Obesity: Medical management strategies
Meal replacements, Drugs & Bariatric surgery
Friday December 13, 2019
The presentation covers:
Very low-calorie diets
- Myths surrounding their use
- Effectiveness
Drug therapy
- Naltrexone-Bupropion
- Orlistat
- Phentermine
- Liraglutide
Bariatric surgery
- Adjustable gastric band, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Roux-en Y gastric bypass
- Health outcomes
- Mortality risk
- Complications
- Comorbidities
- Patient reported outcomes
Watching this presentation and completing the assessment can contribute towards assessable Continuing Professional Development hours.
About the Presenter
Professor John Dixon MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, FRCP Edin,
Professorial Fellow, Clinical Obesity Research, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne
Adjunct Professor, School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne
Adjunct Professor, Iverson Health Innovations Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne
An experienced clinician, John is known globally for his breadth of clinical research into obesity and its comorbid conditions as well as weight loss treatments and their effects on health. He rates in the top researchers worldwide in the fields of obesity (#12); weight loss (#9); morbid obesity (#5); and bariatric surgery (#3) (expertscape.com, August 2, 2019).
He has over 250 original research, review and guideline publications.
Focused on seeing findings translated into clinical practice and on patient advocacy for the obese, John is involved in a wide range of organizations both here and internationally. He is Co Editor in Chief of Current Obesity Reports, an Associate Editor of Clinical Obesity, Obesity Surgery and SOARD, and is on 4 other editorial boards.
Registration includes
- Access to a recording of the presentation
- Presentation notes
- Assessment quiz and certificate
- Suggested further reading
Registration types
- On demand recording: from $38 receive a recording and associated documents
- Subscription: $33 monthly for all Education in Nutrition recordings (minimum 40 a year)