Obesity in Primary Care: Beyond Weight Loss

Dr Matthew Capehorn

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

Saturday 10 July 2027

Start Time: 09:30 | Finish Time: 11:30

2 hours CPD

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For UK HCPs Only.

Funding provided by pharmaceutical companies including a sponsored session over break time.
Dr Capehorn's sessions are completely independent of external sponsorship.

Learning Objectives

Obesity is a chronic relapsing disease, characterised by the presence of abnormal or excess adiposity that impairs health and social wellbeing, and is associated with causing or worsening over 200 comorbidities. Treatment options are expanding and patient demand is growing, so GPs need to be aware of how to manage complex conversations around lifestyle interventions, anti-obesity medicines, long-term weight management and obesity-related comorbidities. This session will look at the practical challenges of modern obesity care and how primary care can support patients using the latest evidence.

How to individualise obesity risk, management, complications and treatment goals
Be aware of the new Obesity management Medications (OMMs), including those receiving privately initiated treatment
Manage long-term treatment, monitoring and common challenges, including adverse effects and muscle loss
Integrate obesity management into the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic disease

Agenda

09:30 - 10:15

Session 1 - Dr Matthew Capehorn

10:15 - 10:45

Break and Promotional Presentation

10:45 - 11:30

Session 2 - Dr Matthew Capehorn

11:30

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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Saturday 10 July 2027

Start Time: 09:30 | Finish Time: 11:30

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