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The Science and Supply of GLP-1s

2024/6/19
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Brooke Boyarsky Pratt:作为一名肥胖症患者,我亲身体验了现有医疗体系的不足,这促使我创立KnownWell公司,旨在为肥胖症患者提供以患者为中心的医疗服务。我们致力于提供全面的肥胖症治疗方案,包括药物治疗、营养计划、运动计划、睡眠和压力管理以及行为健康干预等。我们认为,患者更倾向于选择能够提供全方位医疗服务的医疗机构,而不是只提供单一解决方案的机构。在GLP-1药物的使用方面,我们强调要充分了解患者的病史,并积极管理其症状,以提高药物的依从性和疗效。我们也认识到,GLP-1药物并非对每个人都有效,因此需要根据患者的具体情况制定个性化的治疗方案,并考虑其他治疗方法,例如减肥手术。我们相信,随着越来越多的疾病被发现可以用GLP-1药物治疗,医疗保险对肥胖症治疗的覆盖范围将会得到改善,最终降低医疗支出。 Vineeta Agarwala:GLP-1药物的普及率迅速增长,并对相关公司产生了重大影响。Brooke创立KnownWell公司的动机源于自身作为肥胖症患者的经历以及对现有医疗体系的不足之处感到不满。她将个人经历与商业背景相结合,致力于解决肥胖症患者在获得医疗服务方面面临的挑战。我们对KnownWell公司在改善肥胖症患者的医疗体验和扩大GLP-1药物的可及性方面所做的努力表示赞赏。我们也关注到,在GLP-1药物的应用中,存在一些挑战,例如药物的可及性、药物的耐受性和药物的长期影响等,需要进一步的研究和改进。

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This chapter delves into the definition and specialty of obesity medicine, contrasting it with primary care. It discusses the training and resources required for effective obesity treatment.
  • Obesity medicine is a relatively new specialty focusing on comprehensive treatment of overweight and obesity.
  • Primary care doctors typically have limited training and resources for obesity treatment.
  • Comprehensive obesity care includes medication, nutrition, behavioral health, and other supportive services.

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Brooke Boyarsky Pratt, founder and CEO of knownwell, joins Vineeta Agarwala, general partner at a16z Bio + Health.

Together, they talk about the value of obesity medicine practitioners, patient-centric medical homes, and how Brooke believes the metabolic health space will evolve over time.

This is the second episode in Raising Health’s series on the science and supply of GLP-1s. Listen to last week's episode to hear from Carolyn Jasik, Chief Medical Officer at Omada Health, on GLP-1s from a clinical perspective.

 

Listen to more from Raising Health’s series on GLP-1s:

The science of satiety: https://raisinghealth.simplecast.com/episodes/the-science-and-supply-of-glp-1s-with-carolyn-jasik)

Payers, providers and pricing: https://raisinghealth.simplecast.com/episodes/the-science-and-supply-of-glp-1s-with-chronis-manolis)

 

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