GeriMedRisk Virtual Rounds

GeriMedRisk - Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology Rounds

GeriMedRisk offers free monthly webcast accredited educational rounds on topics related to safe prescribing for older adults. For more information please join our mailing list. Registration is required to attend.

GeriMedRisk February Rounds

February 11, 2025 | 12:00-1:00 PM EST

Title:
Obesity Medicine: An overview of pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy in older adults

Presenter:

Dr. Jeff Alfonsi. MD, FRCPC, Dip ABOM, Dip ABLM

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Objectives:

Provide a review of obesity pathophysiology
Review common obesity medicine medications
Review osteoporosis and sarcopenia risks

Presenter:

Dr. Jeff Alfonsi. MD, FRCPC, Dip ABOM, Dip ABLM

Dr. Jeff Alfonsi is a specialist in internal medicine and clinical pharmacology and toxicology. He’s a diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle and Obesity Medicine and is a practicing physician at Trillium Health Partners and London Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Alfonsi is an assistant professor in the department of medicine at the University of Toronto and completed an undergrad in systems design engineering at the University of Waterloo. Currently, he serves as the chief medical officer of RxFood. Prior to RxFood, Dr. Alfonsi served as director of medical affairs at Ontario Telemedicine Network/Ontario Health for five years and continues to have a keen interest in virtual health care and the clinical use of technology.

Missing February 11th Rounds?

We will be hosting an additional webinar session that will broadcast a recording of Dr. Jeff Alfonsi's presentation: "Obesity Medicine: An overview of pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy in older adults"

Replay session: Feb. 19 at 7 pm EST

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Please note: this session will not be interactive

Presenter Evaluation:

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Accreditation Statement:

GeriMedRisk- Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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