Introduction
Learn about the obesity as a chronic disease, the role of GIP and GLP-1 in obesity and the mechanism of action of Mounjaro as first-in-class medication for chronic weight management.
Objectives
-Learn about obesity as a chronic disease which is a public health issue across the globe and specially in KSA.
-Better understanding of the Pathophysiology of obesity, the related metabolic adaption and the role of GIP and GLP-1 receptors.
-Unveiling the mechanism of action of Mounjaro as the first-and-only treatment activating both the GIP and GLP-1 receptors to treat chronic weigh management.
-Understand the data from the clinical trials related to efficacy and safety of Mounjaro.
This Course For :
Physician
( Endocrinology & Metabolism , Family Medicine , Internal Medicine , General Practitioners )
Resident / Fellow
( Endocrinology & Metabolism , Family Medicine , Internal Medicine , General Practitioners )
Speaker
Dr. Hussain Raef
Consultant Endocrinologist at King Faisal Specialist Hospital. Endocrinology & Metabolism Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine (USA). American Board of Internal Medicine in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Dr.Hussain Alquraini
Consultant Endocrinologist and Section Head Endocrinology & Diabetes at Almoosa Specialist Hospital. Medical Degree at Arabian Gulf University (Bahrain). American Board Of Obesity Medicine (ABOM), American Board Of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Dr.Ossama AlSanie
Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. MBBMS degree from Kuwait University. American board in surgery from Tufts University in Boston Massachusetts USA. Member of the IFSO, AAES، SASMBS, GOSS
Prof. Luc Van Gaal
Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Antwerp University Hospital (Belgium)
Founding member of the Belgian Association for the Study of Obesity (BASO) and Past-President of the Belgian Endocrine Society and the Belgian Diabetes Association.
Dr. Nasreen Alfaris
Consultant in Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Obesity Medicine at
King Fahad Medical City‘s (KFMC).
Medical degree from King Saud University.
Faculty member at Harvard Medical School in Obesity Medicine Course
Price
Course Fee
FREE
FREE
Contact Information
Organization : Virtual Medical AcademyPhone : 920008161
Email : [email protected]
Free
08 Mar 2024 To 08 Mar 2024 -
02:30 PM To 05:30 PM 
Certificate Available 
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03/08/2024 02:30 PM
03/08/2024 05:30 PM
Asia/ Riyadh
Mounjaro Chronic Weight Management Launch Event – Unveiling the first GIP and GLP-1 RA anti-obesity medication
Mounjaro Chronic Weight Management Launch Event – Unveiling the first GIP and GLP-1 RA anti-obesity medication
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