Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute
Obesity: Background as a Chronic Disease and Recent Management Developments
Free in-practice education for health professionals. Expert-led sessions with CPD approval and lunch provided.
Date: Thursday, 25 June 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: Hamilton Doctors (60 Lindsay Street, Hamilton)
CPD: RACGP & ACRRM (1 hour)
Cost: Free
Lunch provided
About this meeting
- Small in-practice learning sessions
- Open to all health professionals
- Led by experienced specialists
- Certificate of attendance available on request
What you will learn
- Understanding the chronicity of obesity and its role in metabolic disease
- Overview of current management guidelines and medical weight loss
Speaker
Dr Fiona O’Connell, General Practitioner, Special Interest Gastroenterology
Dr Fiona O’Connell is a GP with Special Interest offering in-depth follow up options to Gastroenterology patients at Beechnut Medical Rooms. You can find out more about this innovative model of shared care here.
Fiona O’Connell is a graduate of the University of Bristol, UK. She spent her early career in Hospital Medicine, particularly Gastroenterology & Oncology before retraining a General Practitioner in Edinburgh.
She has loved working as a GP for over 20 years, both in Scotland & Australia and enjoys the variety and breadth of her current practice.
She has a special interest in Holistic and Preventative Health and particularly enjoys helping patients with chronic disease understand and manage their long-term issues.
When not at work, she is spending time with her family, running with her energetic border collie and planning the next adventure.
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