Earn up to 7.75 AAPA Category 1 CME Credits or ANCC Nursing Contact Hours!
SEPTEMBER 19–20
The Westin Galleria Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Led and Endorsed by
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The Inaugural APP Obesity National Summit is designed to address the growing public health crisis of obesity through targeted education for Advanced Practice Providers.
Grounded in a multidisciplinary approach, this event brings together clinicians from primary care, gastroenterology, hepatology, rheumatology, pulmonology, metabolic medicine, and cardiology.
The APP Obesity National Summit aims to fill this critical void by:
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Unifying diverse specialties
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Empowering APPs as leaders
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Preventing downstream complications
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Providing advanced, evidence-based education
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Addressing comorbidity management
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Enhance patient-centered communications skills
Join us for this 1.5-day summit featuring the latest obesity research, emerging management strategies, and patient-centered care approaches across specialties.
In collaboration with
Agenda
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
8:30- 9:00 AM
Breakfast, Registration, and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
9:00–9:10 AM
Program Overview
Naomi Amudala, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Dallas Ballroom
9:10–9:40 AM
Keynote Presentation
The Multifaceted Impact of Obesity:
A Comprehensive Path to Management
Joseph Zucchi, PA-C, MPAS
Dallas Ballroom
SESSION I:
Bridging Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health
Dallas Ballroom
9:40–10:00 AM
Physical Activity Prescriptions for Weight Loss and To Improve Comorbidities
Laura Ross, PA-C
10:00–10:20 AM
Hormones and Obesity: What Every APP Should Know
Nicki Martinez de Andino, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C, RD
10:20–10:35 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
10:35–10:50 AM
Break and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
SESSION II:
Addressing Liver and GI Manifestations
Dallas Ballroom
10:50–11:10 AM
Obesity and Gut Signaling
Sarah Kosinski, NP
11:10–11:30 AM
MASLD in Practice: Screening, Risk Stratification, and When to Refer
Sarah Repking, DNP, ACNP-BC
11:30 AM–11:45 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
11:45–12:15 PM
Lunch and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
12:15–1:00 PM
Tirzepatide: A Dual GIP and GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
Jennifer Goldman, RPh, PharmD
Industry-Sponsored Event*
Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company
Dallas Ballroom
1:00–1:30 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
SESSION III:
Connecting the Dots: A Rheum–Pulm–Derm Perspective
Dallas Ballroom
1:30–1:50 PM
The Weight of Inflammation: Obesity Across the Rheumatic Diseases
Naomi Amudala, RN, MSN, FNP-BC and Amanda Mixon, PA-C
1:50–2:10 PM
Obesity and Sleep Disorders
Corinne Young, FNP, MSN, FCCP
2:10–2:30 PM
Skin and the Scale
Laura Bush, PA-C, DMSc and Katie Olsen, PA-C
2:30–2:45 PM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
SESSION IV:
Holistic Obesity Care
Dallas Ballroom
3:00–3:20 PM
Menopause and Obesity
Lauren Williams, MPAS, PA-C
3:20–3:40 PM
Ultra-Processed Food and Appetite Biology
Nicole Fox, MPAS, PA-C
3:40–3:55 PM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
3:55–4:25 PM
Fertility and Pre-Conception Planning Case Study
Elena Sullivan, MMSc, PA-C
4:25–4:30 PM
Adjourn
4:30-5:30 PM
Reception*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
8:00–8:30 AM
Breakfast, Registration, and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
8:30–9:15 AM
One Disease, Many Paths: Providing Tailored Treatment in Obesity Care
Christy Davis, DNP, FNP-C
Industry-Sponsored Event*
Sponsored by Novo Nordisk
Dallas Ballroom
9:15–9:45 AM
Break and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
9:45–9:55 AM
Program Overview
Martine Altieri, PA-C, MHSc
Dallas Ballroom
SESSION V:
Obesity and Mental Health
Dallas Ballroom
9:55–10:15 AM
Obesity and Mental Health: Addressing the Cycle
Ledyenska Ballesteros, MPAS, PA-C
10:15–10:35 AM
Identifying and Treating Eating Disorders in the Context of Obesity
Karon Potter, PA-C, RD, CSOWM, CDE
10:35–10:45 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
SESSION VI:
Patient-Centered Care
Dallas Ballroom
10:45–11:05 AM
The Obesity Visit: How to Structure a 20 Minute Appointment
Martine Altieri, PA-C, MHSc
11:05–11:25 AM
Weight Recurrence After GLP1 Therapy: Evidence, Physiology, Practical Management
Alison Olsen, MSPA-C
11:25–11:35 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
11:35-12:05 PM
Lunch and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
12:05-12:50 PM
Peer Insights About a Once Daily Treatment Option for Weight Management in Appropriate Adult Patients
Joseph Zucchi, PA-C, MPAS
Industry-Sponsored Event*
Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company
Dallas Ballroom
12:50 PM-1:20 PM
Break and Visit Exhibits*
Dallas Ballroom Foyer
SESSION VII:
Advanced Obesity Care
Dallas Ballroom
1:20 PM-1:40 PM
Managing Obesity in Low-Income Populations
Shana Beach, CFNP
1:40 PM-2:25 PM
Advanced Pharmacotherapy in Obesity: A Case Based Panel Discussion
Kathryn Earls, MPAS, PA-C
2:25 PM
Adjournment
*Non-accredited session.
