Georgia Rigas (Australia)

St George Private Hospital

Dr Rigas is the Chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Obesity Management Specific Interest network, and has particular focus on obesity’s multi–generational effects. She is Senior Bariatric Medical Practitioner at St George Private Hospital where she is also involved with anti–obesity therapy research projects in collaboration with other institutions such as the Garvan Institute and the University of Sydney. Her medical degree is from the University of New South Wales, where she is now a Conjoint Lecturer. Dr Rigas is committed to ongoing education in obesity management for medical students, health professionals (particularly GPs and their primary care teams), as well as the general community. She does advisory work and teaching for the Australian Ministry of Health and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, and is part of the Obesity Collective, which is advocating for shared responsibility for both the prevention and treatment of obesity.

Moderator of 1 Session

Conference Calendar

INDUSTRY SUPPORTED SESSION

INDUSTRY SESSION 02 - Not included in the main event CME/CPD (ID 40)

Session Type

INDUSTRY SUPPORTED SESSION

Date

07.07.2021, Wednesday

Session Time

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Room

Industry 2

Chair(s)

Georgia Rigas (Australia)

Session Description

Treating obesity in primary care: why, who and how? - Supported by International Medical Press

Session Description:

In this practical symposium, faculty will discuss the biological factors regulating appetite, energy balance and weight control, highlighting the challenges of sustained weight loss. The aims of obesity management in primary care, including a need to improve health and quality of life, will be discussed. Faculty will outline the role of shared decision making in developing obesity management plans and present the available options for lifestyle intervention, pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery.

The Treating obesity in primary care: why, who and how?, Virtual Congress, United Kingdom, 07/07/2021-07/07/2021 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 1 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

This symposium is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk A/S.