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2nd Annual Essentials of Obesity Symposium- August 2, 2025
Overview
Program Overview
In 2022 the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) issued new guidelines updating the previous 1991 guideline for bariatric surgery from the National Institute of Health (NIH). Since the original release of the 1991 guidelines, the research and treatment of metabolic and bariatric surgery has vastly expanded. Updates to criteria, thresholds, approved/endorsed procedures and devices, and considerations for comorbidities are not widely known or understood. The symposium offers the opportunity to bridge the knowledge gap for learners by disseminating these updates to learners who support bariatric patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
FEES
| Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $195 | |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $100 | |
| Physician (Houston Methodist) (HM PCG, SPG, MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $20 | |
| All Other Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist) | $20 | |
| All Other Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist) | $30 | |
| Residents / Fellows / Students | $10 | |
*In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
Target Audience
Physicians, Weight Management Staff (RD), Inpatient Care Team (RN, RD, PT, OT, PCA)
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to identify challenges faced by patients with obesity and develop strategies, within their scope, to better address patients’ needs
Attendees will be able to identity opportunities to collaborate, across disciplines to offer more robust, comprehensive, and coordinate care to improve disease management and facilitate better patient outcomes
Attendees will be able to utilize the most up-to-date information to provide optimal evidence-based treatment options to patients with obesity or met-s
Program
| Second Annual Essentials of Obesity Symposium Saturday, August, 2, 2025 | ||
| Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 7:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome | Nabil Tariq, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
| 8:40 AM | Obesity Pathophysiology | Aman Ali, MD |
| 9:00 AM | Why is This Important – Weight Loss and Impact on Health | Kershaw Patel, MD |
| 9:45 AM | Lifestyle Interventions in the Management of Obesity | Wynnifred Hoodis, MS, RD, CSOWM, LD |
| 10:05 AM | Resistance Exercise for Weight Loss Patients: Role of physical activity in treatment of Obesity | Brandon Jay, CEP, CMES, CPT |
| 10:20 AM | BREAK | |
| 10:35 AM | Enhancing Patient Engagement in Minutes: Motivational Interviewing for Time-Pressed Clinicians | Ramiro Saavedra, MS, RD, CSR, LD |
| 10:50 AM | Initial Clinical Assessment in Obesity Management | Ahmed Ali, MD |
| 11:05 AM | Pharmacotherapy in Obesity Part I – Old Tools, New Insights: Revisiting Traditional Anti-Obesity Medications | Garth Davis, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
| 11:30 AM | Pharmacotherapy in Obesity Part II – GLP-1 and Other New Medications | Garth Davis, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
| 12:00 PM | LUNCH | |
| 12:30 PM | Therapeutic Interventional Discussion (is surgery still relevant in 2025) | Nabil Tariq, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
| 1:00 PM | Advanced Endoscopic Interventions | Thomas McCarty, MD, MPH |
| 1:15 PM | Case Presentation and Therapeutic Panel Discussion | Kyle Stephens, MD, FACS |
| 2:00 PM | BREAK | |
| 2:15 PM | Practice Management/Patient Workflow | Joanna Schaffer, NP |
| 2:30 PM | Patient Panel Discussion – Patients that have had success with Medical, Surgical, and Endoscopic Therapy | Laura Choi, MD, FACS |
| 3:15 PM | Closing Remarks and Evaluations | Nabil Tariq, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
Venue
In-person attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030).
Virtual information will be provided to registered learners.
Faculty
| COURSE DIRECTORS |
| Nabil Tariq, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Garth P. Davis, MD, FACS, FASMBS Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery Houston Methodist Department of Surgery |
Accreditation
Registered Dietitians
Please retain the certificate of completion and an agenda/timing outline which accurately reflects the number of contact hours spent completing the live activity. One (1) hour of live training is equal to one (1) CPEU. Enter into your professional development portfolio as a live activity.
Available Credit
- 5.50 ABIM MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist designates this Live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.50 Attendance
- 4.75 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 4.75 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
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Price
FEES
| Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $195 | |
| Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $100 | |
| Physician (Houston Methodist) (HM PCG, SPG, MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $20 | |
| All Other Health Care Professional (Houston Methodist) | $20 | |
| All Other Health Care Professional (Non-Houston Methodist) | $30 | |
| Residents / Fellows / Students | $10 | |