Advanced Educational Program in Obesity Medicine
The Houston Methodist 2nd Annual Essentials of Obesity Symposium 2025 is a comprehensive educational symposium designed to provide healthcare professionals and trainees with an updated academic overview of obesity-related science, clinical frameworks, and multidisciplinary perspectives.
This program brings together expert-led presentations focused on current concepts in obesity medicine, delivered in an educational format to support professional learning, continuing education, and academic reference.
This symposium content is provided strictly for educational and reference purposes.
Information
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Why Attend This Symposium
This annual educational event is valued for its structured, evidence-informed approach to obesity medicine education:
- Expert-led educational sessions from experienced faculty
- Multidisciplinary perspectives across obesity-related topics
- Focus on current scientific and clinical education frameworks
- Designed for professional development and academic learning
- Suitable for self-directed review and ongoing reference
The content is presented in a neutral, academic tone appropriate for healthcare education.
Educational Focus Areas
The symposium includes educational discussions on topics such as:
- Biological and metabolic foundations of obesity
- Contemporary clinical frameworks used in obesity medicine education
- Multidisciplinary approaches to patient-centered care concepts
- Lifestyle, behavioral, and therapeutic considerations in an academic context
- Case-based discussions to support conceptual understanding
- Emerging research and evolving perspectives in obesity-related care
All material is intended for conceptual learning and professional education, not for patient-specific clinical guidance.
Who This Program Is For
This educational symposium is suitable for:
- Physicians and medical trainees
- Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
- Dietitians and allied health professionals
- Healthcare educators and researchers
- Professionals seeking updated academic perspectives in obesity medicine
Program Information
| 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 |
This program is intended for professional education and academic learning.
It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations and should not replace professional clinical judgment or institutional guidelines.
