Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Obesity Medicine Board Review
This one-day program helps prepare registrants for the ABOM certification exam.
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9:00 am -7:20 pm
Monday, June 8, 2026
Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
Course Directors
9:00-9:10 am
2026 Blackburn Lecture: State of Obesity in 2026
Dr. Robert Kushner
9:10-10:10 am
Roundtable Discussion with Keynote Speaker
Drs. Robert Kushner and Steven Heymsfeld
10:10-10:40 am
Break
10:40-11:00 am
Approach to Treatment
Clinical Approach to the Patient with Obesity
Dr. Ethan Lazarus
11:00-11:40 am
Standards of Care for Obesity Treatment
Dr. Kimberly Gudzune
11:40 am-12:20 pm
Body Composition
Dr. Grant Tinsley
12:20-1:00 pm
Approach to a Patient with an Eating Disorder
Dr. Robin Pashby
1:00-1:40 pm
Panel Discussion: Approach to Treatment
Drs. Fitch, Tinsley, and Lazarus
1:40-2:20 pm
Break
2:20-2:50 pm
Pharmacotherapy
Obesity Pharmacotherapy
Dr. Leslie Golden
2:50-3:30 pm
Combination Treatment for Obesity Management
Dr. Sreevidya Bodepudi
3:30-4:10 pm
Pharmacodynamics and Medication Dosing in the Patient with Obesity
4:10-4:50 pm
A Patient's Perspective
Dr. Angela Fitch
4:50-5:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Pharmacotherapy
Drs. Golden, Bodepudi, and Fitch
5:30-6:10 pm
Self-Paced Study
Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
Staging, Assessment and Treatment of Obesity
Dr. Daniel Bessesen
Patient-Centric Treatment of Obesity
Dr. Sean Wharton
Complex Genetic Obesity Syndromes
Dr. Sadaf Forroqi
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 1
Dr. Jennifer Mulligan
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 2
Dr. Jennifer Mulligan
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 3
Dr. Sreevidya Bodepudi
Beyond BMI: Obesity Staging and Guidelines Based on the Treatment of Obesity
Dr. Timothy Garvey
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Introduction Day 2
Course Directors
9:00-9:10 am
Exercise and Dietary Considerations
Key Exercise Recommendations for Weight Loss and Maintenance
Dr. John Jakicic
9:10-9:50 am
The Updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Dr. Christopher Gardner
This session not eligible for AAFP credits
9:50-10:30 am
Time-Restricted Eating
Dr. Krista Varady
10:30-11:10 am
Dietary Strategies for Weight Loss
Dr. Chika Anekwe
11:10-11:50 am
Culinary Medicine Programs
Dr. Michelle Hauser
11:50 am-12:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Dietary Considerations
Drs. Jakicic, Gardner, Varady, Anekwe, and Fitch
12:30-1:10 pm
Break
1:10-1:40 pm
Individualization of Care
The New Fundamentals of Obesity Care
Dr. Carolynn Francavilla-Brown
1:40-2:20 pm
Genetics and the Future of Obesity Treatment
Dr. Jesse Richards
2:20-3:00 pm
Lipodistrophy
Dr. Lindsay Fourman
3:00-3:40 pm
Panel Discussion: Individualization of Care
Drs. Francavilla-Brown, Richards, Fourman, and Fitch
3:40-4:20 pm
Break
4:20-4:40 pm
Precision Care
Precision Medical Treatment of Obesity
Dr. Andres Acosta
4:40-5:20 pm
Precision Lifestyle Treatments for Obesity
Dr. Andrew Chan
5:20-6:00 pm
The Future State of Obesity Care
Dr. Deborah Horn
6:00-6:40 pm
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Precision Delivery of Care
Dr. Florence Porterfield
6:40-7:20 pm
Panel Discussion: Precision Care
Drs. Acosta, Chan, Horn, Porterfield, and Fitch
7:20-8:00 pm
Self-Paced Study
Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
Circadian Influences and Lifestyle Interventions
Dr. Frank Scheer
A Dietitian's Approach to a Patient with Obesity
Abeer Bader, RD
Tailoring Obesity Care Based on Genetic Differences
Dr. Ruth Loos
Research into Tailoring Obesity Care
Dr. Elizabeth Speliotes
Using Technology to Deliver Personalized Metabolic Care
Dr. Eran Segal
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Introduction Day 3
Course Directors
9:00-9:10 am
Models of Delivering Care
Cooperative Integrated and Virtual Care Models
Dr. Florencia Halperin
9:10-9:50 am
Delivering Effective Obesity Care in Private Practice
Dr. Shirly (Shalu) Ramchandani
9:50-10:30 am
Integrating Primary Care and Obesity Medicine in an Academic Medical Center
Dr. Leigh Perreault
10:30-11:10 am
Title Coming Soon
Dr. Amanda Powell
11:10-11:50 am
Group Visit Models
Dr. Jacob Mirsky
11:50 am-12:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Models of Delivering Care
Drs. Halperin, Ramchandani, Perreault, Powell, Mirsky, Fitch, and Singh
12:30-1:10 pm
Break
1:10-1:40 pm
Pediatrics
Assessment of the Pediatric Patient with Obesity
Dr. Marisa Censani
1:40-2:20 pm
Use of Anti-Obesity Medications in Pediatric Patients
2:20-3:00 pm
Bariatric Endoscopy and Surgery in the Pediatric Patient
Dr. Cornelia Griggs
3:00-3:40 pm
Panel Discussion: Obesity in the Pediatric Population
Drs. Censani, Griggs, and Fitch
3:40-4:20 pm
Break
4:20-4:50 pm
Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, POSE, and TORe
Dr. Barham Abu Dayyeh
4:50-5:30 pm
Gastric Balloons, Transpyloric Shuttle, and Duodenal Resurfacing
Dr. Amandeep Singh
5:30-6:10 pm
Update on Bariatric Surgery
Dr. Richard Peterson
6:10-6:50 pm
Nonsurgical Management of the Postbariatric Surgery Patient
Dr. Angela Fitch
6:50-7:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity
Drs. Abu Dayyeh, Singh, Peterson, and Fitch
7:30-8:10 pm
Self-Paced Study
Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
Providing Virtual Obesity Care
Drs. Katherine Saunders and Leon Igel
Optimizing Obesity Care in Private Practice: Strategies for Success
Dr. Carolynn Francavilla-Brown
Advancing Obesity Care in Academic Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
Drs. Lauren Oshman and Dina Griauzde
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Angela Fitch
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: Geisinger
Dr. Christopher Still
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: University of Colorado
Dr. Adam Gilden
Cooperative Integrated and Virtual Care Models
Dr. Alexander (AJ) Blood
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Introduction Day 4
Course Directors
9:00-9:10 am
Disparities and Stigma in Obesity Care
Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Obesity Treatment
Dr. Jamy Ard
9:10-9:50 am
Ensuring Equal Access to Care for All Patients: A North Carolina Story
Dr. Sarah Ro
9:50-10:30 am
Stigma and Bias in Treating Obesity
Joe Nadglowski
10:30-11:10 am
Panel Discussion: Disparities and Stigma
Joe Nadglowski and Drs. Ard, Ro, and Fitch
11:10-11:50 am
Break
11:50 am-12:20 pm
Considerations in the Patient with Obesity
The Unbearable Lightness of Weight and Age
Dr. Beverly Tchang
12:20-1:00 pm
The Intersection of Metabolic Disease and Mental Health
Dr. Christopher Palmer
1:00-1:40 pm
Considerations for the Patient with Obesity Prior to a Procedure (with Patient on GLP-1, Colonoscopy Considerations)
Dr. Rodney Voisine
1:40-2:20 pm
Panel Discussion: Considerations in the Patient with Obesity
Drs. Tchang, Palmer, Voisine, Fitch, and Singh
2:20-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:20 pm
Diseases in the Patient with Obesity
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. Harold Edward Bays
3:20-4:00 pm
Sleep Health and Sleep Apnea
Dr. Jeremy McConnell
4:00-4:40 pm
Obesity and Cancer
Dr. Justin Brown
4:40-5:20 pm
MASLD/MASH Updates and Treatment Landscape in 2026
Dr. Nadege Gunn
5:20-6:00 pm
Obesity and Diabetes
Dr. Paul Copeland
6:00-6:40 pm
Panel Discussion: Diseases
Drs. Bays, McConnell, Gunn, Copeland, Fitch, and Singh
6:40-7:20 pm
Self-Paced Study
Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
Caring for All Patients
Dr. Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa
Equity in Obesity Care
Dr. Wesley Dutton
Diagnosis and Staging of MAFLD/MASH
Dr. Kathleen Corey