Metabolic Complications: The Role of the New Weight Reduction Therapies: Albany Med
Target Audience
All pharmacists
Learning Objectives
At the completion of the activity, the participant will be able to:
- State the multi-factorial etiology of weight gain in people with HIV
- State the mechanisms of GLP-RAs and their risks and benefits
- Describe how GLP-1RAs fit into a comprehensive approach to weight management
Zoom link will be sent to you directly through email
Todd Brown, MD- Bio
- Dr. Brown is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Johns Hopkins University where he is also the primary endocrine consultant to the Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic.
- He is a graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He completed his clinical training at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins. His research focuses on metabolic, endocrine, and skeletal abnormalities observed in people with HIV, particularly as related to aging.
- He has served as the co-chair of the Executive Committee of the MACS WIHS Combined Cohort Study and is the co-principal investigator of the Baltimore/Washington site. He has also served in leadership positions on multiple clinical trials in the AIDS Clinical Trial Group examining the effects of antiretroviral therapies on metabolic, skeletal, and cardiovascular endpoints. He has mentored multiple trainees from across the country and around the world in the area of HIV Comorbidities and Aging.
- Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy, MD- Bio
Dr. Elizabeth Asiago-Reddy is a Syracuse native. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai, fellowship in Infectious Disease at Duke University and has a Master's in Epidemiology from the University of London. She worked on HIV care and
ACPE UAN #
0042-9999-25-022-L01-P
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPEThe Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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