Harvard Diabetes and Obesity Patient-centered Management “Caring for the Whole Patient” 2023

Course Introduction and Agenda Overview
Marie McDonnell, MD, Caroline Apovian, MD

Keynote Lecture: Exploring the Link and Defining the challenge: Diabetes and Obesity
Caroline Apovian, MD

Science of Behavior Change
Michael Vallis, PhD, R, Psych

Fundamentals of Nutrition Therapy
Nancy Oliveira, LDN

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Behavioral Change and Wellness
Caroline Apovian, MD,  Michael Vallis, PhD, R, Psych, Nancy Oliveira, LDN; Moderator: Caroline Apovian, MD

Break

I don’t eat on a schedule: Maladaptive patterns of eating in individuals with obesity and diabetes
Marc O’Meara, RD, LD, CDE

Just tell me what to eat and I’ll do it this time: Moving from diet to durable lifestyle change
Megan McCrory, PhD

When should I eat?: Exploring whether timing of meals is important for weight control
Courtney Peterson, RD, PhD

But I have Diabetes, will this diet work for me?: Tailoring healthy eating to the patient with Diabetes
Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RDN, CDCES, FADA

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: All About Eating
Megan McCrory, PhD, Marc O’Meara, RD, LD, CDE, Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RDN, CDCES, FADA, Courtney Peterson, RD, PhD
Moderator: Nancy Oliveira, LDN

Lunch Break 

Let’s talk prevention: Childhood Obesity
Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc

Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Translating Landmark Studies
Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, Dsc

Cardiovascular disease in obesity and T2D: Evidence and strategies for Prevention
Jorge Plutzky, MD

Impacting the Life Course: Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Women with prior GDM
Ellen Seely, MD

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Let’s Talk Prevention
Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc, Jorge Plutzky, MD Ellen Seely, MD, Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, Dsc
Moderator: Caroline Apovian, MD

Break

Virtual Workshop: Activating behavior change in your patient: Motivational Interviewing Workshop
Joji Suzuki, MD

Wrap up, Missed Questions, and Preview Next Day
Marie McDonnell, MD, Caroline Apovian, MD, Vanita Aroda, MD

Opening Remarks and Overview of the Day
Vanita Aroda, MD

Keynote: Beyond the Gut: The impact of Dysmetabolism Across the Lifespan
Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD

Where to start: The comprehensive assessment of the patient with diabetes and obesity
Marie McDonnell, MD

Effective use of cardiovascular imaging to evaluate CV risk
Ron Blankstein, MD

The spectrum of kidney disorders in obesity & diabetes
David Mount, MD

Evaluating Sleep In Obesity and Diabetes
Lawrence J. Epstein, MD

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Comprehensive Multi-Morbidity Management
Ron Blankstein, MD,  David Mount, MD,  Lawrence J. Epstein, MD; Moderator: Vanita Aroda, MD

Break

NASH – Update on screening and treatment
Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE

Depression in obesity and diabetes
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD

The Role of Racial Disparities in outcomes: How to address in the clinic
Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH

Expert Panel: Your cases discussed & questions answered: Caring for the Whole Patient: Expanded Perspectives
Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE, Ashwini Nadkarni, MD, Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH
Moderator: Vanita Aroda, MD

Lunch Break

Recognizing atypical diabetes
Miriam Udler, MD, PhD

Lipodystrophy: How to recognize in your practice and how to assess and treat?
Elif Oral, MD

Managing the patient with Type 1 diabetes and obesity
Adriana Gonzalez, MD

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Recognizing and Assessing Unique Presentations
Miriam Udler, MD, PhD,  Elif Oral, MD, Adriana Gonzalez, MD
Moderator: Vanita Aroda, MD

Break 

The Big Reveal: use of professional CGM in the office to identify important glycemic patterns
Anna Goldman, MD

Self-management with CGM: Selecting the right patient for optimal benefit
Charles McKitrick, RN, CDCES

Would my patient do better on an insulin pump? Insulin Pump Therapy in the patient with obesity
Devin Steenkamp, MBChB

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Technology- Enhanced Person- Centered Care
Anna Goldman, MD, Charles McKitrick, RN, CDCES, Devin Steenkamp, MBChB
Moderator: Vanita Aroda, MD

Wrap up, Missed Questions, and Preview Next Day
Marie McDonnell, MD, Caroline Apovian, MD, Vanita Aroda, MD

Opening Remarks and Overview of the Day
Marie McDonnell, MD

Keynote: The Continuum of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Revisiting Treatment Goals
Vanita Aroda, MD

Weight impact of Medications commonly prescribed in the care of the patient with metabolic disease
Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, DABOM

A Closer look at GLP-1 RAs for metabolic control 
Carol Wysham, MD

A Closer look at SGLT2-inhibitors for metabolic control
Lee-Shing Chang, MD

Why, when and how should obesity medications be prescribed?
Caroline Apovian, MD

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Prescribing for Success
Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, DABOM, Carol Wysham, MD, Lee-Shing Chang, MD
Moderator: Marie McDonnell, MD

Break 

Effects of metabolic surgeries on obesity and diabetes
Ali Tavakkoli, MD

Patient selection and the peri-op process for metabolic surgery
Scott Shikora, MD

The current state of non-surgical metabolic procedures: The future is now
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Procedural Approaches to Metabolic Conditions
Ali Tavakkoli, MD, Scott Shikora, MD, Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc
Moderator: Marie McDonnell, MD

Lunch Break 

Postoperative nutritional management
Malcolm Robinson, MD

Glycemic challenges after metabolic surgery
Mary Elizabeth Patti, MD

Addressing post-bariatric weight re-gain
Nawfal Istfan, MD, PhD

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Long Term Management Challenges following Bariatric Surgery
Malcolm Robinson, MD, Mary Elizabeth Patti, MD, Nawfal Istfan, MD, PhD
Moderator: Marie McDonnell, MD

Break

Adherence to therapy in chronic disease
Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD

Self-management technologies and mHealth for adherence,  where are we and where do we need to go?
Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD, PhD

Connected health and the future of chronic disease management
Naomi Fisher, MD

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Achieving Long Term Success
Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD, Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD, PhD, Naomi Fisher, MD; Moderator: Marie McDonnell, MD

Wrap Up, Missed Questions, Take Home Messages
Marie McDonnell, MD, Vanita Aroda, MD, Caroline Apovian, MD