29/05/2026
GP OBESITY CONFERENCE 2026 | Session 2 — Navigating GLP-1s and Emerging Obesity Pharmacotherapies
Hand on heart — can you confidently counsel your patients on the difference between semaglutide and tirzepatide right now? Do you know what to tell a woman planning a pregnancy who's been on a GLP-1 for 18 months? What about the "GLP-1 holiday" — are you fielding those questions yet?
The obesity pharmacotherapy landscape has shifted faster in the last two years than in the previous two decades. And it's not slowing down.
Session 2 of the GP Obesity Conference 2026 is built for exactly this moment.
We're bringing together two of Australia's most respected voices in obesity medicine to cut through the noise and give you a genuinely practical framework for prescribing in 2026 and beyond.
🎤 Dr Remon Eskandar — Founder of Bendigo Healthy Weight Clinic, one of only 7 GPs in Australia recognised with extended skills in Obesity Management, RACGP Obesity RES Education Committee member, and a passionate advocate for PBS access to evidence-based pharmacotherapy.
🎤 Dr Mark Mellor — Founder of Perth Weight Clinic, Clinical Lead at Cardiometabolic Services, and WA Lead for the RACGP Obesity Specific Interest Group. A clinician-leader working to make comprehensive obesity care mainstream in general practice.
Together, they'll cover:
✅ Semaglutide vs tirzepatide — head-to-head data and patient selection
✅ Maintenance dosing, transitions between agents, and pre-conception cessation
✅ Safety signals that actually matter in practice
✅ The emerging pipeline — Retatrutide, Orforglipron, Bimagrumab and more
✅ What oral GLP-1s will mean for your prescribing workflows
This is the kind of session you'll walk away from feeling genuinely equipped — not overwhelmed.
📍 Shangri-La The Marina, Cairns | 16–18 October 2026
🎓 12 RACGP CPD hours accredited
🐦 Earlybird registrations close Friday 17 July — from $799
Come for the learning. Stay for the community. There is nothing quite like being in a room full of GPs who get it.
🔗 www.gpobesityconference.com.au
