Weight Matters: Treating Obesity with Dignity and Evidence-based Care

Saturday, October 1, 2022, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM PST, Shay Hotel, Culver City, CA


We are very excited to invite you to attend, in person, the 2022 Cedars-Sinai Weight Matters: Treating Obesity with Dignity and Evidence Based Care Symposium, on October 1, 2022. This event is approved for 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

This symposium is intended for clinicians, of all disciplines, to become proficient in the latest, evidence-based treatments of obesity. Obesity is a risk factor for over 200 medical conditions. No specialty is untouched. Although lifestyle interventions are the foundation of weight management, sustaining weight loss over the long-term is extremely challenging for a multitude of controllable and uncontrollable variables. This educational event will help you to better understand why obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease that merits treatment. We will review how to discuss weight with your patients in an effective, bias-free approach. Also, we will extensively review the latest, cutting-edge surgical and non-surgical treatments of obesity, and how to help your patients gain access to these services at our Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Weight Loss Center.

We are honored to present numerous distinguished speakers including the world-renowned weight management expert, Dr. Robert Kushner, Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Past President of The Obesity Society, and lead investigator in the groundbreaking obesity study "Once-Weekly Semaglutide with Overweight or Obesity."

1. Identify obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease with numerous contributing factors, including uncontrollable ones
2. Review the basics of obesity pathophysiology
3. Describe current evidence based treatment options for obesity, including their indications and means for optimization
4. Discuss the role of weight bias in healthcare and perform honest, open and weight-bias-free conversations with patients
5. Apply best practices and provide evidence-based information to patients with obesity about the full complement of treatment options

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Physicians: $145
Non-physician (Staff, Healthcare Provider and Researchers): $125
Residents/Fellows/Medical Trainees/PhD students: $25

Refund Policy:
All cancellations must be submitted in writing and refunds will be subject to an administrative charge. To view the policy, click here. Please e-mail cancellation request to [email protected]. If you do not receive confirmation of your cancellation via e-mail, please call (310) 423-5548.

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Health and Safety Protocol
Before registering for this event, please read our Health and Safety Protocol for current requirements pertaining to attending in-person events. 

Right to Cancel or Postpone
Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event that Cedars-Sinai must cancel or postpone this course, the registration fee will be fully refunded. Cedars-Sinai is not responsible for any related costs, charges or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline, travel or lodging agencies.

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Non-Physician Attendance
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Participants should ensure in advance that their credentialing or licensing organization accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (MD, DO) (6.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (6.00 hours), Non-Physician AMA Attendance (6.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Cedars-Sinai adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Saturday, October 1, 2022

2022 Obesity Exhibits by Cedars-Sinai CME