Obesity Management: From Strategy to Practice

This full-day event will provide topical updates on the UK’s Obesity Strategy, national guidelines and the new integrated care system approach, before delving into how this impacts day-to-day practice in obesity management services.

Obesity is a risk factor for several chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. It is also a very complex health condition caused by a multitude of different factors, many of which are outside of a person’s control. Therefore national obesity management strategies and services must work together to provide adequate support to individuals living with obesity.

This event aims to provide professionals working in or interested in the area of obesity and weight management with the very latest updates from strategy to practice. We will start the day by hearing lived experiences of individuals living with obesity, which will highlight examples of weight stigma, and weight bias, as well as the personal challenges and barriers that people live with. It is vital to keep this in mind throughout the symposium and beyond.

Presentations will cover:

• Lived experiences from individuals living with obesity
• Updates on the UK Government’s Obesity Strategy and NICE Guidelines
• New integrated care systems (ICS)
• The role of obesity pharmacotherapy
• Use of digital technology
• National and local programmes
• Group education vs 1:1 care
• The holistic self-kindness approach
• Improving nutrition training for medics

WATCH THIS EVENT TO:

GAIN A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF:

• The current status of the UK government’s obesity strategy
• National guidelines for obesity including updates from the NICE guidelines
• The role of integrated care systems in the context of managing obesity
• Practical approaches to obesity management encompassing pharmacotherapy, digital technology, national and localised programmes, group education and integration into medical education

BE AWARE OF

• Recommended assessment tools within obesity guidelines, such as the waist-to-hip ratio, and limitations
• Metrics used to measure success within various obesity management strategies
• The potential impact of various obesity management strategies on personal experiences
• The role of the medical profession in compassionate care and obesity management

BE ABLE TO

• Determine the appropriate timing for employing different routes in the management of obesity
• Assess and measure outcomes of success within obesity management strategies
• Reflect on one’s understanding of lived experiences through obesity management and consider ways to enhance care for those living with obesity