In this episode, OMA Executive Director of Clinical Education, Dr. Nicholas Pennings is joined by Dr. Ethan Lazarus, 2021-2022 President of the OMA Board of Trustees, to discuss the importance of individualized nutrition plans in the treatment of obesity. Obesity Medicine Association has developed the 4 pillars construct as a tool for structuring an obesity treatment plan. Of the 4 pillars (nutrition, physical activity, behavioral therapy, and pharmacotherapy), nutrition tends to be one of the most challenging in terms of the wide variety of options for nutritional intervention as well as the wide variety in individual response of patients to nutritional interventions. In this podcast, the doctors explore individualized nutrition plans including meal replacements and intermittent fasting, the role of medication, as well as the importance of a team-based approach in treating the chronic disease of obesity.
Episode Guests
Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA
Nick Pennings, DO, FOMA
Related Resources
Obesity Medicine 2023
Obesity Pillars Journal
Obesity Algorithm®
"Tailoring a Nutrition Plan to Your Patient" - 2022 Spring Obesity Summit Recording
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
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Master Fellows of Obesity Medicine (MFOMA)
Master Fellow of OMA (MFOMA) is an honorary designation bestowed upon members whose contributions have exceeded those of a traditional member and whose leadership within the organization has elevated both the association and the field of obesity medicine.
Deborah Bade Horn, DO, MPH, MFOMA
2015
Denise E. Bruner, MD, MFOMA
2015
Allen Rader, MD, MFOMA
2015
Larry Richardson, MD, MFOMA
2015
Eneida Roldan, MD, MPH, MBA, MFOMA
2015
Eric C. Westman, MD, MHS, MFOMA
2015
Gary Zisk, DO, MFOMA
2015
Lydia Alexander, MD, DABOM, DACLM, MFOMA
2023
Harold Bays, MD, MFOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC, DABOM
Nicholas Pennings, DO, DABOM, MFOMA, FACOFP, FAAFP
2023
Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA, DABOM
2023
Bharti Shetye, MD, MFOMA, DABOM
2023
Jeffrey Sicat, MD, FACE, MFOMA
2023
Wickham Simonds, MD, MFOMA
2023
Fellows of Obesity Medicine (FOMA)
The following candidates met a list of criteria to become Fellows of OMA. They earned their Fellow designation, FOMA, which identifies them as someone who is passionate about the field and continues to seek new ways to treat obesity effectively.