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Changing Lives in Youth Obesity: Multidisciplinary Care

• 20 March 2026 - Harbour Kitchen, Dockside, Melbourne

Recordings available of leading experts on how we can better support children and adolescents living with obesity & provide practical strategies.

About the Event

Obesity is a complex, chronic condition requires thoughtful, patient-centred, multidisciplinary
support. This event provides a space to discuss the latest evidence and prevention & treatment
options for young people and their families from various perspectives.

We must stay anchored to the fundamentals: maintaining a non-weight focus and supporting
good nutrition, functional health, and emotional well-being. That said, we are entering a new
era where GLP-1 medications may benefit selected adolescents, but safe use requires careful
assessment, monitoring, and strong multidisciplinary care.

Learning Outcomes

• Outline the multidisciplinary factors contributing to youth obesity, differences in health system settings and apply a structured assessment within a consultation

• Discuss the effects of social media, internet and environmental factors on health behaviours, and use strategies to improve eating behaviours, mealtimes, and lifestyle pattens in young people

• Compare the benefits, risk, indications and ethical considerations of primary-care obesity interventions within a multidisciplinary team approach

• Describe emerging pharmacological treatments and use an interdisciplinary model of care to address early signs of eating disorders from typical weight-management challenges.

• Integrate evidence-based medical, nutritional and behavioural strategies into consultations when supporting young people and their families