{"id":3030,"date":"2020-03-17T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/webinar-obesity-and-cardiovascular-disease-can-we-break-the-cycle\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T10:13:07","slug":"webinar-obesity-and-cardiovascular-disease-can-we-break-the-cycle","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/webinar-obesity-and-cardiovascular-disease-can-we-break-the-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar: Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease \u2013 can we break the cycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obesity has become one of the main drivers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and many patients’ first encounter with the health system for obesity-related issues is through cardiology and even primary care. WHF and World Obesity Federation (WOF) have joined forces to raise awareness of the link between CVD and obesity.<\/p>\n

This webinar will be chaired by Professor John Wilding and Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, and will address cardiovascular complications of obesity, different methods for managing obesity in people with cardiovascular disease amongst other topics. The webinar was scheduled following the cancellation of SCOPE School Chicago due to the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.<\/p>\n

Register for the webinar<\/a><\/p>\n

Opinion leaders in this field will share their expertise virtually, mean-whilst an attempt to reschedule a SCOPE School training event for HCPs is made. The webinar will be followed by an educational path of six modules for healthcare practitioners within the online SCOPE platform specifically addressing the needs of PCOs and specialists managing and treating patients with obesity<\/a>, CVD and type 2 diabetes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Time and Date<\/strong><\/h3>\n

27 March 2020 \u2013 15:00-17:00 CET<\/p>\n

Tentative agenda and speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

14:00-14:05:<\/strong> Welcome and introductions \u2013 John Wilding <\/em>(University of Liverpool, UK) and Francisco Lopez-Jimenez<\/em> (Mayo Clinic, USA)
\n14:05-14:25:<\/strong> Obesity as a disease with cardiovascular complications \u2013 Rachel Batterham<\/em> (University College London, UK)
\n14:25-14:45:<\/strong> Cardiovascular complications of obesity and their improvement with weight loss \u2013 Ada Cuevas<\/em> (Clinical Las Condes, Chile)
\n14:45-15:05:<\/strong> Managing cardiovascular disease in people with obesity \u2013 Ted Kyle<\/em> (Obesity Society, USA)
\n15:05-15:25:<\/strong> Managing obesity in people with cardiovascular disease: behaviour change and medication \u2013 Robert Kushner<\/em> (Northwestern University, USA)
\n15:25-15:45:<\/strong> Managing obesity in people with cardiovascular disease: surgery \u2013 Carel le Roux<\/em> (University College Dublin, Ireland)
\n15:45-16:00:<\/strong> Discussion and wrap up \u2013 John Wilding <\/em>(University of Liverpool, UK) and Francisco Lopez-Jimenez<\/em> (Mayo Clinic, USA)<\/p>\n

Learning Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The objective of the webinar is to advance knowledge of the main drivers of cardiovascular disease (CVD)<\/a>, including the obesity-related issues that patients with CVD may encounter, and vice versa.<\/p>\n

At the end of the webinar, attendees will:<\/p>\n