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ObesityWeek series

ObesityWeek 2026

Sat, Nov 14 · Day 1 of 4 · Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center · Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD

Program

Track: Pre-Conference Course: Pediatric Obesity
All tracks117 Track 1: Metabolism & Integrative Physiology26 Track 2: Neuroscience8 Track 3: Interventional & Clinical Studies29 Track 4: Population Health18 Track 5: Clinical & Professional Practice33 Track 6: Policy & Public Health18 Pre-Conference Course: Pediatric Obesity18
Times in National Harbor (EST)
Friday afternoon, 1:00 to 3:30 PM 4 sessions With Joseph Skelton, Wake Forest University; Aaron Kelly, University of Minnesota; and Sarah Hampl, Children’s Mercy Hospital
Pre-Conference Course: Pediatric Obesity 1:00, 1:15, 2:00, 2:45

  1. 1:00 PM

    1:00 PM

    Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Welcome from Course Chairs

    Joseph Skelton, Wake Forest University; Aaron Kelly, University of Minnesota

  2. 1:15 PM

    1:15 PM

    Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Principles of Childhood Obesity Treatment

    Sarah Hampl, Children’s Mercy Hospital

  3. 2:00 PM

    2:00 PM

    Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Medical Assessment of Obesity

    Sarah Barlow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  4. 2:45 PM

    2:45 PM

    Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Family and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention

    E. Thomaseo Burton, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Friday late afternoon, 3:45 to 6:15 PM 4 sessions With Mary Savoye, Yale University School of Medicine; Claudia Fox, University of Minnesota; and Lisa Watson, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Healthy Futures
Pre-Conference Course: Pediatric Obesity 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 5:45

  1. 3:45 PM

    3:45 PM

    Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Nutritional Assessment and Treatment Approaches

    Mary Savoye, Yale University School of Medicine

  2. 4:30 PM

    4:30 PM

    Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Pharmacotherapy

    Claudia Fox, University of Minnesota

  3. 5:15 PM

    5:15 PM

    Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Patient Engagement

    Lisa Watson, Atrium Health Levine Children’s Healthy Futures

  4. 5:45 PM

    5:45 PM

    Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Panel Q&A (Day 1)

    Panel