Treating Obesity to
Treat Type 2 Diabetes

Is a three-hour educational program presented as a satellite symposium at the American Diabetes Association’s 82nd Scientific Sessions, in collaboration with Pennington Biomedical Research Center, an institute at the forefront of medical discoveries related to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

The program will be presented by world-renowned experts. Speakers will address the complex causes of obesity and strategies to implement evidence-based interventions to treat obesity to improve outcomes of people with type 2 diabetes.

The goals of the symposium are to review and critically assess obesity management strategies including lifestyle management, weight loss and medication strategies to address documented treatment and implementation gaps in obesity and type 2 diabetes, including poor understanding of the complex pathophysiology of weight gain and regain; underuse of evidence-based interventions (intensive lifestyle interventions, medical therapy, surgical therapy); the comparative effects of obesity treatments on body weight, glycemic control, and other comorbidities and complications (cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, cancer); and addressing known health disparities in obesity prevalence and access to treatments.

Our team of Panelists

Philip Schauer

MD

United Companies Life InsuranceCo./ Mary Kay and Terrell BrownChair, Professor of Metabolic Surgery
Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University, Director, Metamor Institute

Robert Eckel

MD

Professor of Medicine Emeritus Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Anschutz Medical Center, University of Colorado; Past President, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association

Lee Kaplan

MD, PhD

Director of the Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Institute

Jamy Ard,

MD

Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention. Wake Forest University School of Medicine
 

Carel Le Roux

MBChB, MSC, FRCP

Full Professor of Experimental Pathology School of Medicine University College Dublin &nbs

Ania Jastreboff

MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine and Director, Weight Management and Obesity Prevention

Francesco Rubino

MD

Professor Of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Consultant Surgeon, King’s College Hospital

Steven Nissen

MD

Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

Justin Brown

PhD

Director, Cancer Metabolism Program, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Fatima Cody Stanford

MD, MPH, MPA, MB

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist Equity Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Division
Our Agenda
Treating Obesity to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
June 4, 2022
6:30 – 9:30 PM Central Time
Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel-Grand Ballroom CD

6:30 PM

Welcome, Introductions and Program Overview

Philip Schauer, MD
Robert Eckel, MD

United Companies Life Insurance Co./ Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor of Metabolic Surgery
Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University, Director, Metamor Institute 

Moderator-Opening Remarks

Robert Eckel, MD

Professor of Medicine Emeritus Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Anschutz Medical Center, University of Colorado; Past President, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association

Session 1 - New Evidence for Medical and Surgical Obesity Management for Type 2 Diabetes

6:40 PM

Effective Obesity Treatment Requires Multimodal Treatment Strategies

Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD

Director of the Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Institute

6:55 PM

Lifestyle Intervention for Obesity and Diabetes

Jamy Ard, MD

Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention.Wake Forest University School of Medicine 

7:10 PM

Pharmacotherapy to Treat Obesity

Carel Le Roux, MBChB, MSC, FRCP

Full Professor of Experimental Pathology School of Medicine University College Dublin

7:25 PM

Using Incretin-based Drugs for Obesity

Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Yale School of Medicine and Director, Weight Management and Obesity Prevention  

7:40 PM

Metabolic Surgery for Glycemic Control and Diabetes Remission

Francesco Rubino, MD

Professor Of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Consultant Surgeon, King’s College Hospital

7:55 PM

Metabolic Surgery and Cardiovascular Outcomes

Steven Nissen, MD

Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

8:10 PM

Obesity Treatments and Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease

Philip Schauer, MD

United Companies Life Insurance Co./ Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor of Metabolic Surgery
Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University, Director, Metamor Institute

8:25 PM

Obesity Treatments and Cancer Prevention

Justin Brown, PhD

Director, Cancer Metabolism Program, Pennington Biomedical Research Center 

8:40 PM

Addressing Health Disparities and Health Equity in the Treatment of Obesity mic

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist Equity Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Division

Session 2 - Perspectives and Recommendations

8:55 PM

Obesity Management for Type 2 Diabetes – Endocrinologists View

Robert Eckel, MD

Professor of Medicine Emeritus Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Anschutz Medical Center, University of Colorado; Past President, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association

9:00 PM

Obesity Management for Type 2 Diabetes – Cardiologists View

Steven Nissen, MD

Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

9:05 PM

Panel Discussion and Audience Question and Answers

Moderated By Robert Eckel, MD

9:25 PM

Program Wrap Up and Evaluations

Robert Eckel, MD

9:30 PM

Adjourn

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