Join us on Tuesday, December 8, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET for Male Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: Tailoring Pharmacotherapy with Dr. Akshay Jain, MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM, DABOM. This live virtual session is part of the accredited 2026 Men’s Health Expert Series.
When and where
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET
Location: Live online
Learning objectives
By the end of this session, you’ll be able to:
Discuss the impact of visceral adiposity on metabolic health, testosterone, and cardiovascular risk.
Review evidence-based selection, titration, and monitoring of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy.
Identify obesity-related comorbidities in male patients, including obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome.
Describe strategies to preserve lean skeletal muscle mass during pharmacotherapy-associated weight loss.
About the speaker
Dr. Akshay Jain is a clinical endocrinologist and Medical Director for Research at Unity Healthcare in Surrey, British Columbia, and a Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia. He is the first Canadian physician to be triple board-certified by the American boards in endocrinology, internal medicine, and obesity medicine. He co-authored chapters of the 2023 Diabetes Canada and 2025 Obesity Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines, and has presented at more than 1,000 medical conferences worldwide.
This series is supported by an educational grant from ViiV Healthcare.
Registration
This session is included in the 2026 Men’s Health Expert Series. Registration gives you every session live and on demand. Already registered? RSVP in the community to get the Zoom link and reminders.