2022-07-27 OMA Agenda - Board of Trustees

Finance Committee Appointment Doctors Anthony Auriemma and Lydia Alexander have volunteered to sit on the finance committee with the Treasurer for 2022. Motion to accept the two board members to the Finance Committee

The motion passed General Information

Ms. Teresa Fraker presented the board with recommendations for increases in pricing for attendees for the Fall 2022 Conference. Discussion was had on the various levels of attendees, and the proposed increases. The Board agreed to the increased pricing for all levels, except for Clinicians in Training (CIT) membership level. *Action item – Ms. Fraker will re-evaluate the increase for CITs and get back to the board with proposed registration pricing as to whether to increase this pricing or keep the pricing as is for the CIT membership level. The CoreLifeMD group approached Dr. Nicholas Pennings who oversees OMA Clinical Education and this group would like OMA to open educational training and confer certificates to offer a separate certificate of training for Allied Health Professionals. The board agreed that this would be acceptable, and the title on such a certificate title should be, “Allied Health Professional Certificate of Education in Obesity Medicine” such that there was differentiation between this certificate and the current NP/PA “Certificate of Advanced Education”. Obesity Pillars Updates Dr. Harold Bays updated the board on OMA’s scholarly journal, Obesity Pillars and the successes that it is realizing. Future Direction of the Obesity Algorithm Discussion on the future of the Obesity Algorithm, and how to best support it moving forward. Motion to Create an Adult Obesity Algorithm Committee or Task Force The motion passed Motion to appoint Dr. Justin Tondt as Committee Chair The motion passed Dr. Michelle Freshwater will be the board liaison for this committee. Charter recommendations need to be submitted prior to the Fall 2022 Conference and include how committee members and contributors will be seated. AMA Updates Dr. Ethan Lazarus advised the board on his resolution to AMA on creating an Obesity Task Force. Dr. Lazarus will be presenting at the 2022 Annual AMA meeting directly after the OMA Strategic Retreat. Ms. Fraker updated the Board on the upcoming Strategic Retreat.

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