(This lecture is part of our Innovative Approaches To Obesity Medicine For Healthcare Professionals)
Target Audience: This talk is intended for healthcare providers who wish start an obesity care practice. In this current landscape, where GLP-1+ medications have catalyzed the health and wellness space, there is a unique opportunity for independent practitioners to start their new obesity care practices, add this service to existing practices, or increase the efficiency of their existing practices, utilizing newer technology and advanced AI tools. Explosion of obesity care has created a unique opportunity for healthcare providers to stay independent of corporate employment and healthcare insurance environment, provide evidence based care using AI tools and stay financially solvent .
The learning objectives for the attendees will be:
- Learn about essential components of an obesity practice.
- Understand different models of obesity care practices such as cash pay only, cash pay plus insurance, concierge, and direct care.
- Learn concepts of running an independent telemedicine or hybrid practice.
- Learn about ancillary revenue opportunities while running an obesity care practice.
- Understand the use of artificial intelligence based tools in obesity care









