According to OMA outgoing President Angela Fitch,MD, Obesity Medicine 2024 comes at 'a very exciting time for obesity treatment for many reasons' | Obesity Medicine Association | #primarycare #obesity

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#OMA2024 is kicked off with the most amazing keynote lecture by Dr. David Arterburn on how we work to achieve the quintuple aim in obesity treatment and the need to take a comprehensive approach to care not a one size fits all utilizing all treatment options in the tool box!

Hey everyone! Not too late to join us at the OMA annual conference in Denver! #NewPathForward #OMA2024 First one to use the selfie wall! So many amazing talks and networking over the next 5 days! Don’t miss it!
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Welcome to International Strength Training Awareness Day #ISTAD24

It's time to raise awareness that all PA guidelines have a line that advocates for strengthening activities to be incorporated at least twice weekly. Why?

1. Strenght and power declines with aging are

Weight regain after weight loss is due to the non-conscious brain's defenses. Dietary zealotry leads to stress, fear, and blame because they think the bit of fruit or olive oil they introduced to their diet to make life tolerable is causing weight regain.

May the odds forever be in your favor! Thanks Ted for highlighting this important issue we are struggling with and the consequences it is having on patients and the team that cares for them!

.CMSGov’s decision to cover #semaglutide for heart disease prevention is a step in the right direction, but it’s not enough for older adults who have #obesity alone. Learn why policymakers and employers should ensure full coverage for obesity care: everybodycovered.org/the-case-for-c…

Thank you Eli Lilly and Company for this important PSA! We have been asking our pharma colleagues for years to do a PSA like this! Thank you! This is what the country and world needs to hear. We are thankful you listened to us!

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If you have #obesity and your insurance did not cover a GLP-1 agonists such as Ozempic/Wagovy or Mounjaro/Zepbound would you pay for it yourself even if your insurance did cover a #vsg gastric sleeve for free?

2 more weeks! 😔 horrible!

Obesity is really something we have to take an urgent approach to, says knownwell's Dr. Angela Fitch cnb.cx/3v1Dwaq
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So great to be in this with you Jason. Thank you for your voice and advocacy for patients! Obesity Medicine Association The Obesity Society OAC Obesity Care Week Obesity Care Advocacy Network

So great that this is being discussed and hopefully will change the paradigm! Let’s make obesity a standard benefit on all insurance so the employer doesn’t have to choose! They don’t choose to cover cancer or diabetes. Why obesity?

Nearly 100M #Americans live with #Obesity , including 43% of #OlderAdults age 60+.

See how to engage, advocate, and demand action on safe, #Science -based treatment and care. 📢 🏛️

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This is such a great campaign! Follow and support it! Obesity Medicine Association
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Thank you for having me on! Especially during obesity care week. OAC Obesity Care Week
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Let’s talk about Obesity and #TROA today! Lobbying to get Elizabeth Warren Ed Markey Rep. Richard Neal Rep. Seth Moulton Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 Rep. Stephen Lynch to sponsor TROA today! Much thanks to the amazing staff for their valuable time today! Everyone seems to agree we should treat obesity!

As we prepare to lobby for #TROA tomorrow, 12 years of it now, all I can hear in my head is School House Rock “I’m just a bill…”. Let’s go! Watch it below on YouTube and thank me later!
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Obesity Care Week #WOD2024
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