Conference Schedule

Registration

08:00 - 08:30

Breakfast will be served

Introductory Remarks

08:30 - 09:00

Co-Chairs:  John Sievenpiper, MD, PhD - University of Toronto and Kaberi Dasgupta, MD, MSc - McGill University

Beyond the Prescription – GLP-1 Medicines, Nutrition and Health

09:00 - 09:40

Speaker: Dan Drucker, PhD - LTRI, Sinai Health 

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Question Period

09:40 - 10:10

Break 

10:10 - 10:30

Muscle Matters: Lean Muscle Mass Preservation During GLP1-RA Induced Weight Loss

10:30 - 11:00

Speaker: Carla Prado, PhD, RD - University of Alberta 

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Exercise and sarcopenic obesity 

11:00 - 11:30

Speaker: Sean Wharton, MD - Wharton Medical Clinic 

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Question Period  

11:30 - 11:50

Lunch

11:50 - 12:40

Lunch will be served

Welcome Back

12:40 - 12:50

Diet Quality and Nutritional Adequacy During GLP1RA therapy

12:50 - 13:20

Speaker: Jamy D. Ard, MD - Wake Forest University School of Medicine

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GLP1/GIP vs low-calorie diets

13:20 - 13:50

Speaker: Kaberi Dasgupta, MD, MSc - McGill University and John Sievenpiper, MD, PhD - University of Toronto 

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Question Period

13:50 - 14:10

Break

14:10 - 14:30

Behavioural Approaches to Eating while on GLP-1RA or Weight rebound

14:30 - 15:00

Speaker: Kim Arrey, RDN - Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist and Nutrition Coach

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Beyond the Scale: Rethinking Outcomes and Expectations with GLP-1/GIP Therapies

15:00 - 15:30

Speaker: Jennifer Brown, MSc., RD, CBE - Obesity Canada

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Gaining Control: Patient perspectives and experiences using new generation obesity medications

15:30 - 15:50

Speaker: Ian Patton, PhD - Patient advocacy, Obesity Canada

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Question Period

15:50 - 16:00

Panel Discussion

16:00 - 16:25

Concluding remarks

16:25 - 16:30

Co-Chairs: John Sievenpiper, MD, PhD - University of Toronto and Kaberi Dasgupta, MD, MSc - McGill University