UKCO Programme | The Association for the Study of Obesity

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ASO Membership is open to obesity researchers, healthcare professionals, clinicians, academics, scientists, and students who are working and/or studying in the field of obesity and to others who have a particular interest in this area.

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The virtual event will involve two focused sessions to explore and debate hot topics of 'Implications of defining obesity as a disease' and 'Obesity and COVID: implications for the future in obesity treatment and prevention'. Both of these will include keynote presentations and interactive sessions aimed at producing relevant academic outputs. Events will be freely available to our members. Non-members will be eligible to register if they opt to become a member (student rates are available). All delegates will have opportunities to contribute to the outputs and events will be eligible for CPD.

UKCO Hot Topics 1: 8th September 2021

The Implications of Recognising Obesity as a Disease

Time	Session	Speakers
09:00	Introduction and welcome to UKCO Hot Topics 2021	Dr Maria Bryant (Speaker)
09:10	Session 1: The impact of recognising obesity as a disease on patients or people living with obesity	Dr Giles Yeo (Facilitator) Mr Ken Clare (Panelist) Dr Stuart Flint (Panelist) Professor Jane Ogden (Panelist) Dr Helen Parretti (Panelist) EASO Representative (Panelist)
10:10	Break 1
10:20	Session 2: The cost implications of recognising obesity as a disease to the NHS and the wider economy	Dr Giles Yeo (Facilitator) Stephen Bevan (Panelist) Professor Alex Blakemore (Panelist) Professor Emma Frew (Panelist) Mr Patrick Mcginley (Panelist) EASO Representative (Panelist)
11:10	Break 2
11:20	Session 3: The policy implications of recognising obesity as a disease in terms of treatment provision	Dr Giles Yeo (Facilitator) Dr Adrian Brown (Panelist) Ms Nadya Isack (Panelist) Dr Jennifer Logue (Panelist) Professor Vinod Menon (Panelist) EASO Representative (Panelist)
12:20	Break 3
12:50	Session 4: The policy implications of recognising obesity as a disease in terms of public health actions	Dr Giles Yeo (Facilitator) To Be Confirmed (Panelist) Sarah Le Brocq (Panelist) Professor Mike Lean (Panelist) EASO Representative (Panelist)
13:40	Conclusions and actions	Dr Maria Bryant (Speaker) Dr Giles Yeo (Speaker)

UKCO Hot Topics 2: 9th September 2021

Priorities for the prevention of and treatment for obesity in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Time	Session	Speakers
09:30	Introduction and Welcome to UKCO Hot Topics 2021	Dr Maria Bryant (Speaker)
09:40	Session 1: The impact of Covid-19 on service provision and treatment Dr Carmen Piernas, University of Oxford – Associations between BMI and Covid-19 severity in the UK Dr Adrian Brown, University College London – Impact of Covid-19 on weight management service delivery	Dr Adrian Brown (Panelist) Dr Carmen Piernas (Panelist) Ms Ann Vincent (Panelist)
11:00	Break
11:15	Session 2: The impact of Covid-19 on disease prevention and health inequalities Dr Jean Adams, University of Cambridge – Obesity prevention the age of Covid-19: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose	Dr Jean Adams (Speaker) Caroline Cerny (Speaker) Professor Chris Whitty (Speaker)
12:45	Summary and Next Steps	Dr Maria Bryant (Speaker)

UKCO Hot Topics 2021

UKCO Hot Topics 1: 8th September 2021

The Implications of Recognising Obesity as a Disease

UKCO Hot Topics 2: 9th September 2021

Priorities for the prevention of and treatment for obesity in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Carmen Piernas, University of Oxford – Associations between BMI and Covid-19 severity in the UK Dr Adrian Brown, University College London – Impact of Covid-19 on weight management service delivery

Dr Jean Adams, University of Cambridge – Obesity prevention the age of Covid-19: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

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Dr Carmen Piernas, University of Oxford – Associations between BMI and Covid-19 severity in the UK
Dr Adrian Brown, University College London – Impact of Covid-19 on weight management service delivery