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Bariatric Times •Volume 13, Number 12• December 2016 • Supplement C
insights into the patient
population with obesity
assessment and treatment
obesity guidelines:
approaches to evaluating
patients affected by
overweight and obesity
customizing obesity
treatment
translating
recommendations into
action!
navigating the billing system
starting the conversation
about obesity
setting realistic expectations
Unmet needs in obesity
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Christopher D. Still, DO, FACN, FACP
Medical Director, Center for Nutrition and Weight
Management; Director, Geisinger Obesity
Institute; Medical Director, Employee Wellness,
Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania
Scott Kahan, MD, MPH, FTOS
Director, National Center for Weight and
Wellness; Medical Director, Strategies to
Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance,
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Deborah Bade Horn, DO, MFOMA
President, Obesity Medicine Association; Medical
Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, Center for
Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance,
UT McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas
supported by an independent
educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc.
Jointly sponsored by Matrix Medical Communications and Obesity Medicine Association
facUlty
complimentary continUing edUcation activity
Up to 1.5 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT(S)
available for physicians
Up to 1.5 contact hoUrs available for nUrses