Pharmacological Advances & Case-Based Insights in Obesity Care for PCPs – 2025 Updates

Join us for a one-hour virtual study session, guided by Prof. Vilaseca, and focused on practical, real-life case discussions tailored for PCPs.

This interactive, case-based webinar will present two clinical cases —one adult and one pediatric—to help you translate the latest pharmacological advances into daily practice.

Live Event Highlights

Topic: Pharmacological Advances & Case-Based Insights in Obesity Care for PCPs – 2025 Updates
Date & Time: Monday, 30th June, at 4:00 PM CEST
Duration: 1 Hour
Speakers: Dr. Angela Fitch, Dr. Baruch Itzhak and Prof. Josep Maria Vilaseca

What to Expect

Expert-led case discussions on obesity care strategies
Live Q&A to address real-world challenges
Practical insights to improve patient outcomes

Speakers

Dr. Baruch Itzhak
Specialist in Family Medicine and Diabetologist, Clalit Health Services, Technion Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Itzhak is working as a clinician and diabetologist in primary care settings at Clalit Health Services in Israel. He is recognized as a teacher for medical students and residents in Family Medicine and Diabetes, and the project coordinator of Diabetes Education and Quality Assurance in the Community. He is a member of EASD, Israel Association of Family Physicians, Israel National Diabetes council and a board member of the Israel Diabetes Association. He is involved in national and international projects of Diabetes Prevention. Dr. Itzhak is a clinical investigator of Diabetes, Lipids and Hypertension in the Research Unit, Lin Medical Center, Haifa, where he is involved in many clinical studies Phase 2b and Phase 3. His special interest is the prevention of Diabetes and complications, and early initiation and intensification of injectable therapies among primary care providers.

Dr. Angela Fitch
MD, FACP, MFOMA, knownwell

Dr. Angela Fitch practiced primary care for 10 years before becoming a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine in 2012. She is currently the Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of knownwell, a comprehensive longitudinal obesity treatment and primary care clinic focused on delivering unbiased non-stigmatizing care for patients with obesity throughout the country. She is a former Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard University, the former co-director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, a current ex-officio board member of the Obesity Action Coalition, and a founding member of the Massachusetts Coalition for Action on Obesity. Dr. Fitch is board-certified in obesity medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics.

Prof. Josep Maria Vilaseca
University of Vic – University of Central Catalonia Althaia Foundation

Family doctor. Chief of Service of Primary Care in the Althaia Foundation (2022). Master of Business Administration (UPF). MSc in Public Health (LSHTM). Associate professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of Vic – CCU (2017). Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona (2017 – 2022). Project manager in the Innovation Plan for Primary and Community Health in the Ministry of Health of Catalonia (2010-2011). Professor in the Master of Management in PHC at the OBS Business School (2019 – 2021). Tutor in the University Miguel Hernández (2021). Treasurer of the semFYC (2003 – 2007) and WONCA Europe (2016 –2022). Academician at the Royal Academy of Medicine in Catalonia (2022).