The Importance of Weight Care In An Aging Population

Catherine Harmon Toomer, M.D. addresses why weight care should be part of the conversation, teaching that biopsychosocial cost is considerable.

Cost: 199 - Entire Conference
Speaker: Catherine Harmon Toomer, MD

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Catherine Harmon Toomer, M.D. addresses why weight care should be part of the conversation, teaching that biopsychosocial cost is considerable.

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ABOUT THIS LECTURE

TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone concerned about their health as they age and who has been impacted by their own or someone else’s obesity either as a treating physician or ourselves as physicians.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- Recognizing the biopsychosocial impact of obesity on aging populations and their families
- Prevention measures that patients and their families can undertake (applies to anyone)
- How and why obesity treatment in aging populations improves longevity and quality of life (not as obvious as it sounds)
- What obesity treatments are appropriate
- Unique considerations when addressing weight care
- The importance of addressing weight care with our patients
- How to broach the subject weight care without losing well-earned doctor-patient rapport (from a patient and physician perspective)

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The Speaker

Dr. Toomer is a Community Health and Family Medicine physician and founder/CEO of TOTAL Weight Care Institute™️ and creator of the TOTAL Wellness + Weight Care program and Profitable Weight Care Practice course, born from a life threatening health crisis twenty years ago when morbidly obese, an insulin dependent diabetic, and diagnosed with postpartum cardiomyopathy and given a 50% chance of living five years, but turned away from weight loss and endocrine centers for being too high risk, so she created her own comprehensive bio-psycho-social program. She lost 60 pounds in six months while reversing her diabetes. Once able to return to medicine, she used her program to help others maximize their health and wellness through weight loss - whether that weight is in pounds, or whatever in life is weighing them down. She believes that providing culturally comprehensive well-care is not only important, but essential. Dr. Toomer closed her office due to Covid and is now a virtual and international coach, counselor, and consultant. She recently gave her first of more TEDx talks - Imposter Syndrome By Any Other Name Is Bravery. She enjoys speaking, writing, guest appearing on podcasts, and sharing her rule breaking successes with anyone who wants to hear. Dr. Toomer is the creator and host of The DR. TOOMER TALKS Show on her own and BlackDoctor.Org YouTube channel

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