Harvard Obesity Medicine Board Review 2021
This course is taught by recent diplomates of the ABOM, and reviews all the major basic, diagnostic and treatment concepts required for the exam, including:
- Pathophysiology of obesity
- Obesity comorbidities
- Pediatric patient management
- Genetic and syndromic obesity
- Nutrition and exercise assessment and intervention
- Intensive lifestyle and behavioral therapy
- Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
- Bariatric surgery
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Topics/Speakers : 10:00 am – 10:15 am Welcome and Introduction
Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD10:15 am – 10:52 am Pathophysiology 1: Pathophysiology of Obesity
Nadia N. Ahmad, MD, MPH10:52 am – 11:27 am Nutrition Assessment and Therapy
W. Scott Butsch, MD, MS11:27 am – 11:56 am Genetic and Syndromic Obesity
Sonali Malhotra, MD11:56 am – 12:26 pm Panel Discussion / Q&A
Drs. Ahmad, Butsch, and Malhotra12:26 pm – 1:26 pm Break Board Review Session 2
1:26 pm – 3:32 pm1:26 pm – 2:02 pm Pathophysiology 2: Neural Control of Energy Balance
Nadia N. Ahmad, MD, MPH2:02 pm – 2:32 pm Pediatrics 1: Patient Assessment
Gitanjali Srivastava, MD2:32 pm – 3:02 pm Pediatrics 2: Patient Management
Gitanjali Srivastava, MD3:02 pm – 3:32 pm Panel Discussion / Q&A
Drs. Ahmad and Srivastava3:32 pm – 4:02 pm Break Board Review Session 3
4:02 pm – 6:20 pm4:02 pm – 4:36 pm Pathophysiology 3: Environmental Modulators of Energy Balance
Nadia N. Ahmad, MD, MPH4:36 pm – 5:13 pm Bariatric Surgery
W. Scott Butsch, MD, MS5:13 pm – 5:50 pm Pharmacotherapy
Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD5:50 pm – 6:20 pm Panel Discussion / Q&A
Drs. Ahmad, Butsch, and Jastreboff6:20 pm – 6:40 pm Break Board Review Session 4
6:40 pm – 9:35 pm6:40 pm – 7:13 pm Behavioral Assessment and Therapy
Mark J. Gorman, PhD7:13 pm – 7:50 pm Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Exercise
Sriram Machineni, MD7:50 pm – 8:20 pm Obesity Comorbidities
Paul M. Copeland, MD, MPhil8:20 pm – 8:50 pm Panel Discussion / Q&A
Drs. Gorman, Machineni, and Copeland8:50 pm – 9:35 pm Lightning Round
Sriram Machineni, MD
