San Diego Obesity Medicine Summit

Online registration is closed to prep for the meeting. Walk-in registrations are welcome!

The inaugural San Diego Obesity Medicine Summit is an in-person meeting scheduled for March 15, 2025, on the University of California San Diego Medical Campus at the T. Denny Sanford Medical Education and Telemedicine Center in La Jolla, CA. Until recently, obesity was considered a stubborn disease of willpower but associated with a myriad of life-threatening complications. Over the last few years it has become well known that hormonal changes make clinically significant weight loss and its maintenance extremely difficult. New highly effective anti-obesity medications targeting these pathologic hormone changes are now available, transforming obesity into a treatable disease. The benefits of addressing obesity affects all medical specialties and healthcare professionals. Hear from top obesity medicine experts, key opinion leaders, and authors of landmark articles in the field on how to incorporate effective obesity treatment in your busy practice. We aim to provide attendees with the tools necessary to improve the health of their patients and enhance their quality of life. This conference is organized by the San Diego Obesity Medicine Society. 

Expert Round Table Discussion – Challenging Cases in the Treatment of Obesity

Gain practical insights on common issues encountered treating patients with obesity. Real world clinical dilemmas and strategies for their management will be discussed including complex cases in pharmacotherapy such as  weight plateaus, "non-responders", and patients on weight promoting medications. Participants may bring brief challenging patient cases for discussion amongst our expert panel as well as the audience. 

1. Apply strategies to help patients manage obesity as well as obesity comorbid diseases, enhance their overall health, and reduce the risk of adverse effects
2. Explain the uses, benefits, and potential risks of anti-obesity medications to patients, supporting informed decision-making.
3. Discuss the risks and benefits of bariatric procedures with patients and develop plans for their long-term management after surgery.
4. Explain the impact of novel anti-obesity therapies on reducing morbidity and mortality, highlighting their clinical benefits and long-term outcomes.

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES MARCH 13, 2025. WALK-INS ARE WELCOME AT THE DOOR. 

Cancellation Policy: The full course tuition is refundable, less $25 if your cancellation is received in writing on or before March 5, 2025. No refunds will be allowed after this date. Please send your cancellation request to [email protected]. In the unlikely event that the course is canceled, UC San Diego is responsible for a full refund of the registration fee only.

American Board of Surgery (ABS): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Accommodations: We are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to all individuals. For general information or to request reasonable accommodations, please contact [email protected] at your earliest convenience. All in-person events are wheelchair accessible.  Service animals specifically trained to assist a person with a disability are welcome. No other animals, including pets, therapy animals, or emotional support animals, are allowed.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias: Continuing medical education (CME) providers are required by state Assembly Bills 1195 and 241, and the standards created by the California Medical Association (CMA), to include components that address cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias in CME activities. The planners and presenters of this activity has been asked to provide meaningful consideration of these standards in the selection and presentation of content.  Additional information and resources are available on the
UC San Diego CPD website. 

Audio / Video Consent: This event may be audio and/or video recorded for future use or distribution. For virtual events, any engagement during the presentation (audio, video, chat, Q&A submission, etc.) will be captured and included. Participant microphones and cameras are generally disabled by default, and can always be manually disabled by participant. Depending on the type of event, publication of the recordings might be on a publicly available website or on an access-restricted site. By registering for this event, you give UC San Diego the right to use your name, voice, image, written text, or video footage without compensation and waive the right to inspect or approve any document in which these appear.

Covid-19 Health & Safety: We follow state and local guidelines and protocols related to COVID-19 safety measures. At this time, no restrictions are in place for the State of California and San Diego County.  We encourage each attendee to decide what works for them and wear a face mask if that is their preferred choice.  We reserve the right to update COVID related expectations at any time, should local and state guidelines change and prevailing COVID rates increase.

UC San Diego School of Medicine
T. Denny Sanford Medical Education and Telemedicine Center - Auditorium
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093

Parking: We recommend that you park in the South Parking Structure on Gilman Drive (ParkMobile zone 4752). There is now a $2.10 per hour parking fee on the weekends. You may park in any V parking spot unless it is reserved or otherwise marked. Please observe all parking signs.
Directions: UC San Diego School of Medicine campus (La Jolla, California)
**Obtain directions to our facility on Google Maps and most GPS applications by using "UCSD Medical Education and Telemedicine Building" or "UCSD South Parking Structure" as a destination.  Do NOT use 9500 Gilman which is the generic address for the campus.**

All persons in a position to control the content of accredited education must disclose all financial relationships held with ineligible companies, prior to assuming their role in the accredited activity. Those relationships deemed relevant to the education, are mitigated prior to the activity.

CME staff, meeting planners, peer reviewers, editorial staff, and CME committee reviewers, do not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The UC San Diego School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. 

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Contact Us
Registration Questions
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Continuing Professional Development 
9500 Gilman Drive, MC0947
La Jolla, CA 92093-0947
P: (858) 534-3940 / Toll-Free: (888) 229-6263
F: (858) 534-1896
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: cpd.ucsd.edu

Conference Planner
Amy Hart
Program Manager, Education & Collaboration
Phone: (858) 822-4770
E-mail: [email protected]

EXHIBITORS WELCOME

Please find our exhibitor packages below. Click on the Exhibit at this Event button to register below.

TERMS & CONDITIONS
UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development reserves the right to deny any application that does not meet this requirement. UC San Diego CPD will acknowledge exhibitor(s) support in course materials as permissible by the ACCME.

The exhibitor acknowledges that conducting marketing or promotional activities in any conference area except for their assigned exhibit space is prohibited. Commercial interests may not engage in sales, promotional activities, or distribute product-specific advertisements while in the designated location of the CPD activity. CPD activity space includes, but is not limited to, lecture halls, break out rooms, and laboratory areas.

UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development Exhibitor Policy

Exhibitors and UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development agree to abide by the ACCME Standard for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE and the UC Health Care Vendor Relations Policy. Any actions that are not in accordance with the above stated policies may result in the removal of the exhibit company and its representatives from the conference site, in which case no refund of exhibit fees will be allowed.

CANCELLATION POLICY: There are no refunds for cancellations of exhibit registrations.

PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE EVENT.