Rebalancing the Scales: Prioritizing Equity in Severe Obesity Treatment

Access to Care: Expanding Coverage for Obesity Treatments, Creating a surgical program that serves the community, How to Empower the Voice of the Patient

Clinical Background

1. Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Michael A. Edwards (USA), Dr. Marina S. Kurian (USA) and Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)

2. Access to Care: Expanding Coverage for Obesity Treatments - Dr. Renee Hilton (USA)

3. Creating a surgical program that serves the community - Dr. Manish S. Parikh (USA)

4. How to Empower the Voice of the Patient - Dr. Shanu N. Kothari (USA)

5. What Successful Community Outreach Looks Like - Dr. Shaneeta M. Johnson (USA)

6. Maintaining Equity in Care of Patients: Best Methods for system-wide training - Dr. Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome (USA)

7. Effect of Bias in Training: Strategies for Change - Dr. Kunoor Jain-Spangler (USA)

8. Discussion - All faculty moderated by Dr. Michael A. Edwards (USA) and Dr. Marina S. Kurian (USA)

9. Closing remarks - Dr. Michael A. Edwards (USA), Dr. Marina S. Kurian (USA) and Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)