Mental Health & Metabolic Wellness Series: Focus On Weight & Obesity

Description

Live Program: Mental Health & Metabolic Wellness Series: Focus On Weight & Obesity

Location: Ruth's Chris Steak House, Ruth's Room - 369 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101

Description: The objectives of this presentation are to discuss the prevalence and demographic breakdown of the obesity epidemic, the cycle of craving and obesity, serious systemic health problems for which obesity increases risk, and the link between earlier mortality for individuals with mental illness and obesity.

Event Speakers

William Wirshing, MD
Featured Speaker

William Wirshing, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck School Of Medicine at USC as well as the Medical Director at Exodus Recovery Inc.

Dri Wang, PharmD, BCPP
Featured Speaker, Moderator

Dri Wang, PharmD, BCPP, is a Medical Science Liaison for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.