In this special edition on Obesity as a Chronic Disease our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss the approach to treatment of obesity. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Lilly.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Robert Kushner, M.D, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, former Director of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine at Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL. Past-President of The Obesity Society, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (ABPNS), and a founder and past-Chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM).

Reference:

Developed by the Obesity Association's Professional Practice Committee, with input and support from multiple obesity and medical organizations, The Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity offers a groundbreaking roadmap to empower health care professionals with the tools necessary to deliver the best possible evidence-based, pragmatic care to people with overweight and obesity.

In this special edition on Obesity as a Chronic Disease our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss epidemiology, pathophysiology and screening for CKD in People with Diabetes. This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Bayer.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Holly Kramer, M.D., Professor of Public Health Sciences and Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Loyola University Chicago, past-president of the National Kidney Foundation, Editor-in-Chief of the National Kidney Foundation's journal, Advances in Kidney Disease and Health (AKDH).

Selected references:

Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 . The American Diabetes Association's Standards of Care 2026, Diabetes Care 2026;49 (Supplement_1) :S246–S260

In this special edition on Diabetes and Primary Care our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will engage in an interesting discussion about the challenges, opportunities, and changing face of primary care in the management of diabetes and cardiometabolic disease.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health

Osagie Ebekozien, M.D.,MPH, CPHQ, Chief Quality Officer for the American Diabetes Association (ADA). In this role, he leads ADA efforts to transform diabetes and obesity quality outcomes and improving access to evidence-based practice.

Christopher Jones, M.D., Medical Director, Internal Medicine Intermountain Health, Murray, Utah; Chair of the American Diabetes Association's Primary Care Interest Group Leadership Team.