Title: New Paradigms in Obesity Care for Disease Prevention in Internal Medicine 
Organized by Medscape Education Global
Supported by an independent educational grant from Novo Nordisk A/S  
Date: Thursday, 7 March 2024
Time: 12:35 – 13:35 EEST
Room: Room 1
MODERATOR 
Arya M. Sharma, MD, DSc (Hon), FRCPC  
Professor Emeritus of Medicine  
University of Alberta  
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  
Berlin, Germany 
PANELISTS 
Caterina Conte, MD, PhD 
Professor of Internal Medicine 
San Raffaele Roma Open University 
Rome, Italy 
Naresh Kanumilli, MBBS, MRCGP 
Community Diabetes Consultant and GP 
Manchester University Foundation Trust 
Manchester, United Kingdom 
AGENDA
| Time | Session title | Speaker | 
| 12:35 – 12:50 | The Rationale – Why Obesity Must Be Treated as a Serious and Chronic Disease | Arya M. Sharma, MD, DSc (Hon), FRCPC | 
| 12:50 – 13:05 | The Tools – How Novel Weight-Loss Therapies Can Prevent Disease | Caterina Conte, MD, PhD | 
| 13:05 – 13:25 | The Expertise – How to Deliver Obesity Care in Internal Medicine | Naresh Kanumilli, MBBS, MRCGP | 
| 13:25 – 13:30 | The Obligation to Act | Arya M. Sharma, MD, DSc (Hon), FRCPC | 
| 13:30 – 13:35 | Q&A | All faculty |