The Role of Primary Care in Managing Medicated Weight Loss

Dr Matthew Capehorn

General Practitioner, GPwSI in Obesity, and Clinical Manager of RIO

Tuesday 29 September 2026

Start Time: 19:30 | Finish Time: 21:30

2 hours CPD

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This webinar has been organised and fully funded by Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd including speaker remuneration and is intended for UK Healthcare professionals only. Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd product information will be discussed during the promotional presentation.

Learning Objectives

To be better equipped to identify micronutrient risk in patients living with obesity, or patients undergoing weight management
To understand the importance of primary care management where there is risk of insufficient macro and micronutrient intake in patients living with obesity and undergoing weight management programmes
To recognise the importance of nutritional intervention when managing micronutrient malnutrition in obese populations and those undergoing medicated weight management

Agenda

19:30 - 20:15

The Role of Primary Care in Managing Medicated Weight Loss

Dr Matthew Capehorn

20:15 - 20:45

Break and Alliance Pharmaceuticals Promotional Presentation

20:45 - 21:30

Dr Matthew Capehorn Case Studies and Q&A

21:30

Webinar Ends

Meet the Speaker

Dr Matthew Capehorn

General Practitioner, GPwSI in Obesity, and Clinical Manager of RIO

Dr Capehorn is an expert in Obesity and Weight Management. He was the Clinical Director of the National Obesity Forum (NOF), and also a Board member and Trustee of the Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO). Matthew is an Expert Adviser to NICE on the topic of Obesity, as well as being on numerous Advisory Boards, including Academic Advisory Boards. He was an Honorary Senior Lecturer for the University of Sheffield and prior to this Chester on their MSc in weight management.

For nearly 10 years the Rotherham Institute for Obesity (RIO) was the country’s biggest and busiest “tier 3” specialist weight management centre, based in primary care, and as well playing a pivotal role in setting it up he remains their clinical manager and GpwSI.

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Tuesday 29 September 2026

Start Time: 19:30 | Finish Time: 21:30

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JB-004070 | Date of Preparation August 2026