EARN OBESITY CME
at ENDO 2016
The Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, ENDO 2016, offers current American Board of Obesity Medicine diplomates and doctors interested in certifying as obesity medicine specialists the opportunity to engage and network with peers while earning Continuing Medical Education credits on the topic of obesity.
While the conference takes place April 1-4 in Boston, doctors with an interest in obesity medicine can arrive a day early, March 31, to attend the pre-conference workshop, Obesity Management Workshop, co-sponsored by The Obesity Society. This workshop focuses on advanced practice challenges and emerging treatment therapies and strategies for preventing, diagnosing, and managing obesity. This session is eligible for up to 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and up to 5.25 ABIM MOC credits. Separate registration is required.
The main conference also offers numerous opportunities to cover topics related to obesity medicine. Below are just a few of the obesity focused sessions taking place at ENDO 2016.
For more information, view the complete scientific program:
- The Year in Obesity: This one session catches up you on all of the changes to practice in the last year.
- Bariatric Surgery: Changing Your Jeans: Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for weight-loss; however, the operative mechanisms are still unknown. This symposium will discuss adaptive and maladaptive responses to bariatric surgery.
- New Aspects of Adipose Regulation: Adipose as an endocrine organ is crucial for energy balance. In this symposium, new data on the mechanisms of adipogenesis, inflammation, and thermogenesis will be addressed.
- Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline: Learn from the authors of this new guideline about the recommended changes to practice in this case-based session.
Meet-the-Professor Sessions, Case-based sessions:
For more information about ENDO 2016, visit endo2016.org.For more information about ABOM eligibility requirements, including details about the CME pathway requirements, click here.