Weight Management Symposium
Calories, Exercise and Beyond
Save the Date | Friday October 29, 2021
About This Symposium
Obesity and metabolic disease prevalence is rising in Wisconsin along with rest of the world. Patients we see daily, in clinics and hospitals, are increasingly suffering from these conditions. In addition to its serious health consequences, obesity has real economic costs that affect all of us. The estimated annual health care costs of obesity-related illness are a staggering $190.2 billion or nearly 21% of annual medical spending in the United States.
Every primary care and sub-specialty practice (e.g., Orthopedics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Transplant Surgery etc.) is trying to find ways to provide appropriate care for these patients. In addition to being challenging, these patients also need multidisciplinary care and each specialty needs to have more than basic understanding of what the available treatments and innovations are. This program is open all health care providers to develop a working knowledge and understanding of the current status of treatment and prevention strategies for obesity, where the gaps lie, and engage in a productive dialogue to benefit patients in future.
Registration
Registration is now open!
Venue
The in person event will be hosted at the Brookfield Conference Center
325 S. Moorland Rd.
Brookfield, WI 53005
Registration will include a light breakfast and lunch.
Virtual
Virtual attendance will include a live video stream during the live event on October 29, 2021.
Virtual attendees will be able to access recordings until November 4 at 4 p.m.
Event Speakers
Andrea Busby, PhD
Psychologist
Michigan Avenue Neuropsychologists
Chicago, Illinois
Lisa Cadmus-Bertam, PhD
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Bradley Javorsky, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine
Community Division
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Srividya Kidambi, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief
Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tammy Kindel, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS
Associate Professor
Director of Adult and Adolescent
Bariatric Surgery Program
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robert Kushner, MD
Professor of Medicine
Endocrinology and Medical Education
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
Kathleen Lak, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lisa Morselli, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Joseph “Joey” Skelton, MD, MS, FAAP, FTOS
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Department of Epidemiology and Prevention
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Brenner
Children's Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, NC
Christopher Weber, MD, FAAP, FACP, CSCS
Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity
Medicine, Bariatric Medical Director, Ascension Wisconsin
Obesity Medicine Director, Ascension Columbia St Mary's Bariatric Center
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lodging
Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Brookfield Conference Center
A special room rate of $109 for a King or Double Queen room has been set up for this event. There is also a rate of $119 for a Deluxe King. These special rates are available until September 28.
Contact
For questions regarding the Weight Management Symposium or interest in being an exhibitor.