IDF-WPR & ADC & Metabolic Diseases Program

Stream 6 Session #7: Management of Obesity with Diabetes

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Plenary 1

Thursday, August 20, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Plenary 1 (Ground Floor)

Speaker

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Dr Gaurav Gupta

Associate Professor

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Chairperson

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Prof Alice Pik Shan Kong

Professor

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Chairperson

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Assoc Prof Samantha Hocking

Endocrinologist

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Approach to management of severe obesity

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Dr Anjana Ranjit Mohan

Managing Director

Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre

Benefits of exercise and promoting exercise for metabolic health

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Priya Sumithran

Associate Professor, Endocrinologist

Monash University, Bayside Health (Alfred)

Muscle loss with weight loss

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Biography

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