Experts on the Move
    Location: Lobby
    Deborah Bade Horn, DO, MPH, MFOMA – UT McGovern Medical School
     CE: 0.75
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    Exhibit Hall Breakfast
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    8:00 AM – 8:15 AM EDT
    Presidential Address
    Location: Grand Ballroom
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    8:15 AM – 9:15 AM EDT
    The Stigma Barrier: The Effect of Internalized Weight Bias on Patient Obesity Care
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Elizabeth Paul, MA (she/her/hers) – Obesity Action Coalition
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    Break
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
    Coaching Skills for Obesity Medicine: A Panel Discussion
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Michelle Alencar, PhD, NBC-HWC, CCN, CSCS, ACSM-EP,CPT – Inhealth Lifestyle Therapeutics
    Nikita Shah, DO (she/her/hers) – Weight Sense Lake Nona
    Leslie Golden, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Watertown Family Practice Weight In Gold Wellness
    Green Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
    Taking Action on Social Determinants of Health in Obesity Treatment
    Location: Trianon Ballroom
    Blue Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    10:30 AM – 11:15 AM EDT
    2022 AAP Recommendations Regarding Obesity in Children
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Sarah Hampl, MD – Children's Mercy Kansas City
    Green Track
     CE: 0.75
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    10:30 AM – 11:15 AM EDT
    The Power of Putting People First: The Importance of the Language We Use
    Location: Trianon Ballroom
    Blue Track
     CE: 0.75
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    11:15 AM – 12:45 PM EDT
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    11:45 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
    Rhythm non-CME Lunch - Introduction to Rare Genetic Diseases of Obesity
    Location: Trianon Ballroom
    Vidhu Thaker, MD – Columbia University
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
    A Family Centered Approach to the Treatment of Obesity
    Location: Trianon Ballroom
    Valerie M. O'Hara, DO, FAAP, DABOM – Weight & Wellness Clinic, Maine Medical Center
    Allen F. Browne, MD, FAAP, FACS, DABOM – Dr Allen F Browne, LLC
    Blue Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    12:45 PM – 1:45 PM EDT
    The Silent Epidemic: An Overview of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Nader Dbouk, MD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Green Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    1:45 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
    The Challenges of Treating Co-Morbid Binge Eating Disorder and Obesity
    Location: Trianon Ballroom
    Weronika Gondek, MD – The Center for Eating Disorders, Sheppard Pratt
    Blue Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    1:45 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
    The Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in Obesity Management
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    David Ahn, MD – Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center at Hoag
    Green Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    2:45 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
    Exhibit Hall Break
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM EDT
    Obesity Management in Transgender Patients: Barriers and Opportunities
    Location: Trianon Ballroom
    Nowreen Haq, MD, MPH,FACP,FACE – University of Maryland Midtown Professionals
    Blue Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    3:15 PM – 4:15 PM EDT
    The Future and Value of Interdisciplinary Care Teams in Obesity Medicine
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Green Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM EDT
    Effective use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Weight Management
    Location: Trianon Ballroom
    Sandy Van, MD, CCFP, DABOM (she/her/hers) – Haven Weight Management
    Megha Poddar, MD, FRCPC, ABOM – LMC Medical Weight Management Clinic
    Blue Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    4:15 PM – 5:15 PM EDT
    Women with Obesity: What Clinicians Need to Know
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Sandra Christensen, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, FOMA – Integrative Medical Weight Management
    Green Track
     CE: 1
  • Friday, Apr 21st
    6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Member Appreciation Event
    Location: Margaritaville Times Square
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    7:00 AM – 8:30 AM EDT
    Exhibit Hall Breakfast
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    7:30 AM – 8:15 AM EDT
    Breakfast with the Experts
    Location: Trianon Ballroom
    Sarah Barenbaum, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Gabrielle Lyon, DO – The Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine
    Sandra Christensen, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, FOMA – Integrative Medical Weight Management
    Megha Poddar, MD, FRCPC, ABOM – LMC Medical Weight Management Clinic
    Sandy Van, MD, CCFP, DABOM (she/her/hers) – Haven Weight Management
    Carolynn Francavilla Brown, MD, FOMA – Green Mountain Partners for Health
    Sylvia M. Gonsahn-Bollie, MD, DABOM, FOMA – EmbraceYOU Weight and Wellness
    Harold E. Bays, MD – L-MARC Research Center
    David Ahn, MD – Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center at Hoag
    Thomas George, DNP, FNP-C, NASM-CPT – Frontier Nursing University, Wellspring Family Medicine, Wellspring Weight and Wellness
    Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA – Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
     CE: 0.75
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    The Calculus of Calories: Quantifying Body Weight Regulation in Humans
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Kevin Hall, PhD – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Exhibit Hall Break
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Overcoming Barriers to Initiating Anti-Obesity Medications
    Location: Grand Ballroom
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Protein Perspective
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Gabrielle Lyon, DO – The Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
    Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    1:30 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
    Do Sleepy Brains Make Poor Food & Other Lifestyle Choices? Impact of Sleep on Weight Management
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
     CE: 0.75
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
    Let Exercise Be Thy Medicine
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Carolynn Francavilla Brown, MD, FOMA – Green Mountain Partners for Health
    Stephanie Burke (she/her/hers) – CrossFit Common Fortitude
     CE: 1
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    3:15 PM – 3:45 PM EDT
    Exhibit Hall Break/Trail Map Drawing
    Location: Exhibit Hall
  • Saturday, Apr 22nd
    3:45 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy: A Series of Real Patient Cases
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Mohini Aras, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College
    Sarah Barenbaum, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine
     CE: 1.25
  • Sunday, Apr 23rd
    6:00 AM – 7:00 AM EDT
    Fun Run
    Location: Lobby
    Jeffrey Sicat, MD, FACE, FOMA – Virginia Weight and Wellness
  • Sunday, Apr 23rd
    7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast
  • Sunday, Apr 23rd
    8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
    Beyond BMI: How Do We Individualize Obesity Goals In Clinical Practice?
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Sylvia M. Gonsahn-Bollie, MD, DABOM, FOMA – EmbraceYOU Weight and Wellness
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Apr 23rd
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Nutrition Rx for Management of Obesity
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Bharti Shetye, MD, FOMA, DABOM – Dr. Abby's Weight Management Clinic
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Apr 23rd
    10:00 AM – 10:15 AM EDT
    Break
  • Sunday, Apr 23rd
    10:15 AM – 11:15 AM EDT
    Excessive Weight Reduction with Highly Effective Anti-Obesity Medications: A Roundtable Discussion
    Location: Grand Ballroom
     CE: 1
  • Sunday, Apr 23rd
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
    The Obesity and CVD Connection: Clear as Mud
    Location: Grand Ballroom
    Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
     CE: 1