2026 Obesity Medicine & Weight Management Conference

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Delta Hotel in South Burlington, Vermont

This conference is designed to improve the skills of the primary care healthcare team as they navigate new treatments in obesity medicine and weight management. Sessions will focus on issues related to obesity management and will provide practical and updated strategies for assessment and treatment. A wide spectrum of diagnostic, management, and treatment options will be presented.

Primary Care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, registered dieticians, and other members of the primary care team are encouraged to attend.

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Pricing

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Registration Types	Regular Registration (Through October 15)	Late Registration (After October 15)
Physician - MD, DO, ND	$275	$300
Advanced Practice Professional - NP, PA	$225	$250
Nurse/Pharmacist/ Other Healthcare Professional	$175	$200

Exhibitor Fees: $2250

Agenda

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6:30 AM	Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits
6:45 - 7:30 AM	Product Theater (NO CME CREDIT) - IPG SXTRA Inc., d/b/a Virgo Health on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company
8:00 - 9:00 AM	Keynote: Prescribing Change: Economics, Equity, and the Clinician-Advocate in Obesity Medicine Giovanna Leddy, MD, DABOM, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, President, New England Obesity Society
9:00 - 9:45 AM	Beyond BMI: Rethinking Risk, Access and Outcomes Nathan Endres,MD; Michael Blankstein,MD, MSc,FRCSC
9:45 - 10:30 AM	Bariatric Surgery Session Kenneth Cooper, DO
10:30 - 10:45 AM	Break and Exhibits
10:45 - 11:30 AM	PMOS Session Kimberley Sampson-Paine, MD, MSc, FACOG,DipABLM, DipABOM, MSCP
11:30 - 12:00 PM	Inbody – How It May Benefit Clinical Decision Making Emily Russell, AGNP
12:00 - 12:30 PM	Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 PM	Product Theater (NO CMIE CREDIT)
1:00 - 1:30 PM	Dessert/Coffee, Exhibits and InBody scans
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Keynote: The Future of Obesity Pharmacotherapy: From Today's Treatments to Tomorrow's Pipeline Joseph P. Zucchi, PA-C, MPAS, Clinical Supervisor & Physician Associate, Transition Medical Weight Loss
2:30 - 3:30 PM	Panel: Obesity Care: Practice, Therapeutics, Access & Advocacy Pawel Lasocha, MSPharm, AAHIVP, BC-ADM, BCPS, CDCES (Moderator); Joseph P. Zucchi, PA-C, MPAS; Valerie Goldberg, RD, CD, CEO ; Kimberley Sampson-Paine, MD, MSc, FACOG, DipABLM, DipABOM, MSCP
3:30 - 3:45 PM	Break and Exhibits
3:45 - 4:45 PM	Panel: Bridging the Divide: Obesity and Lifestyle Medicine, a New Narrative Elisabeth Fontaine, MD, ABOG, Dip ABLM, FACLM, ACC (Moderator); Michael Latreille, MD; Giovanna Leddy, MD; Whitney Calkins, MD
4:45 PM	Adjourn

Lodging

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Delta Hotel by Marriott - 1117 Williston Road, South Burlington, VT 05403

We have a limited number of rooms reserved at a special group rate for this conference

Please call for reservations at 802-658-0250 and mention that you are with the Obesity Conference to receive the room rate of $149.00 or click here to reserve online.

Please make your reservations on or before Saturday, October 31, 2026.

Course Directors

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Course Director
Jennifer Kelly, DO	Associate Professor UVM Larner College of Medicine Endocrinologist, Director, Metabolic Bone Program UVM Medical Center
Kimberley Sampson-Paine, MD, MSc, FACOG, DipABLM, DipABOM, MSCP	Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

Course Director

Jennifer Kelly, DO

Associate Professor
UVM Larner College of Medicine
Endocrinologist, Director, Metabolic Bone Program
UVM Medical Center

Kimberley Sampson-Paine, MD, MSc, FACOG, DipABLM, DipABOM, MSCP

Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

Accreditation

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In support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.