Expert Panel: Pharmacotherapy for weight management

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In this episode:

  • Understand the different pharmacotherapy options available for weight management
  • Best ways to engage a patient in discussion about dose escalation for GLP-1 agonist, cost and side effects
  • Role of meal replacements and realistic weight goals in obesity management
  • Ways to manage obesity in women who intend to get pregnant in future
  • Role of newer vs older pharmacotherapy options

 

Facilitator: A/Prof Ralph Audehm, General Practitioner
Panelists: A/Prof Samantha Hocking, Endocrinologist
Prof John Dixon, Adjunct Professor

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 52 mins

 

This Healthed educational segment is supported by Eli Lilly Australia. The views expressed by the experts are entirely their own.

Last Updated: 22 Oct, 2024

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A/Prof Ralph Audehm

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General Practitioner; Carlton Family Medical, Melbourne; Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice

A/Prof Samantha Hocking

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A/Prof Samantha Hocking

Endocrinologist; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Clinical Academic at Charles Perkins Research Centre, University of Sydney; President, National Association of Clinical Obesity Services (NACOS)

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Adjunct Professor; Iverson Health Innovations Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne; Vice President, National Association of Clinical Obesity Services

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