Obesity: A Disease is the official OMA podcast exploring the many facets of the disease of obesity. Episodes provide valuable insights into this growing problem and better equip clinicians to understand and engage in treating this disease.
Clinical Conversations
In these short podcast episodes, experts in the field of obesity medicine share their expertise on current topics relevant to the understanding and treatment of the disease of obesity, as well as how obesity effects other related comorbidities.
Article Reviews
Guests in these episodes unpack and review current research articles in the field of obesity in a convenient and quickly digestible format.
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Dr. Suzanne Cuda and Dr. Dominique Williams discuss trauma informed care and the treatment of obesity in pediatric patients. Dr. Suzanne Cuda is a pediatrician and obesity medicine specialist who runs her own practice in San Antonio, TX called Alamo City Healthy Kids and Families in which she treats both children and their families. Dr. Dominique Williams practices with Children's Hospital and University Center in Columbus Ohio which specializes in weight management for children and adolescents. Dr. Williams is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine. Topics discussed in this podcast include the role of trauma in affecting physiology, the importance of screening pediatric patients for trauma, and using the four R's in treating obesity in pediatric patients.
Episode Guests
Suzanne Cuda, MD, FOMA, FAAP, ABOM
Dominique Williams, MD, MPH, FAAP, ABOM
Resources Mentioned
Surveys to screen for ACES
Related Resources
Pediatric Obesity Algorithm®
Dr. Jennifer Paisley, an internal medicine and pediatric physician with St. Elizabeth Health System, and Dr. Sherry Sakowitz-Sukkar, the director and Founder of Healthways Valley Center for Pediatric Wellness and Weight Management, discuss topics in pediatric obesity. Topics discussed include preventing, diagnosing, monitoring, treating, and tracking obesity in pediatric patients. The discussion touches on the role of the Covid 19 pandemic in increasing childhood obesity rates, multidisciplinary treatment options for pediatric patients, and Bariatric surgery in adolescents.
Episode Guests
Jennifer Paisley, MD, FAAP, ABOM
Sherry Sakowitz-Sukkar, MD
Resources Mentioned
Healthways Valley Center for Pediatric Wellness and Weight Management
Extended BMI Charts
NHANES Data
Iqvia CDC Study
Related Resources
Future of Obesity Care in Pediatrics
OMA Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Karli Burridge, PA-C, MMS, FOMA about the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) for which she was first author, titled 'Nutrition and Physical Activity'. The CPS serves as a flexible guide for providers seeking to create or improve an obesity medicine program. Topics include personal history documentation; laboratory procedures; components of energy expenditure; non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT); accurately assessing and understanding body composition; body fat cut-off levels and the inclusion of a "pre-obesity" category.
In our article review podcasts, we have carefully selected recent articles included in the latest version of the Obesity Pillars, which is the official Gold Open Access online-only journal of the Obesity Medicine Association and is devoted to the publication of clinical and evidence-based research for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care clinicians in the field of obesity that can be found at https://www.journals.elsevier.com/obesity-pillars. We then discuss this new science with obesity experts. To access other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine, visit: www.obesitymedicine.org.
In this episode, we analyze the role of body composition in obesity medicine.
Episode Guests
Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC
Karli Burridge PA-C, MMS, FOMA
Resources Mentioned
Obesity Pillars
OMA Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Karli Burridge, PA-C, MMS, FOMA about the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) for which she was first author, titled 'Nutrition and Physical Activity'. The CPS serves as a flexible guide for providers seeking to create or improve an obesity medicine program. Topics include personal history documentation; laboratory procedures; components of energy expenditure; non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT); accurately assessing and understanding body composition; body fat cut-off levels and the inclusion of a "pre-obesity" category.
In our article review podcasts, we have carefully selected recent articles included in the latest version of the Obesity Pillars, which is the official Gold Open Access online-only journal of the Obesity Medicine Association and is devoted to the publication of clinical and evidence-based research for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care clinicians in the field of obesity that can be found at https://www.journals.elsevier.com/obesity-pillars. We then discuss this new science with obesity experts. To access other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine, visit: www.obesitymedicine.org.
In this episode, we analyze how obesity doctors can maximize patient documentation (EMR's) as well as the documentation of energy expenditure.
Episode Guests
Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC
Karli Burridge PA-C, MMS, FOMA
Resources Mentioned
Obesity Pillars
OMA Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA, AMA Delegate about the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement for which he was first author, titled 'Cancer and Obesity'. The CPS serves as a flexible guide for providers seeking to create or improve an obesity medicine program.
Today's topics include the management and care of patients with obesity following a cancer diagnosis; the need for aggressive treatment of obesity using behavioral, medical and surgical strategies; the benefits of weight loss in cancer patients with obesity; and the devastating impact that clinician bias can have on the long term progression of patients with obesity.
In our article review podcasts, we have carefully selected recent articles included in the latest version of the Obesity Pillars, which is the official Gold Open Access online-only journal of the Obesity Medicine Association and is devoted to the publication of clinical and evidence-based research for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care clinicians in the field of obesity that can be found at https://www.journals.elsevier.com/obesity-pillars. We then discuss this new science with obesity experts. To access other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine, visit: www.obesitymedicine.org.
This podcast has been divided into 2 parts, with this being second and the final part.
Episode Guests
Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC
Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA, AMA Delegate
Resources Mentioned
Obesity Pillars
Cancer and Obesity: An Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) 2022
OMA Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA, AMA Delegate about the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement for which he was first author, titled 'Cancer and Obesity'. The CPS serves as a flexible guide for providers seeking to create or improve an obesity medicine program.
Today's topics include the complex relationship between cancer and obesity; how the steep decline of nicotine use over the past 30 years can inform us regarding possibilities for obesity management and care; and the nature of fat as a metabolically, hormonally active substance that predisposes the body to different types of cancer.
In our article review podcasts, we have carefully selected recent articles included in the latest version of the Obesity Pillars, which is the official Gold Open Access online-only journal of the Obesity Medicine Association and is devoted to the publication of clinical and evidence-based research for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care clinicians in the field of obesity that can be found at https://www.journals.elsevier.com/obesity-pillars. We then discuss this new science with obesity experts. To access other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine, visit: www.obesitymedicine.org.
This podcast has been divided into 2 parts, with the final part following this segment.
Episode Guests
Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC
Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA, AMA Delegate
Resources Mentioned
Obesity Pillars
Cancer and Obesity: An Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) 2022
OMA Chief Science Officer, Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC interviews Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA, AMA Delegate about the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement for which he was first author, titled 'Cancer and Obesity'. The CPS serves as a flexible guide for providers seeking to create or improve an obesity medicine program.
Today's topics include the complex relationship between cancer and obesity; how the steep decline of nicotine use over the past 30 years can inform us regarding possibilities for obesity management and care; and the nature of fat as a metabolically, hormonally active substance that predisposes the body to different types of cancer. Additionally, our experts discuss the management and care of patients with obesity following a cancer diagnosis; the need for aggressive treatment of obesity using behavioral, medical and surgical strategies; the benefits of weight loss in cancer patients with obesity; and the devastating impact that clinician bias can have on the long term progression of patients with obesity.
In our article review podcasts, we have carefully selected recent articles included in the latest version of the Obesity Pillars, which is the official Gold Open Access online-only journal of the Obesity Medicine Association and is devoted to the publication of clinical and evidence-based research for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care clinicians in the field of obesity that can be found at https://www.journals.elsevier.com/obesity-pillars. We then discuss this new science with obesity experts. To access other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine, visit: www.obesitymedicine.org.
Following this podcast, the contents have been divided into 2 parts in the following episodes.
Episode Guests
Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC
Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA, AMA Delegate
Resources Mentioned
Obesity Pillars
Cancer and Obesity: An Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) 2022
In this episode, Obesity Medicine Specialist and OMA Clinical Education Director Dr. Nicholas Pennings joins NP Obesity Treatment Center owner Dr. Angela Golden to debunk common myths surrounding obesity and discuss effective strategies for supporting patients with obesity.
Today's topics include the misconception of obesity as being a "condition of will power" as opposed to a chronic, progressive, relapsing and treatable disease; the importance of ongoing clinician education concerning obesity; how obesity impacts the cancer rate; tips for helping patients re-frame their internal biases; as well as productive goal-setting for lasting results and the necessity of food planning and preparation.
You can access more information about Obesity Medicine podcasts and other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine at www.obesitymedicine.org/podcasts.
Episode Guest
Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM
Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP
Resources Mentioned
2022 Spring Obesity Summit
www.obesitymedicine.org/podcasts
In this episode, Obesity medicine specialist and OMA clinical education director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews Dr. Justin Tondt, highlighted speaker from the Overcoming Obesity 2021 Conference, about the role of the satiety index in obesity treatment. Topics covered include distinguishing between satiety and satiation, how the satiety index is determined, the effects of alcohol and caffeine on appetite, as well as the role of water plays in satiety.
You can access more information about Obesity Medicine podcasts and other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine at www.obesitymedicine.org/podcasts.
Episode Guest
Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM
Justin Tondt, MD
Resources Mentioned
2021 Fall Obesity Summit
www.obesitymedicine.org/podcasts
Related Resources
https://academy.obesitymedicine.org/p/Overcoming_Obesity_2021_Fall_Obesity_Summit_recorded
https://academy.obesitymedicine.org/p/Overcoming_Obesity_2021_Fall_Obesity_Summit_recorded_noncme
In this episode, Obesity medicine specialist and OMA clinical education director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews Dr. Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie about the role of BMI in assessing obesity in Black women and the reasons why clinicians should consider the unique features of excess weight in Black women when diagnosing metabolic disease. Topics include cultural considerations pertaining to body fat (in Black women), effective communication and personal bias awareness.
You can access more information about Obesity Medicine podcasts and other resources from the clinical leader in Obesity Medicine at www.obesitymedicine.org/podcasts.
Episode Guest
Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM
Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie, M.D., Diplomate ABOM
Resources Mentioned
www.obesitymedicine.org/podcasts
2022 OMA Spring Summit