Houston Obesity Partnership for Excellence

02/10/2026

We hope you all have been able to catch the recent OMA Roundtables. One of our very own HOPE members, Jennifer Winter Kucera, will be joining Dr. Kristopher Knoop next week to discuss Off-Label Use of OMs. We hope you can check it out!

02/02/2026

We want to thank our HOPE members, attendees, speakers and vendors for making our First Annual Symposium a success! Stay tuned for a complete symposium recap!

01/31/2026

We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

01/27/2026

Please checkout the petition to improve airline policies for passengers of size.

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01/27/2026

Let’s help keep pushing forward! Reach out to your for support.

Make obesity care a priority. The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) is bipartisan legislation that ensures Medicare beneficiaries can access safe, effective, life-saving treatments for obesity. While recent actions have expanded coverage, TROA is the best way for Congress to create lasting improvements in care.

📢Urge your members of Congress to support TROA and help millions living with this complex, chronic disease: obesityaction.org/troa

01/20/2026

It’s not too late to register for this fabulous event! Checkout our topic lineup and link to register. HOPE to see you there!

01/17/2026

We are grateful to FreeStyle Libre for their sponsorship of HOPE’s First Annual Symposium. We look forward to seeing everyone on 1/31 at the Houston Food Bank.

01/16/2026

We are grateful to Lymphacare for their corporate sponsorship of HOPE’s first annual symposium happening on 1/31 the Houston Food Bank

01/15/2026

We are grateful to InBody for their corporate sponsorship of HOPE’s first annual symposium. We are looking forward to this event on 1/31 at the Houston Food Bank. Hope to see you there!

01/14/2026

We are grateful to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals for their executive sponsorship of our upcoming first annual symposium! We hope to see you there!

01/13/2026

We are grateful to have Madrigal Pharmaceuticals join us as an Executive Sponsor for our first Annual Symposium happening later this month!

01/12/2026

We are grateful to Boehringer Ingelheim for their executive sponsorship of HOPE’s first annual symposium. We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the Houston Food Bank on 1/31 for a day of learning, networking, and community impact!