Impact of Obesity Interventions on Managed Care

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PARTICIPATING FACULTY

Caroline M. Apovian, MD, FACP, FACN

Director

Nutrition and Weight Management Center

Boston Medical Center

Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics

Boston University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts

Scott Kahan, MD, MPH

Medical Director

Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance

George Washington University

Director

National Center for Weight and Wellness

Washington, DC

Kenneth L. Schaecher, MD, FACP, CPC

Medical Director

SelectHealth

Salt Lake City, Utah

Jill E. Allen, PharmD

Drug Information Consultant

Pin Oak Associates

Salt Lake City, Utah

Christine Sokoloski, MS

Medical Writer

Hillsborough, New Jersey

Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

Visiting Professor

University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

Storrs, Connecticut

Editorial Support

Caroline M. Apovian, MD, FACP, FACN, has the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose:

Consultant:

Amylin, Arena, EnteroMedics, Gelesis, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Nutrisystem, Orexigen, Sanofi-Aventis, Scientific Intake, Takeda, Zafgen

Research Funding:

Amylin, Aspire Bariatrics, the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation, GI Dynamics, Lilly, MetaProteomics, MYOS Corporation, Orexigen, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis

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Science Smart LLC

Scott Kahan, MD, MPH, has the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to

disclose:

Board Membership:

American Board of Obesity Medicine

Consultant:

Novo Nordisk, Orexigen, Takeda, Vivus

Kenneth L. Schaecher, MD, FACP, CPC, has no relevant financial relationships with commercial

interests to disclose.

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Jill E. Allen, PharmD; Christine Sokoloski, MS; and Jeannette Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP, have no

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