25th Annual Harvard Nutrition and Obesity Symposium
Date: JUNE 05, 2024 ZOOM LIVE Webinar *All times listed below are in Eastern Standard Time.* Please download the course agenda 
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| Session I: Clinical Implications and Mechanisms of Current Strategies Moderator: Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA (Harvard Medical School) |
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| 08:30-08:45am | Opening Remarks
Steven Grinspoon, MD (Harvard Medical School) |  |
| 08:45-09:10am | The George L. Blackburn Keynote Lecture: State of the Art Summary of Current Pharmacological Strategies for Obesity Management
Caroline Apovian, MD (Harvard Medical School) |
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| 09:10-09:35am |
Nutrient-Stimulated Hormones-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Obesity: Sparks from the Pipeline!
Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD (Yale School of Medicine) | |
| 09:35-10:05am |
Potential "Off Target" Effects of Current GLP-1 Strategies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Jaime Almandoz, MD, MBA (UT Southwestern Medical Center) | |
| 10:05-10:30am | Discussion | |
| Break |
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| Session II: Altering Brain Pathways to Treat Obesity and Reduce Hunger Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Lawson, MD (Harvard Medical School) & Dr. Laura Holsen, PhD (Harvard Medical School) |
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| 10:45-11:10am |
Obesity and Addictive Disorders: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Lorenzo Leggio, MD, PhD, NIDA/NIAAA (National Institutes of Health) | |
| 11:10-11:35am |
Long Term Effects and Potential for Weight Regain: Resetting the Hunger Threshold
Gitanjali Srivastava, MD (Vanderbilt University) | |
| 11:35-11:55am | Discussion | |
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Lunch
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| Session III: Equity, Costs and Access Moderator: Dr. Ellen Schur, MD, MS (University of Washington School of Medicine) & Michelle Ogunwole, MD, PhD (John Hopkins Medical Center) |
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| 12:40-1:05pm |
Benefits of Medicare Coverage for Weight-Loss Drugs
Darius Lakdawalla, PhD (USC Schaeffer Center) | |
| 01:05-1:20pm |
Equity and Access to New Therapeutics for Obesity
Mohammad Dar, MD & Chief Medical Officer (Community Care Cooperative), Carmela Socolovsky, MD, MPH & Medical Director (MassHealth) | |
| 01:20-01:40pm |
Discussion
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Break
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| Session IV: Integrating Pharmacological Therapy into a Successful Long-Term Comprehensive Care Strategy for People with Obesity Moderator: Dr. Caroline Apovian, MD & Dr. Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH (Harvard Medical School) |
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| 01:55-02:20pm |
Who, When, & How to Treat Obesity Using Modern Pharmacologic Therapies
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA (Harvard Medical School) | |
| 02:20-02:45pm |
New Approaches to Obesity Treatment for Children and Adolescents
Sarah C. Armstrong, MD (Duke University School of Medicine) | |
| 02:45-03:10pm |
Discussion
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| 03:15-03:35pm |
Closing Remarks
Steven Grinspoon, MD (Harvard Medical School) | |
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