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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27940.

Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape
and Advancing Comprehensive Care

March 19–20, 2024

March 19, 2024

10:00 AM Opening Remarks
Nicolaas P. Pronk, HealthPartners Institute, Chair of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions

SESSION 1—CURRENT STATE OF PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACOLOGY FOR OBESITY

10:05 AM An Overview of Medications that Affect Weight Status
Donna Ryan, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
10:25 AM Altered Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Effects of Drugs in Patients with Obesity
David J. Greenblatt, Tufts University School of Medicine
10:45 AM Break
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27940.
10:55 AM Inclusion of Subjects with Obesity in Drug Development: Current Status and Opportunities
Jayabharathi Vaidyanathan, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
11:15 AM Transformation: What Is to Come in the Pipeline of Anti-Obesity Medications
Ania Jastreboff, Yale School of Medicine
11:35 AM Q&A and Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch Break

SESSION 2—ADVANCING OPTIMAL OBESITY TREATMENT: INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN TREATMENT OPTIONS

12:30 PM PANEL: The Lived Experiences of Physicians and Patients
  • Karen Glanz, University of Pennsylvania
  • Holly F. Lofton, NYU Langone Health
  • Michele Tedder, Black Women’s Health Imperative
1:00 PM Q&A and Discussion
1:15 PM Mental and Behavioral Health Concerns of Adults Using Anti-Obesity Medications: The Science, the Practice and the “So What”
Robyn Pashby, Health Psychology Partners
1:30 PM Mental and Behavioral Health Considerations for Children and Teens
Denise Wilfley, Washington University in St. Louis
1:45 PM Q&A and Discussion
2:00 PM Break
2:10 PM Nutrition with Anti-Obesity Medications
Colleen Dawkins, Big Sky Medical Wellness
2:30 PM Q&A and Discussion
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27940.
2:40 PM PANEL: Shifting the Paradigm to a Focus on Health Behaviors
  • Dan Bessesen, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Colleen Dawkins, Big Sky Medical Wellness
  • John Jakicic, University of Kansas Medical Center
3:10 PM Q&A and Discussion
3:30 PM Adjourn Day 1

March 20, 2024

10:00 AM Workshop Day 1 Recap
Kristen R. Sullivan, American Cancer Society

SESSION 3—NAVIGATING CLINICAL PRACTICE, ECONOMIC, AND POLICY CHALLENGES OF NEW OBESITY TREATMENTS

10:10 AM Opportunities and Barriers for Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Jamy D. Ard, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
  • Sarah E. Barlow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
10:50 AM Q&A and Discussion
11:10 AM Break
11:20 AM Exploring Current Research on the Economic Impact of Anti-Obesity Medications
Alison Sexton Ward, University of Southern California Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics
11:40 AM The Federal Perspective on Coverage of Medications to Treat Obesity: Considerations From the Congressional Budget Office
Noelia Duchovny, Congressional Budget Office
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27940.
12:00 PM The Employer Perspective: Ensuring Comprehensive Care for the Workforce
Shawn Gremminger, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions
12:20 PM Q&A and Discussion
12:50 PM Closing Remarks
Ihuoma Eneli, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Vice Chair of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
1:00 PM Adjourn Workshop
Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27940.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27940.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27940.
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