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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, April 23, 2025
  • 10:00 AM – 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Open
  • 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Introduction to Building an Obesity Treatment Plan
  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Introduction to Culinary Medicine
  • 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Assessment
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Using Motivational Interviewing
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Integrating Culinary Medicine into Obesity Medicine
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Cardiovascular Disease
  • 1:25 PM – 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Pathophysiology
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Cooking Experience Day 1 & Snack
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Diabetes Management
  • 2:50 PM – 4:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Medication
  • 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Meal Replacements: An Evidence-Based Approach to Obesity Treatment
  • 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Funding Your Culinary Medicine Program
  • 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Founder Stories: Starting with an Idea
  • 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Physical Activity
  • 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Q&A Panel
  • 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Intro to Casework
  • 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lightning Round 1
  • Thursday, April 24, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Behavior 1
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Casework 1
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Using Food as Medicine to Treat Disease
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Behavior 2
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Translating Nutrition into Culinary Medicine Techniques
  • 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Casework 2
  • 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Treatment Strategies 1
  • 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Cooking Experience Day 2 & Lunch
  • 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Casework 3
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Treatment Strategies 2
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hormones in Flux: Unlocking Metabolic Health Through the Menopause Transition and Beyond
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Next Steps for Implementing Culinary Medicine
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Casework 4
  • 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Nutrition
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Breakout: Program Development
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Sarcopenia and Obesity: Muscle Health, Aging, and Weight Management for Women
  • 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Closing Q&A for Casework
  • 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Pediatrics
  • 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Unlocking Access: Documentation Tips for Navigating the Prior Authorization Process
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    PCOS and Obesity
  • 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Program Development Report-Out
  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Bariatric Procedures
  • 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Mocktail Mixology
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building Trust in the Digital Age
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Reproductive Health and Medical Therapies
  • 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lightning Round 2
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Innovation Hall Opening Reception
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Poster Presentation at Innovation Hall Opening Reception
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Satellite Symposium: Don't Ignore the Snore
  • Friday, April 25, 2025
  • 6:15 AM – 6:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Bodyweight HIIT
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Evidence-Based Strategies for Obesity Care: Optimizing Nutrition and Outcomes
  • 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Power of Partnership: Integrating Obesity Medicine and Bariatric Surgery
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 5:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration / Book Store Open
  • 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Presidential Welcome and Address
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Breaking Barriers in Obesity Care: Navigating the Ecosystem
  • 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Bringing Out the Advocate in You
  • 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Innovation Hall Break
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Anti-Obesity Drugs in the Pipeline
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Beyond the Scale: Transforming Pediatric and Young Adult Lives with MBS
  • 11:30 AM – 11:35 AM East Coast USA Time
    Movement Break
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Careers in Obesity Medicine
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Dietary Interventions for Obesity with and without GLP-1s
  • 12:35 PM – 1:50 PM East Coast USA Time
    Fireside Chat with AMA
  • 12:35 PM – 1:50 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch in Innovation Hall
  • 12:50 PM – 1:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Personalizing Obesity Medicine for Underrecognized Populations
  • 12:50 PM – 1:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Targeting Impairment in the MC4R Pathway
  • 1:50 PM – 2:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Evidence-Based Management of MASLD and MASH in Patients with Obesity
  • 1:50 PM – 2:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Training the Next Generation: Incorporating Obesity Medicine into GME
  • 2:35 PM – 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Movement Break
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Expanding Access: A New Private Practice Model for Pediatric Obesity Care
  • 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Translating Physical Activity Consensus Recommendations to Obesity Care
  • 3:40 PM – 4:10 PM East Coast USA Time
    Innovation Hall Break
  • 4:10 PM – 5:25 PM East Coast USA Time
    Advanced Complex Obesity Cases
  • 4:10 PM – 5:25 PM East Coast USA Time
    Decoding Obesity Phenotyping: From Research to Your Clinical Practice
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    OMA Membership Appreciation Event
  • Saturday, April 26, 2025
  • 6:15 AM – 6:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Primal Play Method Fitness Class
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration / Book Store Open
  • 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Board Installation and Awards Ceremony
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Year in Review
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Anti-Obesity Medications in Complex Cases
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Innovation Hall Break
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Donā€™t Miss the Clues! Advanced Bariatric Nutrition and the MBS Patient
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Emotional Brain Training: Treat the Stress Response for Lasting Weight Loss
  • 11:30 AM – 11:35 AM East Coast USA Time
    Movement Break
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Empowering Comprehensive Obesity Care from Youth to Adulthood
  • 11:35 AM – 12:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Not Your Fault: Ineffective Treatment Response & Strategies to Move Forward
  • 12:35 PM – 1:50 PM East Coast USA Time
    Lunch in Innovation Hall
  • 12:50 PM – 1:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity: Clinical Characteristics, Biological Causes, and Patient/Caregiver Insights
  • 12:50 PM – 1:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Product Theater for ZepboundĀ® (Tirzepatide) Injection
  • 1:50 PM – 2:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Unmasking Lipedema in Obesity: Key Diagnostic Tips & Management Strategies
  • 1:50 PM – 3:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Opportunity for Shared Decision Making: Tirzepatide for OSA with Obesity
  • 2:35 PM – 3:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    Optimising Movement for Obesity Management: Evidence-Based Applications
  • 3:05 PM – 3:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Innovation Hall Break and Closing
  • 3:35 PM – 4:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Bridging the Gap: Building Seamless, Multidisciplinary Obesity Care Across the Lifespan
  • 3:35 PM – 4:35 PM East Coast USA Time
    Muscle Safety: Addressing GLP-1 Agonist Concerns with Exercise & Nutrition
  • 4:35 PM – 4:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Movement Break
  • 4:40 PM – 5:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Better Together: Optimizing Obesity Care through Medical and Surgical Collaboration
  • 4:40 PM – 5:40 PM East Coast USA Time
    Intersection of Obesity and Cancer
  • Sunday, April 27, 2025
  • 6:15 AM – 7:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Experts on the Move
  • 6:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Breakfast
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Engage with Experts
  • 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 8:10 AM – 9:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Obesity Medicine and Artificial Intelligence: Now and What's to Come
  • 8:10 AM – 9:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    The Challenges of Obesity Medicine in Disadvantaged Communities
  • 9:10 AM – 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Movement Break
  • 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Advocacy in Action: Real-Life Perspectives and Strategies
  • 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Women, Hormones, and Obesity: A Lifelong Journey
  • 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Break
  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Billing and Coding in Obesity Medicine
  • 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM East Coast USA Time
    Updates in Obesity Management and Cardiometabolic Health
  • 11:10 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Movement Break
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Behavior, Cognition, and Metabolism-Brain Pathophysiology in Obesity
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Session To Be Announced