Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism, Medical Nutrition Council, and Obesity Joint GEM Forum: Highlighting the Unique Role of Hormone-Based Obesity Medications Within the Weight Loss and Weight Management Landscape

Chair(s)

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  Cora Best, PhD, MHS, RDN (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  University of Florida
  Gainesville, Florida, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Amy Goss, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Hoover, Alabama, United States

  Disclosure(s): National Mango Board: Consultant (Terminated, August 1, 2023)
  WW: Consultant (Terminated, December 31, 2023)
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  Jess Gwin, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Nutritional Physiologist
  Military Nutrition Division
  Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
  Natick, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• KP

  Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System
  Durham, North Carolina, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Speaker(s)

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  Robert Kushner, MD (he/him/his)

  Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Medical Education
  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Wilmette, Illinois, United States

  Disclosure(s): Altimmune: Consultant (Ongoing)
  Boehringer Ingelheim: Consultant (Ongoing)
  Eli Lilly: Consultant (Ongoing)
  Novo Nordisk: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
  Regeneron: Consultant (Ongoing)
  Structure: Consultant (Ongoing)
  Weight Watchers: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
• KP

  Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System
  Durham, North Carolina, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Presentations:

• 12:00 PM – 12:04 PM CT

  Introductions - Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism, Medical Nutrition Council, and Obesity Joint GEM Forum: Highlighting the Unique Role of Hormone-Based Obesity Medications Within the Weight Loss and Weight Management Landscape
  

  Chair: Cora Best, PhD, MHS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Chair: Amy Goss, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Chair: Jess A. Gwin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
• 12:04 PM – 12:29 PM CT

  Presentation - Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism, Medical Nutrition Council, and Obesity Joint GEM Forum: Highlighting the Unique Role of Hormone-Based Obesity Medications Within the Weight Loss and Weight Management Landscape
  

  Speaker: Robert Kushner, MD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• 12:29 PM – 12:54 PM CT

  Presentation - Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism, Medical Nutrition Council, and Obesity Joint GEM Forum: Highlighting the Unique Role of Hormone-Based Obesity Medications Within the Weight Loss and Weight Management Landscape
  

  Speaker: Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System
• 12:54 PM – 1:06 PM CT

  Questions and Answers - Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism, Medical Nutrition Council, and Obesity Joint GEM Forum: Highlighting the Unique Role of Hormone-Based Obesity Medications Within the Weight Loss and Weight Management Landscape
  

  Chair: Cora Best, PhD, MHS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Florida

  Chair: Amy Goss, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

  Chair: Jess A. Gwin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

  Speaker: Robert Kushner, MD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  Speaker: Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System
• 1:06 PM – 1:14 PM CT

  Medical Nutrition Council Updates and Awards
  

  Chair: Cora Best, PhD, MHS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
• 1:14 PM – 1:22 PM CT

  Obesity GEM Updates and Awards
  

  Chair: Amy Goss, PhD, MS, RDN (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 1:22 PM – 1:30 PM CT

  Energy and Macronutrient GEM Updates and Awards
  

  Chair: Jess A. Gwin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine