ArticleObesity pillars2026
Obesity pillars roundtable: Better together - combined obesity medicine and metabolic surgery care for the treatment of obesity.
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Abstract
Background: Obesity is a chronic, multifactorial, complex, and relapsing disease typically requiring treatment from various medical providers throughout the continuum of care. A natural overlap in medical and procedural obesity treatment therefore often exists during the course of treatment. Given this, the optimal treatment of the medically complex patient population may best be delivered either within multi-disciplinary teams, or through more effective collaboration with diverse specialists sharing the common interest of managing patients with obesity. The aim of this roundtable is to more deeply engage on issues surrounding the multi-disciplinary approach for the treatment of obesity, along with highlighting areas of opportunity for improving collaborative care. Methods: This roundtable review includes perspectives from two obesity medicine specialists and two metabolic bariatric surgeons, all with extensive experience in combining medical and surgical care. Results: While the panelists generally agreed upon core principles of combined obesity medicine and metabolic surgical care for the treatment of obesity, each had their own priorities and approach regarding the best ways to overlap care. Variances in perceptions included importance of procedural care versus use of pharmacotherapy. However, the panelists endorsed more collaborative work as vital for improving outcomes. Further identification of existing barriers and the creation of pathways for action will bring this work forward. Conclusions: Providing guidance on one universal approach to the care of patients with obesity is challenging due to the heterogeneity of patient populations and variance in practice patterns across the spectrum of care. The panel suggested adopting a continuum-of-care mindset, meaning that all available options should be considered for patients, either in sequence, or as adjuvant therapies, or as rescue options for patients who gain tolerance to a particular therapeutic modality. This approach is in keeping with the reality that obesity is a chronic, relapsing multifactorial disease.
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