Harvard The Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine 2026

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+ Target Audience: internists, bariatric surgeons, pediatricians, dietitians, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and pharmacists

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1. Overview

Education to Optimize Your Care of Adult, Adolescent, and Pediatric Patients with Obesity

Treating Obesity 2026: The Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine is an online course, using live streaming, electronic Q&A, and other remote learning technologies.

This course delivers practical strategies to optimize the management of obesity and its many complications, and provides the most up-to-date approaches to obesity prevention and treatment.

Highlights of the 2026 program include:

• Update on using the newer GLP-1 based therapies
• Comprehensive evaluation of the patient with obesity
• Precision medicine and dietary approaches to obesity and metabolic disorders
• Medical, endoscopic, and surgical options for the treatment of obesity
• Effective counseling and motivation techniques
• Medical and surgical treatment of children and adolescents with obesity
• Emerging strategies and therapies for genetic obesity
• A guide to virtual care, group visits, private and academic practice models
• Enhancing communication about obesity with patients, referring providers, payers, and the public
• Addressing obesity bias, stigma, and disparities in care

Presented by experts in medicine, surgery, pediatrics, nutrition, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and psychology from the country’s leading obesity treatment centers, this course covers critical topics in the prevention and treatment of obesity and related disorders. It gives clinicians the knowledge to:

• Identify, evaluate and manage patients with high-risk obesity
• Provide lifestyle-based therapies for obesity, including nutritional, physical activity, and behavioral approaches
• Apply effective counseling and behavioral modification techniques
• Apply current pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obesity
• Assess patients for their need and appropriateness for bariatric surgery and determine surgical options

Obesity Medicine Board Review

One day prior to the start of Treating Obesity 2026, on June 7, 2026, you can attend the comprehensive one-day review course to help you prepare for the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) certification examination. This board review is led by diplomates of the ABOM, and reviews all the major basic, diagnostic, and treatment concepts required for the exam, including:

• Pathophysiology of obesity
• Obesity comorbidities
• Pediatric patient management
• Genetic and syndromic obesity
• Nutrition and exercise assessment and intervention
• Intensive lifestyle and behavioral therapy
• Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
• Bariatric surgery

Participation in both Treating Obesity 2026 and the Obesity Medicine Board Review fully satisfies the CME requirement to register for the ABOM certification exam.

360-Degree Education

Patient Care. Reimbursements. Challenging Cases.
Treating Obesity 2026 provides education about obesity, its causes and consequences, and the most effective tools and strategies for its prevention and treatment. Unique to this program is a 360-degree educational experience, where attendees:

• Hear from authorities in medicine, pediatrics, nutrition, surgery, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and mental health about strategies to optimize care for your patients with obesity
• Learn how to build and maintain a successful Obesity Medicine practice in varied clinical settings, including primary care, multidisciplinary obesity care center, and Obesity Medicine specialty private practice
• Understand the adverse effect of obesity on the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases related to obesity
• Become more effective at strategic communication with payers, employers, and other policymakers about the benefits and value of targeted obesity treatment
• Get feedback and guidance on your own challenging cases from experienced Obesity Medicine clinicians
• Interact directly with faculty during panel discussions and interactive question and answer sessions

2. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, participants will gain the knowledge to:

• Identify, evaluate, and manage patients with high-risk obesity.

• Provide lifestyle-based therapies for obesity, including nutritional, physical activity, and behavioral approaches.

• Apply effective counseling and behavioral modification techniques.

• Apply current pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obesity.

• Assess patients for their need and appropriateness for bariatric surgery and determine surgical options.

3. Target Audience Who Should Participate:

• Physicians

• Nurse Practitioners

• Physician Assistants

• Pharmacists

• Dietitians …and other health professionals who want to learn the latest approaches to the prevention and treatment of obesity and its complications.

Best for internists, bariatric surgeons, pediatricians, dietitians, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and pharmacists.

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