The 7th ASO Centres for Obesity Management (COMs) Meeting

The 7th ASO Centres for Obesity Management (COMs) Meeting

By Association for the Study of Obesity

Do you work in an obesity service or are you trying to set one up in primary or secondary care? If so this event is for you!

Date and time

Location

Suttie Centre for Teaching & Learning in Healthcare, Fosterhill Health Campus

Foresterhill Road Aberdeen AB25 2ZD United Kingdom

Agenda

8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Registration/ Coffee

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM

SESSION 1: MDT approach to complex cases


You will have the opportunity to hear from a specialised multidisciplinary team offering expert input on the care of 3 complex cases of people living with obesity. ( Chair: Dr Claudia Coelho)

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Coffee break

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

SESSION 2: MDT approach to invited cases


This session will allow you to bring your complex cases and have the opportunity to discuss with the MDT how to approach challenging clinical scenarios that you encounter in your own practice. (Chair...

Multidisciplinary team:


Dr Ehtasham Ahmad (Obesity physician); Dr Isabel Howat (Obesity physician); Prof James Byrne (Bariatric surgeon); Ms Nikki Coughlan (Health coach); Ms Karen O’Donnell (Obesity specialist nurse); Dr ...

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch break

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Sponsored Symposium

Speakers:


Ms Lucy Marquis (Advanced Clinical Practitioner & Registered Dietitian); Ms Lindsay Cary (Advanced Specialist Dietitian in Diabetes & Weight Management); Ms Cheryl Fox (Community Connector)

1:45 PM - 4:20 PM

SESSION 3: Future of Obesity services development in England


In this session, we will co-design a proposal for pragmatic clinical pathways that can be used to increase access to obesity care in the UK. The aim is to draft a manuscript detailing this proposal i...

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing remarks

Good to know

Highlights

  • 7 hours, 15 minutes
  • In person

About this event

Join us for the upcoming Centres for Obesity Management (Adult COMs) meeting, a valuable opportunity for clinicians to stay up to date on the latest evidence and policies in obesity care.

The sessions will explore practical cases, demonstrate how these insights can be applied in clinical practice, and provide guidance on optimising clinical pathways.

Why Attend?

· Discuss challenging cases and get views from a broad multidisciplinary team

· Gain expert insights on obesity care pathways, guidelines and policies

· Network with fellow healthcare professionals working in the obesity field

· Have the opportunity to present a case study and discuss at the event*

*If you would like to present and discuss a case study at the event, please indicate this when asked in the registration form. You will then be contacted and invited to submit a 300 word abstract outlining your case study for review and selection by the committee.

When you register for the event you will also be given a discount code for registering for UKCO which will apply the early bird rate to your registration.

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Sep 9 · 09:15 GMT+1