Solvable Problems in Diabetes 2021: Translating Innovations in Weight Management

Solvable Problems in Diabetes 2021: Translating Innovations in Weight Management into Meaningful Results.

New obesity therapies are sparking a discussion about the nature of the disease and new avenues for highly effective treatments and approaches. This panel of obesity experts, co-moderated by Dr. Alan Moses and Kelly Close, will explores the current buzz surrounding innovations in weight management. They discuss the latest science on the nature and causes of obesity, its connection to diabetes and cardiovascular health, the future of obesity care, and the effectiveness of new treatments. The panel also discusses the topic of stigma and discrimination, where it exists and how it impacts people both with obesity and diabetes

The panelists are:

• Professor Sadaf Farooqi of University of Cambridge, UK

• Professor Lee Kaplan of Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, USA

• Professor Carel le Roux of University College Dublin, Ireland

• Professor Roy Taylor of Newcastle University, UK