Economic Considerations in Managing Obesity - The Forgotten Pandemic

Saturday, March 11th | Crowne Plaza | Jeddah | 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM KSA (Riyadh time)

Duration: 7.5 hours

Novo Nordisk and MDBriefCase are pleased to invite you to the upcoming event.

The rate of obesity and overweight in Saudi Arabia has nearly doubled over the past 50 years, making obesity management an essential topic for healthcare professionals. Join us in-person on March 11th to learn more about obesity management in Saudi Arabia from international and local experts.

Upon completion of the workshop, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the clinical and economic burden of obesity on the Saudi healthcare system.
  2. Explain the long-term impact of obesity on the affected individual and society in general.
  3. Discuss the important role of obesity management on reaching targets within the Saudi Healthcare Transformation Program.
  4. Assess the value of obesity pharmacotherapy in reducing the costs of the comorbid conditions associated with obesity and improvement in patient quality of life.

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By submitting your information through this portal, you are consenting & approving that your information will be shared with the meeting organiser (Novo Nordisk), who will use it to communicate with you regarding this event logistics and share it with the relevant government authorities who require documentation for the services provided.

Novo Nordisk in accordance with International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) does not extend invitations to spouses, partners or any accompanying person; This includes travel arrangements, accommodation & meals.

In alignment with Novo Nordisk Business Ethics rules, travel arranged for delegates should be booked as close to the event as possible – within 24 hours of the beginning or end of the meeting – Neither Novo Nordisk nor its third party travel agents may facilitate a request to extend the arrival or delay the departure beyond 24 hours of the start/close of event, and/or change the return ticket’s destination to be from another city. 

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