Obesity Treatment Options

Описание: The Capital Health Network and obesity physicians from the Canberra community would like to invite you to the final webinar of the series on Obesity Management.
WEBINAR 3
Obesity Treatment Options - CPD HOURS 2.5 (Educational Activity: 1.5 hours, Reviewing performance: 1 hour
This webinar gives health practitioners up to date advice on how to assist patients to lose weight in a safe way tailored to the patient’s budget and health needs. All the presenters from the previous Obesity Management webinars will speak at Webinar 3. The Q&A session offers health practitioners an opportunity to address any questions and clarify concerns they may have about their professional management of obesity.

Learning Outcomes

Develop a strategy for goal setting in obesity and identify common psychological and pharmacotherapy options for co-morbid obesity mental illness.

Explain how Phentermine, Orlistat and Topiramate assists in weight loss and precautions for their usage (Richard)

Explain how Contrave and GLP-1 agents assists in weight loss and precautions for their usage (Carol)

Discuss the considerations for referral for Bariatric surgery.

Presenters

Dr Deb Inman (Sleep and Obesity Physician at the Canberra Hospital and in private practice, Canberra Sleep Clinic)

Dr Louise Brightman (Consultant Psychiatrist, Canberra Obesity Management Service)

Dr Carol Huang (Sleep and Obesity Physician at the Canberra Hospital and in private practice, Respiratory Sleep and Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic)

Dr Richard Singer (Renal and Obesity Physician at the Canberra Hospital and in private practice, Respiratory Sleep and Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic)