This webinar will focus on the the role of community of pharmacists in weight management and obesity prevention, screening, referral and management, pharmacy-led weight management approaches and the intergenerational correlations in hypercholesterolemia and obesity. In addition, we will also present selected aspects from the  FIP handbook on nutrition and weight management for pharmacists, to be launched that day.

Learning objectives:
- Understand the role of community of pharmacists in obesity and weight management prevention, screening and referral
- Discuss the importance of prevention and management of childhood obesity
- Share good practices in terms of community pharmacy services focusing on weight management

Moderator:
Leonila Ocampo, ExCo member Community Pharmacy Section - Philippines

Panellists:
- Lauren Blum, Global engagement fellow, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy - USA
- Irene Um, Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney - Australia
- Adela Martin, Member of the Board of Directors and Research Support Officer, Spanish Society of Clinical, Healthcare and Community Pharmacy (SEFAC) - Spain
- Jorge Robledo, Director of the Interinstitutional Prevention and Health Education Program - Argentina

This webinar will focus on the role of nutrition in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases, and the role that pharmacists can play to support healthy nutrition choices for different population groups. We plan to invite a range of expert speakers to address important aspects such as the role of community of pharmacists in diabetes prevention, screening, referral and management, the role of dietary supplements in disease management and one example of a community pharmacy nutrition service. In addition, we will also present selected aspects from the FIP handbook on nutrition and weight management for pharmacists, to be launched that day.

Learning objectives:
1: Understand the role of community of pharmacists in diabetes prevention, screening, referral and management
2: Discuss the role of dietary supplements in disease management
3: Share good practices in terms of community pharmacy services focusing on nutrition

Moderator:
Ms Manjiri Gharat, FIP Vice President, India

Speakers:
- Lauren Blum , UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, USA
- Iryna Vlasenko, Vice president, International Diabetes Federation, Ukraine
- Joanna Harnett, Senior Lecturer, Sydney Pharmacy School, Australia
- Dr. Josep Tur Marí, Professor of Physiology and Head of the Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress (NUCOX), University of the Balearic Island