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
9:10-10:10 am
Roundtable Discussion with Keynote Speaker
10:10-10:40 am
Break
10:40-11:00 am
Approach to Treatment
Clinical Approach to the Patient with Obesity
11:00-11:40 am
Beyond BMI: Obesity Staging and Guideline-Based Treatment of Obesity
11:40 am-12:20 pm
Body Composition
12:20-1:00 pm
Approach to a Patient with an Eating Disorder
1:00-1:40 pm
Panel Discussion: Approach to Treatment
1:40-2:20 pm
Break
2:20-2:50 pm
Pharmacotherapy
Obesity Pharmacotherapy
2:50-3:30 pm
Combination Treatment for Obesity Management
3:30-4:10 pm
Pharmacodynamics and Medication Dosing in the Patient with Obesity
4:10-4:50 pm
Clinicians as Patients: A Perspective
4:50-5:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Pharmacotherapy
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
Patient-Centric Treatment of Obesity
Complex Genetic Obesity Syndromes
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 1
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 2
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Delivery of Care 3
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Welcome and Introduction Day 2
9:00-9:10 am
Exercise and Dietary Considerations
Key Exercise Recommendations for Weight Loss and Maintenance
9:10-9:50 am
Nutrition and Microbiome
9:50-10:30 am
Time-Restricted Eating
10:30-11:10 am
Dietary Strategies for Weight Loss
11:10-11:50 am
Culinary Medicine Programs
11:50 am-12:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Dietary Considerations
12:30-1:10 pm
Break
1:10-1:40 pm
Individualization of Care
The New Fundamentals of Obesity Care
1:40-2:20 pm
Genetics and the Future of Obesity Treatment
2:20-3:00 pm
Lipodistrophy
3:00-3:40 pm
Panel Discussion: Individualization of Care
3:40-4:20 pm
Break
4:20-4:40 pm
Precision Care
Precision Medical Treatment of Obesity
4:40-5:20 pm
Precision Lifestyle Treatments for Obesity
5:20-6:00 pm
The Future State of Obesity Care
6:00-6:40 pm
Patient Case Presentations Highlighting Precision Delivery of Care
6:40-7:20 pm
Panel Discussion: Precision Care
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
A Dietitian's Approach to a Patient with Obesity
Tailoring Obesity Care Based on Genetic Differences
Research into Tailoring Obesity Care
Using Technology to Deliver Personalized Metabolic Care
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Welcome and Introduction Day 3
9:00-9:10 am
Models of Delivering Care
Cooperative Integrated and Virtual Care Models
9:10-9:50 am
Delivering Effective Obesity Care in Private Practice
9:50-10:40 am
Integrating Primary Care and Obesity Medicine in an Academic Medical Center
10:40-11:20 am
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Centers
11:20 am-12:00 pm
Group Visit Models
12:00-12:40 pm
Panel Discussion: Models of Delivering Care
12:40-1:20 pm
Break
1:20-1:50 pm
Pediatrics
Assessment of the Pediatric Patient with Obesity
1:50-2:30 pm
Use of Anti-Obesity Medications in Pediatric Patients
2:30-3:10 pm
Bariatric Endoscopy and Surgery in the Pediatric Patient
3:10-3:50 pm
Panel Discussion: Obesity in the Pediatric Population
3:50-4:30 pm
Break
4:30-4:50 pm
Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, POSE, and TORe
4:50-5:30 pm
Gastric Balloons, Transpyloric Shuttle, and Duodenal Resurfacing
5:30-6:10 pm
Update on Bariatric Surgery
6:10-6:50 pm
Nonsurgical Management of the Postbariatric Surgery Patient
6:50-7:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Endoscopic and Surgical Approaches to Treating Obesity
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
Optimizing Obesity Care in Private Practice: Strategies for Success
Advancing Obesity Care in Academic Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: Massachusetts General Hospital
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: Geisinger
Multi-Disciplinary Weight Center Case Study: University of Colorado
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Welcome and Introduction Day 4
9:00-9:10 am
Disparities and Stigma in Obesity Care
Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Obesity Treatment
9:10-9:50 am
Ensuring Equal Access to Care for All Patients: A North Carolina Story
9:50-10:30 am
Stigma and Bias in Treating Obesity
10:30-11:10 am
Panel Discussion: Disparities and Stigma
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
12:20-1:00 pm
The Intersection of Metabolic Disease and Mental Health
1:00-1:40 pm
Considerations for the Patient with Obesity Prior to a Procedure (with Patient on GLP-1, Colonoscopy Considerations)
1:40-2:20 pm
Panel Discussion: Considerations in the Patient with Obesity
2:20-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:20 pm
Diseases in the Patient with Obesity
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
3:20-4:00 pm
Sleep Health and Sleep Apnea
4:00-4:40 pm
Obesity and Cancer
4:40-5:20 pm
Treatment of MAFLD/MASH in the Patient with Obesity
5:20-6:00 pm
Obesity and Diabetes
6:00-6:40 pm
Panel Discussion: Diseases
6:40-7:20 pm
Self-Paced Study
Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following: