25th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium

Novel Strategies for Medical Management of Obesity: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Societal Impacts

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
This event will be held virtually. All are welcome!
Registration for this event is free for all attendees.

The NORCH is pleased to announce the topic for our 2024 symposium, “Novel Strategies for Medical Management of Obesity: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Societal Impacts.” See below for the full list of speakers.

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Introduction

Steven Grinspoon, MD
Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard

 

 

 

 

 

 Session 1: Clinical Implications and Mechanisms of Current Strategies

Moderators: Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, Harvard Medical School 

Nutrient-Stimulated Hormones-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Obesity: Sparks from the Pipeline!
Dr. Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD. Yale School of Medicine

Potential “Off Target” Effects of Current GLP-1 Strategies: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Dr. Jaime Almandoz, MD, MBA, University of Texas Southwestern

Session 3: Equity, Costs, and Access

Moderators: Dr. Michelle Ogunwole, MD, PhD, John Hopkins Medical Center; Dr. Ellen Schur, MD, MS, University of Washington School of Medicine

Benefits of Medicare Coverage for Weight-Loss Drugs
Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, University of Southern California, Schaeffer Center

Equity and Access to New Therapeutics for Obesity 
Dr. Mohammad Dar, Massachusetts Medicaid & Executive Office of Health and Human Services                                                                               
Dr. Carmela Socolovsky, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Medicaid & Executive Office of Health and Human Services

The George L. Blackburn Keynote Lecture:

State of the Art Summary: Current Pharmacological Strategies for Obesity Management
Dr. Caroline Apovian, MD, Harvard Medical School

,Session 2: Inflammation and Immune Activation in Comorbidities of Obesity

Moderators: Dr. Elizabeth Lawson, MD, Harvard Medical School; Dr. Laura Holsen, PhD, Harvard Medical School 

Obesity and Addictive Disorders: Two Sides of the Same Coin 
Dr. Lorenzo Leggio, MD, PhD, NIDA/NIAAA, National Institutes of Health

Long Term Effects and Potential for Weight Regain: Resetting the Hunger Threshold
Dr. Gitanjali Srivastava, MD, Vanderbilt University 

 

Session 4: Integrating Pharmacological Therapy into a Successful Long-Term Comprehensive Care Strategy for People with Obesity 

Moderators: Dr. Caroline Apovian, MD, Harvard Medical School; Dr. Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School 

Who, When, & How to Treat Obesity Using Modern Pharmacologic Therapies
Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, MD,  MPH, MPA, MBA, Harvard Medical School 

New Approaches to Obesity Treatment for Children and Adolescents
Dr. Sarah Armstrong, MD,  Duke University School of Medicine