SCOPE School Chile
May 27, 2025This SCOPE School is a dedicated one-day programme within the XIII Annual Congress of the Chilean Association on Clinical Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolism.
SCOPE School Chile brings together renowned local and international experts to advance professional education in obesity care and strengthen the response to one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time.
The comprehensive agenda explores critical themes across public health policy, clinical practice, and the multifaceted comorbidities associated with obesity. Attendees will engage in insightful presentations, panel discussions, and clinical case studies led by experts including Dr. Ada Cuevas, Dr. Donna Ryan, Dr. Manuel Moreno, and others.
Key topics include:
- Public policy and the implementation of Chilean Obesity Guidelines
- Addressing stigma and treatment barriers
- Comorbidities such as sleep apnoea, neurological effects and liver disease
- Advances in pharmacological and physiotherapeutic approaches
- Real-world case discussions to apply knowledge to clinical practice
The programme offers a platform for healthcare professionals to deepen their knowledge, exchange ideas, and promote a more integrated and evidence-based approach to obesity management in Chile and across the region.
This SCOPE School will represent an opportunity for both clinical and public health professionals, as well as people with lived experience and journalists, to increase their knowledge of obesity, interact with their peers, and share challenges and success stories.
Participants will receive 4 points towards SCOPE Certification.
By the end of the School, you will:
- Be aware of the health consequences of obesity.
- Understand the challenges associated with long-term weight maintenance and factors influencing sustained outcomes.
- Be able to identify the benefits and opportunities of addressing obesity in primary care.
- Be able to discuss the role of health professionals as health systems advocates and the potential to affect policy change.
- Have an improved understanding of the importance of a multistakeholder approach, including media, and patients with lived experience.
Target Audience
Primary healthcare professionals working in clinical practice, including primary care medical practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, psychologists, surgeons specialising in metabolic and bariatric surgery, researchers, public health professionals, policymakers, media professionals, journalists, advocates and people with lived experience.
Agenda
| Time | Agenda item | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 - 8:50 |
Accreditation |
|
| 9:00 - 9:10 |
Welcome / SCOPE School introduction |
Dra. Ada Cuevas |
| 9:10 - 10:30 |
Convergency between public health policies and practices |
|
| 09:10 - 09:30 |
Public health policies in Obesity |
Dr. Camila Corvalán |
| 09:30 - 09:50 |
Chilean Obesity Guidelines. An update on its implementation |
Dr. Yudith Preiss |
| 09:50 - 10:10 |
Stigma and barriers for treating obesity |
Dr. Ada Cuevas |
| 10:10 - 10:30 |
Round table / Q & A |
|
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
|
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
Comorbidities in obesity |
|
| 11:00 - 11:25 |
Adiposity and chronic inflammatory state. |
Dr. Rodrigo Alonso |
| 11:25 - 11:45 |
Neurological consequences in obesity |
|
| 11:45 - 12:05 |
Obstructive sleep Apnoea in obesity. A sub diagnosed burden |
|
| 12:05 - 12:30 | Metabolic associated steatotic liver disease | Dr Manuel Moreno |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Round Table / Q&A | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Clinical practice in Obesity | |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Musculoskeletal health and obesity. The role of Physiotherapy | Dr. Phillip Foster |
| 14:20 - 15:10 | An update in pharmacological treatment for Obesity. The present and the future | Dr. Donna Ryan |
| 15:10 - 15:40 | Break | |
| 15:40 - 16:30 | Clinical Case discussion, round table |
|
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Closing remarks |
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