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ForwardFact or Fiction: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Obesity
Northbrook, IL US
May 16, 2025
Join us for a day-long Continuing Medical Education (CME) conference focused on Comprehensive Obesity Care for internal medicine and primary care clinicians. This event is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in managing obesity using a multidisciplinary approach. Experts will cover key topics such as clinical guidelines, pharmacotherapy, lifestyle interventions, and addressing weight bias in primary care settings. Attendees will gain practical strategies to effectively support and guide patients through personalized obesity management plans and improve long-term health outcomes.
Target Audience
This event is designed for Primary Care Providers, including Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers treat patients with obesity.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Critique current approaches to obesity management in primary care settings, identifying gaps in adherence to clinical guidelines and opportunities for improvement;
- Formulate individualized, evidence-based obesity treatment plans that integrate pharmacologic therapies, nutritional interventions, physical activity, and behavioral counseling;
- Apply shared decision-making principles to collaboratively develop patient-centered weight management goals, addressing barriers such as stigma and access to care;
- Compare the efficacy and limitations of current pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies for obesity, aligning treatment selections with patient-specific comorbidities and needs;
- Assess the impact of integrating multidisciplinary strategies, including shared medical appointments and team-based care, on improving patient outcomes and system efficiency.
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Learn more about Endeavor Health via their website! For questions about the program, contact Jennifer Wertheimer via e-mail.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office via email at jwertheimer@northshore.org.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
COURSE FACULTY
Sarah Alexander, MD FACC Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology Endeavor Health | Disha Narang, MD Director of Obesity Medicine Endeavor Health |
Andrea Busby, MD Department of Psychiatry Endeavor Health | Renee Westley, MD Department of Medicine Division of Internal Medicine Endeavor Health |
E. Woody Denham, MD Department of Surgery Endeavor Health Clinical Professor University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine | Adam Posner, MD Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Endeavor Health Clinical Assistant Professor University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine |
Arif Ali, MD Department of Orthopedic Surgery Endeavor Health | Omar Shamsi, MD Department of Medicine Bariatric Medicine Specialist Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital President, Illinois Obesity Society |
Monika Darji, MD Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology Endeavor Health | Cassandra Snitowsky, APRN-FPA, NP-BC Lead APP Department of Surgery Certificate of Advanced Education in Obesity Medicine Endeavor Health |
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and Hyde Park Institute. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and Hyde Park Institute. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Internal Medicine MOC II Credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
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