The Obesity Society (TOS) provides benefits to members, including these online events.
Join TOS on the third Wednesday of each month* at 1:00-2:00 pm Eastern to hear from leaders in obesity science on topics ranging from the most recent advances in basic research to cutting edge developments in treatment and prevention. These webinars are free to members, but you must register ahead of time.
**Recorded webinars will be available OnDemand on the first day of the month following the live webinar. Registering for the live webinar AUTOMATICALLY registers you for the on-demand recording as well.**
The Obesity Society is one of only a few organizations whose CME programs qualify for Group One credit when applying for the American Board of Obesity Medicine exam.
The Obesity Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
* Except for the months of ObesityWeek and December.
Upcoming Live Webinars
Michael Jensen, MD
Wed., May 15, 2024, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
Dr. Jensen will discuss the basic fuel functions of adipose tissue and the exquisite control the body exercises over it in order to maintain health. He will also review the abnormalities that develop as a consequence of fat gain that occurs primarily in the truncal region and how this can negatively impact health.
Gorica Petrovich, PhD
Wed., June 12, 2024, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
Environmental influences, particularly food and danger cues, can powerfully drive or inhibit appetite, irrespective of physiological needs, which can lead to dysfunctional eating patterns. This talk will review neural circuits and cognitive processes underlying environmental control of feeding behavior in animal models.
Johnny Figueroa, PhD
Wed., April 17, 2024, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
The relationship between childhood adversities and obesogenic behaviors is complex, yet the pathways underlying susceptibility to obesity in individuals with a history of childhood adversity remain elusive. Dr. Figueroa will share the latest discoveries from his laboratory, revealing how early adversities reshape the gut microbiome-brain axis to influence behavior and obesity risk. Click here for a handout from Dr. Figueroa.
Randy Seeley, PhD
Wed., March 20, 2024, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
Bariatric/metabolic surgery remains a potent weapon to create substantial and sustained weight loss but our understanding of how it exerts these effects remains incomplete. This talk will take a deep dive into the molecular underpinnings of how bariatric surgery work and how that informs our understanding of the role the gut plays in energy balance regulation.
Mary Rozga, PhD, RDN
Wed., February 21, 2024, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) provided by a dietitian includes nutrition assessment, client-centered decision making and individualized interventions. The speaker will describe best-available evidence on potential benefits and harms of MNT for obesity treatment interventions as well as facilitators and barriers to implementation. Additionally, the speaker will discuss current legislation to improve access to evidence-based obesity services.
Sadaf Farooqi, PhD, FRCP, FMedSci, FRS
Wed., November 15, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
This talk will cover the role of genetics in weight regulation and the susceptibility to obesity. The speaker will discuss how genetic studies have led to new diagnoses and treatment options for patients.
Rebecca Puhl, PhD
Wed., Sept. 20, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
This presentation will review current evidence of weight stigma targeting adults and youth and how it contributes to poor health. Dr. Puhl will also summarize practical guidance and strategies to help reduce weight stigma in patient care.
Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, FTOS
Wed., Aug. 16, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
The recognized heterogeneity of manifestations, complications, and treatment response among different people with obesity has stimulated a search for outcome predictors and personalized care. Achieving those goals can be challenging. This lecture will discuss where we stand in 2023.
Anita Courcoulas, MD, MPH, FACS
Wed., July 19, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
There has been evolution in the literature that supports changes in the way metabolic and bariatric surgical procedures can be used in the treatment of patients with refractory severe obesity and metabolic diseases. This presentation will review the up-to-date literature reflecting on the expanded indications to consider metabolic and bariatric surgical procedures, including people with lower BMIs, different ethnic backgrounds, a broader range of ages, and as a bridge to other medically necessary procedures.
Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA
Wed., June 21, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
Years of efforts to overcome the rising prevalence of obesity have yielded disappointing results, but because of advances in science and clinical care, this is in the midst of great change. This presentation will address priorities that are critical for making further progress.
David Allison, PhD, FTOS
Wed., Apr. 19, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
Dr. David Allison will discuss ten reasons to be exceptionally skeptical of claims of effectiveness in the childhood obesity treatment and prevention arena. This is an exemplative and practical field for illustrating the need and opportunity for higher standards of trustworthiness in obesity-related research. Dr. Allison, who has published extensively on methodological best practices, will identify areas to improve research rigor and reproducibility and provide insight into responsible consumption of pediatric obesity intervention results and conclusions.
Kevin Hall, PhD
Wed., March 15, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
This presentation will review the quantitative physiology of human body weight regulation and describe how both appetite and energy expenditure adapt to weight loss interventions to resist weight loss and maintain lost weight over the long term.
Jamy Ard, MD, FTOS
Wed., Feb. 15, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
This presentation will review how the obesogenic environment combined with structural inequities impacts obesity disparities. The presentation will also provide some practical guidance on how to consider health equity when engaging patients with obesity.
Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD
Wed., Jan. 18, 2023, 1-2 pm Eastern
CME Credits: 1
Price: Free to Members
The presentation will review current anti-obesity pharmacotherapy and provide a view into the future of new agents in development. A core message of the presentation is the critical need to treat obesity as we treat any other disease.