The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight:
Learning What Works and Making it Happen
Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
April 6, 2017
National Academy of Sciences Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Auditorium
Workshop Objective: Explore what is known about current obesity treatment approaches and the challenges involved in implementing them.
| 8:30 AM | Welcome and Setting the Stage, Bill Purcell, J.D., Chair, Roundtable on Obesity Solutions |
TREATMENT: WHAT WORKS? | |
| Facilitator: Don Bradley, M.D., MHS-CL, Duke University | |
| 8:45 AM | Adults |
Susan Yanovski, M.D., National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health | |
| 9:15 AM | Children and Adolescents |
Ihuoma Eneli, M.D., M.S., FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight & Nationwide Children’s Hospital | |
| 9:45 AM | Emerging Opportunities |
Steven Heymsfield, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University | |
| 10:15 AM | BREAK |
TREATING SEVERE OBESITY | |
| 10:30 AM | Adults |
Facilitator: Adam Tsai, M.D., M.S.C.E., FACP, Kaiser Permanente | |
Bruce Wolfe, M.D., FACS, FASMBS, Oregon Health & Science University | |
Louis J. Aronne, M.D., FACP, DABOM, Weill-Cornell Medical College | |
Nikki Massie, Patient Advocate | |
| 11:15 AM | Children |
Facilitator: Ihuoma Eneli, M.D., M.S., FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight and Nationwide Children’s Hospital | |
Nikki Highfield, Parent | |
Marc Michalsky, M.D., Nationwide Children’s Hospital | |
Susan J. Woolford, M.D., M.P.H., University of Michigan | |
| 12:00 PM | LUNCH |
| 1:00 PM | WORKFORCE AND TRAINING |
Facilitator: Bill Dietz, M.D., Ph.D., The George Washington University | |
Goutham Rao, M.D., FAHA, Case Western Reserve University | |
Robert Kushner, M.D., Northwestern University | |
Linda Gigliotti, M.S., R.D.N., CDE, Wellness Consultant at Diocese of Orange | |
| 1:45 PM | PAYMENT CONSIDERATIONS |
Facilitator: Don Bradley, M.D., MHS-CL, Duke University | |
Tom Parry, Ph.D., Integrated Benefits Institute | |
Bryce Williams, M.S., Blue Shield of California | |
Deirdra Stockmann, Ph.D., M.U.P., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| 2:30 PM | POLICY CONSIDERATIONS |
Facilitator: Lisel Loy, J.D., Bipartisan Policy Center | |
Joseph Nadglowski, Obesity Action Coalition | |
Anand Parekh, M.D., M.P.H., Bipartisan Policy Center | |
Matthew Gallivan, Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) | |
Lynn Sha, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE) | |
| 3:15 PM | BREAK |
| 3:30 PM | MOVING FORWARD |
Facilitator: Theodore Kyle, R.Ph., M.B.A., ConscienHealth | |
Marsha Schofield, M.S., R.D., L.D., FAND, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | |
Gary Bennett, Ph.D., Duke University | |
| 4:00 PM | ADJOURN |
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