Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Obesity

Join obesity experts, Robert Kushner, Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine, in Chicago, Rameck Hunt, Medical Director at Princeton Medicine Weight Management Program, Internal Medicine Faculty at Penn Medicine, Princeton Medicine Physicians, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Michael Knight, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Attending Physician in the Weight Management Clinic at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, as they discuss the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on patients with obesity. They will define the different SDOH domains, discuss specific examples of SDOH they’ve encountered within each of these domains, and discuss how to take these into account when managing patients with obesity.This program is intended for clinicians in the US only. The information presented is aligned with the views and opinions of the speakers and is sponsored by Novo Nordisk. This podcast is not to be used as medical advice and is intended for educational purposes only.Faculty Presenters:Robert Kushner, MDProfessor, Departments of Medicine and Medical Education Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, ILRameck Hunt, MDMedical Director at Princeton Medicine Weight Management ProgramInternal Medicine Faculty at Penn Medicine Princeton Medicine PhysiciansClinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolPrinceton, NJMichael Knight, MDClinical Associate Professor of Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Attending Physician in the Weight Management Clinic at the GW Medical Faculty AssociatesWashington, DC