Weigh Your Options: How Can Employers Support the Management of Obesity Within Their Organizations?

Overview

Cost: Complimentary

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Time: 2:30pm ET | 11:30am PT

Webcast Sponsored by:

Join a faculty speaker in an employer-specific program as they discuss the unmet need of obesity, its impact and physiology, and treatment opportunities for employees living with obesity.

This program is sponsored by, and the speaker is presenting on behalf of, Lilly USA, LLC. It is being presented consistent with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines and is not approved for continuing education credit.

By attending this presentation, attendees will learn how they can support the management of obesity with their organizations. Discussion topics include:

• The unmet need of obesity

• Treatment options for employees living with obesity

• How they can support in the management of obesity within their organizations

Featured Speakers:

Julia Niemczura | Associate Director—US Zepbound—Employer Strategy & Marketing | Lilly

 
Donna H. Ryan, MD | Professor Emerita, Pennington Biomedical Research Center | Louisiana State University

Donna H. Ryan, MD, is professor emerita at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University (LSU), in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Ryan earned her medical degree at the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Charity Hospital, LSU Division, in New Orleans, and a fellowship in medical oncology at the LSU School of Medicine. Dr. Ryan is board certified in geriatric medicine, internal medicine, and medical oncology.

Dr. Ryan is a Fellow of The Obesity Society and a member of the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, and the Obesity Action Coalition, among other organizations. She is a past president of the World Obesity Federation. She is the author of more than 300 research articles published in journals including Diabetes Care, JAMA, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Obesity. Dr. Ryan received The Obesity Society’s George A. Bray Founders Award in 2013 and was named Obesity Action Coalition Healthcare Provider Advocate of the Year in 2017. She also received the George L. Blackburn Award for Excellence in Obesity Medicine in 2019