Episode 52: Clinical Conversations: STEP, The First of Many Steps Toward the Future of Obesity Pharmacotherapy

January 31, 2022 00:24:44
Episode 52: Clinical Conversations: STEP, The First of Many Steps Toward the Future of Obesity Pharmacotherapy
Obesity: A Disease
Episode 52: Clinical Conversations: STEP, The First of Many Steps Toward the Future of Obesity Pharmacotherapy

Jan 31 2022 | 00:24:44

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Show Notes

In this episode, obesity medicine specialist and OMA clinical education director Dr. Nicholas Pennings interviews Dr. Robert Kushner, highlighted speaker from the Overcoming Obesity 2021 Conference, about The Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People with Obesity (STEP) Trials. Topics covered include the results of the four STEP trails, obstacles to treating obesity, new obesity treatments in the pipeline, and the opportunities for increasing obesity education for future clinicians.

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Episode Guest

Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM

Robert Kushner, MD

Resources Mentioned

2021 Fall Obesity Summit

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