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Volume 6, Issue 9(Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016
ISSN: 2165-7904 JOWT, an open access journal Obesity 2016
December 08-10, 2016
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Obesity & Weight Management
December 08-10, 2016 Dallas, USA
10th International Conference and Exhibition on
Obesity
Obesity is a global epidemic with far reaching medical and social consequences. This presentation will provide participants
with the opportunity to explore every facet of obesity care in one place-operational, scientific, clinical and business. The
goal of this presentation is to engage health care providers in learning about the medical wellness, weight loss and expose them
to cutting-edge clinical and research approaches for the recognition, treatment and prevention of obesity. The information
is focused on improving patient’s total wellness by utilizing clinical research and evidence-based strategies to address the
myriad of comorbid conditions related to obesity to help practitioners to treat the whole person, not just obesity. Resources
and tools that are needed to develop comprehensive weight management program will be presented. The following topics
will be addressed: Basic Science and Obesity, Obesity Algorithm, Obesity defined as a disease, Obesity as a multifactorial
disease, Obesity Management Goals, Obesity Classification, Adiposopathy, Stress and Obesity, Patient Evaluation: history,
physical exam, laboratory and diagnostic testing, Treatment, concurrent medications, The impact of the Affordable Care
Act on obesity treatment, Health risks associated with obesity, Weight-management technologies, Endocrine disorders and
obesity, Pharmacologic options for obesity, Addiction related strategies that can be used to improve weight loss outcomes,
Comprehensive, evidence-based, personalized care for patients to reverse diabetes, cardiovascular issues, and many other high
risk, high cost medical conditions.
Biography
Maria Derylo, DNP, MSN, APN-BC, received her BSN degree from Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Master’s at D’Youville College in Buffalo, NY,
Post-master’s Adult Nurse Practitioner Certificate from University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She worked as Nursing Faculty at University of Nebraska Medical Center, and in Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
Currently, she serves as full time faculty at the Loyola University. She practices as Adult Nurse Practitioner at the family practice comprehensive health services,
primary care centers in Chicago, Illinois. She served as a speaker and poster presenter at the numerous national and international conferences. Her research
interests are obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, carcinoid and health care system.
Maria Derylo
Loyola University, USA
Maria Derylo, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2016, 6:9(Suppl)