Weight Management Conference

The Summit

An educational program offering knowledge and strategies on how to manage a healthy weight.

Date of program: January 26, 2017

Agenda:
5:15-5:50p     Registration/vendor displays/hors d'oeuvres
5:50-6p          Welcome/Introduction - Sue Ehinger, Chief Experience Officer, Parkview Health
6-6:40p          Unhealthy Weight - The Epidemic of Our Time: Etiology, Evaluation and Treatment
                      Gregory Scheible, MD, Parkview Physicians Group - Gastroenterology and medical director, Parkview Weight Managment Center
6:40-7:20p     Finding Your "Weigh" - First Steps to Success
                       Angela LaSalle, MD, Parkview Physicians Group - Integrative Medicine
7:20-7:35p     Break/vendor display
7:35-7:50p     Attaching Value and Meaning to Successful Behavior Change
                       Kristin Rubel, Community Health Improvement Manager, Parkview Noble Hospital
7:50p-8:05p   Cultural Ethnicity and Weight
                       Diana Jackson, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Parkview Health
8:05-8:20p     Mastery of a Healthy Weight - 5 Key Strategies to Know
                      Kathy Wehrle, RDN, CD, Parkview Center for Healthy Living
8:20-8:30p     Interactive Session/Closing Remarks

Please note: this program is open to clinical professionals seeking CME credit as well as being open to the public. Material and topics covered will have broad appeal but some content may be more clinical in nature, addressing obesity as a disease.

Program Objectives:
1. Discuss an overview of the pathophysiology related to weight management
2. Develop a strategy for efficient diagnosis and treatment planning for weight management
3. Understand strategies to effectively manage body weight

Education Credit
The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program is accredited by the Indiana State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planning Committee:
Greg Scheible, MD; Carolyn Moeller, RN; Cathy Ballou; Meaghan Ritchey; McKenna Gottfried, RN; Morgan Ryan; Kylee Bennett; Kathy Wehrle, RD; Shanna Melton.

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017
The Summit
1025 Rudisill Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46807