February 28th, 2026

8:00am-12:30pm

Location: The Guest House, 110 South Fort Douglas Boulevard, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113

www.universityguesthouse.com

8:00 Registration and light breakfast

8:25-8:30 AM: Welcome and Overview

Speaker: Dr. Juliana Simonetti, Director of Obesity Medicine and co-director of Comprehensive Weight Management at the University of Utah

8:30-9:15 AM: The New Era of Obesity Medications

Speakers: Dr. Simonetti and Dr. Jessica Morales, Assistant Professor Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine Specialist at the University of Utah

9:15-9:40 AM: The Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Incretin-Based Treatment Landscape
Speaker: Dr. Eric Volckmann, Director of Bariatric Surgery and co-director of Comprehensive Weight Management at the University of Utah

9:40-9:55 AM break 

9:50-10:20 The Overlap of Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease

Speaker: Dr. Tuan Pham, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant Program

10:20-10:50 The Heart of the Matter: CV Considerations in Obesity Treatment and Management

Speaker: Dr. Lillian Khor, Associate Professor of Cardiology, Salt Lake City VA.

Case Study Discussions

11:00- 11:30 AM

Women’s Health and Obesity Across the Reproductive Lifespan: From Fertility to Menopause

Speaker: Dr. Mary Solomon, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow at the University of Utah and Stacie Ireland, APRN, DNP, FNP-C

11:30-12:00 Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity Care

Speaker: Dr. Jacqueline Chan, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Director of PeDWISE (Prevention of Pediatric type 2 Diabetes, Weight management, Intensive Services and Education) at University of Utah.

Dr. Susan Pohl, Associate Professor Family and Preventative Medicine

12:00-12:20: Innovations on the treatment of Obesity: A Case for Endobariatric Therapies

Dr. John Erikson Yap, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology

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