Harvard Diabetes and Obesity Patient-centered Management “Caring for the Whole Patient” 2023

2023 Course Overview
Schedule : January 25-27, 2023

This unique conference is a response to the global burden of diseases driven by obesity and diabetes and acknowledges that clinicians and systems cannot manage one or the other when they are present in the same patient, but rather must address both together. Our unique curriculum is designed to activate members of the care team to manage both conditions holistically with an eye toward the health of both our patients and our communities. Included in this 3-day deep dive, we address evidence-based patient assessment, methods to support behavioral modification in different care settings and tailoring both medical and procedural therapeutics to individuals struggling with metabolic disease.
Who Should Attend

Primary Care Physicians
Physician Assistants
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Other Specialty Physicians
Diabetologists
Nephrologists
Endocrinologists
Cardiologists
Bariatric Surgeons
Pediatricians
Internists
Dieticians
Nutritionists
Social Workers

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Review and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice
Apply current/recommended guidelines in clinical practice
Perform up-to-date techniques to diagnose complex clinical problems
Identify/integrate current therapeutic options for obesity and diabetes
Deliver equitable care with respect to race, ethnicity, gender, disability status, sexual preference and gender orientation

2023 Agenda

All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023

8:00-8:10 AM

Course Introduction and Agenda Overview
Marie McDonnell, MD, Caroline Apovian, MD

LAYING THE GROUNDWORK. FACILITATING BEHAVIORAL CHANGE AND WELLNESS

8:10-8:40 AM

Keynote Lecture: Exploring the Link and Defining the challenge: Diabetes and Obesity
Caroline Apovian, MD

8:40-9:00 AM

Science of Behavior Change
Michael Vallis, PhD, R, Psych

9:00-9:20 AM

Fundamentals of Nutrition Therapy
Nancy Oliveira, LDN

9:20-10:00 AM

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Behavioral Change and Wellness
Caroline Apovian, MD,  Michael Vallis, PhD, R, Psych, Nancy Oliveira, LDN; Moderator: Caroline Apovian, MD

10:00-10:20 AM

Break

TALKING TO YOUR PATIENT ABOUT EATING

10:20-10:40 AM

I don’t eat on a schedule: Maladaptive patterns of eating in individuals with obesity and diabetes
Marc O’Meara, RD, LD, CDE

10:40-11:00 AM

Just tell me what to eat and I’ll do it this time: Moving from diet to durable lifestyle change
Megan McCrory, PhD

11:00-11:20 AM

When should I eat?: Exploring whether timing of meals is important for weight control
Courtney Peterson, RD, PhD

11:20-11:40 AM

But I have Diabetes, will this diet work for me?: Tailoring healthy eating to the patient with Diabetes
Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RDN, CDCES, FADA

11:40 AM-12:20 PM

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: All About Eating
Megan McCrory, PhD, Marc O’Meara, RD, LD, CDE, Melinda Maryniuk, MEd, RDN, CDCES, FADA, Courtney Peterson, RD, PhD
Moderator: Nancy Oliveira, LDN

12:20-1:20 PM

Lunch Break 

TARGETED BEHAVIOR CHANGE: PREVENTION

1:20-1:40 PM

Let’s talk prevention: Childhood Obesity
Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc

1:40- 2:00 PM

Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Translating Landmark Studies
Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, Dsc

2:00-2:20 PM

Cardiovascular disease in obesity and T2D: Evidence and strategies for Prevention
Jorge Plutzky, MD

2:20-2:40 PM

Impacting the Life Course: Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Women with prior GDM
Ellen Seely, MD

2:40-3:20 PM

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Let’s Talk Prevention
Amy Fleischman, MD, MMSc, Jorge Plutzky, MD Ellen Seely, MD, Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, Dsc
Moderator: Caroline Apovian, MD

3:20-3:40 PM

Break

3:40-4:40 PM

Virtual Workshop: Activating behavior change in your patient: Motivational Interviewing Workshop
Joji Suzuki, MD

4:40-5:00 PM

Wrap up, Missed Questions, and Preview Next Day
Marie McDonnell, MD, Caroline Apovian, MD, Vanita Aroda, MD

THURSDAY JANUARY 26, 2023

8:00-8:10 AM

Opening Remarks and Overview of the Day
Vanita Aroda, MD

WHAT NOT TO MISS: COMORBIDITIES AND UNIQUE PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS I

8:10-8:40 AM

Keynote: Beyond the Gut: The impact of Dysmetabolism Across the Lifespan
Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD

8:40-9:00 AM

Where to start: The comprehensive assessment of the patient with diabetes and obesity
Marie McDonnell, MD

9:00-9:20 AM

Effective use of cardiovascular imaging to evaluate CV risk
Ron Blankstein, MD

9:20-9:40 AM

The spectrum of kidney disorders in obesity & diabetes
David Mount, MD

9:40-10:00 AM

Evaluating Sleep In Obesity and Diabetes
Lawrence J. Epstein, MD

10:00-10:40 AM

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Comprehensive Multi-Morbidity Management
Ron Blankstein, MD,  David Mount, MD,  Lawrence J. Epstein, MD; Moderator: Vanita Aroda, MD

10:40-10:55 AM

Break

WHAT NOT TO MISS: COMORBIDITIES AND UNIQUE PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS II

10:55-11:15 AM

NASH – Update on screening and treatment
Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE

11:15-11:35 AM

Depression in obesity and diabetes
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD

11:35-11:55 AM

The Role of Racial Disparities in outcomes: How to address in the clinic
Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH

11:55 AM-12:35 PM

Expert Panel: Your cases discussed & questions answered: Caring for the Whole Patient: Expanded Perspectives
Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE, Ashwini Nadkarni, MD, Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH
Moderator: Vanita Aroda, MD

12:35-1:35 PM

Lunch Break

WHAT NOT TO MISS: COMORBIDITIES AND UNIQUE PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS III

1:35-1:55 PM

Recognizing atypical diabetes
Miriam Udler, MD, PhD

1:55-2:15 PM

Lipodystrophy: How to recognize in your practice and how to assess and treat?
Elif Oral, MD

2:15-2:35 PM

Managing the patient with Type 1 diabetes and obesity
Adriana Gonzalez, MD

2:35-3:15 PM

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Recognizing and Assessing Unique Presentations
Miriam Udler, MD, PhD,  Elif Oral, MD, Adriana Gonzalez, MD
Moderator: Vanita Aroda, MD

3:15-3:30 PM

Break 

KEY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TOOLBOX

3:30-3:50 PM

The Big Reveal: use of professional CGM in the office to identify important glycemic patterns
Anna Goldman, MD

3:50-4:10 PM

Self-management with CGM: Selecting the right patient for optimal benefit
Charles McKitrick, RN, CDCES

4:10-4:30 PM

Would my patient do better on an insulin pump? Insulin Pump Therapy in the patient with obesity
Devin Steenkamp, MBChB

4:30-5:10 PM

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Technology- Enhanced Person- Centered Care
Anna Goldman, MD, Charles McKitrick, RN, CDCES, Devin Steenkamp, MBChB
Moderator: Vanita Aroda, MD

5:10-5:30 PM

Wrap up, Missed Questions, and Preview Next Day
Marie McDonnell, MD, Caroline Apovian, MD, Vanita Aroda, MD

FRIDAY JANUARY 27, 2023

8:00-8:10 AM

Opening Remarks and Overview of the Day
Marie McDonnell, MD

PATIENT-TAILORED THERAPEUTICS FOR MANAGING THE PATIENT WITH DIABETES AND OBESITY

8:10-8:40 AM

Keynote: The Continuum of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Revisiting Treatment Goals
Vanita Aroda, MD

PRESCRIBING FOR SUCCESS: MEDICAL THERAPY FOR WEIGHT AND METABOLIC CONTROL

8:40-9:00 AM

Weight impact of Medications commonly prescribed in the care of the patient with metabolic disease
Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, DABOM

9:00-9:20 AM

A Closer look at GLP-1 RAs for metabolic control 
Carol Wysham, MD

9:20-9:40 AM

A Closer look at SGLT2-inhibitors for metabolic control
Lee-Shing Chang, MD

9:40-10:00 AM

Why, when and how should obesity medications be prescribed?
Caroline Apovian, MD

10:00-10:40 AM

Expert Panel: Your cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Prescribing for Success
Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, DABOM, Carol Wysham, MD, Lee-Shing Chang, MD
Moderator: Marie McDonnell, MD

10:40-11:00 AM

Break 

PROCEDURAL THERAPIES FOR METABOLIC DISEASE

11:00-11:20 AM

Effects of metabolic surgeries on obesity and diabetes
Ali Tavakkoli, MD

11:20-11:40 AM

Patient selection and the peri-op process for metabolic surgery
Scott Shikora, MD

11:40 AM -12:20 PM

The current state of non-surgical metabolic procedures: The future is now
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc
 

12:20-1:00 PM

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Procedural Approaches to Metabolic Conditions
Ali Tavakkoli, MD, Scott Shikora, MD, Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc
Moderator: Marie McDonnell, MD

1:00-2:00 PM

Lunch Break 

MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY

2:00-2:20 PM

Postoperative nutritional management
Malcolm Robinson, MD

2:20-2:40 PM

Glycemic challenges after metabolic surgery
Mary Elizabeth Patti, MD

2:40-3:00 PM

Addressing post-bariatric weight re-gain
Nawfal Istfan, MD, PhD

3:00-3:40 PM

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Long Term Management Challenges following Bariatric Surgery
Malcolm Robinson, MD, Mary Elizabeth Patti, MD, Nawfal Istfan, MD, PhD
Moderator: Marie McDonnell, MD

3:40-4:00 PM

Break

ACHIEVING LONGTERM SUCCESS: BARRIERS AND TOOLS

4:00-4:20 PM

Adherence to therapy in chronic disease
Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD

4:20-4:40 PM

Self-management technologies and mHealth for adherence,  where are we and where do we need to go?
Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD, PhD

4:40-5:00 PM

Connected health and the future of chronic disease management
Naomi Fisher, MD

5:00-5:40 PM

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Achieving Long Term Success
Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD, Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD, PhD, Naomi Fisher, MD; Moderator: Marie McDonnell, MD

5:40-6:00 PM

Wrap Up, Missed Questions, Take Home Messages
Marie McDonnell, MD, Vanita Aroda, MD, Caroline Apovian, MD