Obesity, Testosterone & Men’s Health: Assessment, Prescribing & Long-Term Care (London)
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For GPs, pharmacists, nurses & clinicians
Assessment. Prescribing. Confidence in long-term care.
- Explore comprehensive obesity assessment, prescribing and long-term management.
- Build confidence in testosterone deficiency, TRT prescribing, monitoring and wider men’s health.
- Apply your learning through complex cases, practical decisions and referral discussions.
- Includes a delegate workbook, refreshments, 8 CPD points and a certificate of attendance.
Early bird £399
Standard £499 · Save £100
Original price was: £499.00.£399.00Current price is: £399.00.
FACE TO FACE EVENT
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO UK REGISTERED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY
Location: Venue to be confirmed, London
For GPs, pharmacists, nurses and clinicians working in weight management and men’s health
Obesity, Testosterone & Men’s Health
Assessment. Prescribing. Confidence in long-term care.
Develop a practical approach to two connected areas of clinical care. Join Dr Sobia Arshad, Consultant Endocrinologist, for a full day covering obesity assessment and treatment, testosterone deficiency, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and wider men’s health.
The morning focuses on obesity, including a prescribing masterclass and care beyond medication. The afternoon explores testosterone testing, treatment selection, TRT monitoring and the wider patient picture. Complex cases throughout the day connect clinical knowledge with decisions you encounter in practice.
Who this course is for
UK registered healthcare professionals who assess or support patients with obesity, metabolic risk, testosterone deficiency or men’s health concerns. Relevant to GPs, pharmacists including independent prescribers, nurses and clinicians working in private services, with learning applied within each professional’s competence and scope of practice.
Why should you attend?
Bring structure to complex consultations
Build a clear approach to obesity, metabolic risk and men’s health, connecting symptoms, examination, investigations and the patient’s priorities.
Make clearer prescribing decisions
Explore patient selection, treatment options, initiation, dose adjustment, counselling and response review for obesity medicines and testosterone replacement therapy.
Recognise risk and know when to refer
Work through secondary causes, contraindications, red flags and referral decisions, including pituitary concerns, fertility and bariatric surgery.
Support care beyond the prescription
Connect nutrition, activity, muscle preservation, behaviour and sleep with comorbidity management, monitoring and sustainable follow-up.
Included with your place
More than a day of learning
Practical teaching and resources to help you apply the learning and continue developing your clinical confidence.
Consultant-led, case-based teaching
A full day with Dr Sobia Arshad, Consultant Endocrinologist, with practical cases, questions and clinical discussion.
CliniLink delegate workbook
A workbook to keep, revisit key clinical content and support reflection and application in practice.
8 CPD points & certificate
A certificate of attendance for your professional portfolio, plus refreshments and opportunities to connect with other clinicians.
Morning focus
Obesity: from assessment to long-term management
Understand the patient, select appropriate treatment and plan ongoing care across the full obesity pathway.
Understanding obesity
Obesity as a chronic disease, pathophysiology, appetite and energy regulation, insulin resistance and metabolic risk. Move beyond BMI and explore genetic, endocrine and medication-related causes.
Comprehensive assessment
History and examination, weight trajectory, BMI and waist measurements, blood tests and investigations, cardiometabolic risk and medicines causing weight gain. Consider psychological, dietary, behavioural and sleep factors, secondary causes and referral.
Obesity prescribing masterclass
Current treatment options, including GLP-1/GIP therapies and other medicines. Explore suitability, contraindications and precautions, starting and titrating, side-effect management, interactions, contraception and pregnancy considerations.
Monitoring and treatment response
Review response to treatment, plateaus and inadequate response. Discuss when to adjust, switch or stop, alongside long-term maintenance and weight regain.
Care beyond medication
Nutrition, exercise and resistance training, maintaining muscle, behavioural management and sleep. Consider bariatric surgery and when to refer.
Comorbidities and complex cases
Bring the learning together through complex obesity cases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), hypertension and dyslipidaemia.
Bring it together: complex obesity cases link assessment, prescribing, lifestyle support, monitoring and referral.
Event Agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
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Afternoon focus
Testosterone & men’s health: the whole clinical picture
Build a clear approach to diagnosis, treatment and monitoring while considering sexual, reproductive, metabolic and psychological health.
A wider men’s health assessment
Obesity and metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk, sexual health and erectile dysfunction, fertility, mental wellbeing, OSA, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), prostate concerns and red flags.
Diagnosing testosterone deficiency properly
Physiology and the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis; primary, secondary and functional hypogonadism; symptoms and signs; correct testosterone testing and repeat testing.
Interpreting tests and investigating further
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), free testosterone, luteinising hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and prolactin. Explore further investigations, pituitary red flags and when to refer.
TRT prescribing in practice
Who should and should not be treated, different preparations, gels versus injections, choosing treatment, dosing and adjustment, counselling, expectations and fertility implications.
TRT monitoring and troubleshooting
Baseline assessment, testosterone monitoring, haematocrit, PSA and prostate considerations, cardiovascular considerations, adverse effects and poor response. Discuss when to adjust, stop or refer.
Wider management and complex cases
Erectile dysfunction and PDE5 inhibitors, libido, fertility, LUTS and prostate health, metabolic health and medicines affecting sexual function or testosterone. Apply the learning to investigate, treat or refer decisions and questions.
What you will take away
By the end of the day, you will have developed your ability to:
- Use a structured approach to obesity and men’s health assessment, including comorbidities, medicines and secondary causes.
- Interpret testosterone testing in context and recognise when repeat testing, further investigation or specialist referral is needed.
- Discuss appropriate obesity and TRT treatment options, patient selection, counselling and prescribing considerations within your professional role.
- Plan monitoring and follow-up, recognise adverse effects and poor response, and identify when to adjust, stop or refer.
- Connect medication with nutrition, activity, muscle preservation, behaviour, sleep and long-term metabolic health.
Practical and interactive: questions and complex cases help you decide when to investigate, treat or refer.
Build confidence for your next consultation
21 January 2027 · 09:00–18:00
Venue to be confirmed, London
Early bird £399
Standard £499 · Save £100
Full-day teaching · Delegate workbook · 8 CPD points
Certificate of attendance · Refreshments
Refunds and date transfers
If you cancel your place or are unable to attend, your booking is non-refundable, except where a refund is required by law. Your booking can instead be transferred to the next available Obesity, Testosterone & Men’s Health course.
Please contact admin@clinilink.co.uk to arrange your date transfer.
If CliniLink cancels the course, the refund provisions in our Terms and Conditions apply. Your statutory rights are unaffected.
Important disclaimer, please read before booking
Successful completion of any course does not grant automatic authorisation to deliver private clinical services. It is the responsibility of each healthcare professional to ensure that they:
All participants are strongly advised to check their regulatory, legal and professional responsibilities before enrolling and prior to offering any private services. By proceeding with a booking, you confirm that you have read and understood our full Terms and Conditions, which form a binding part of your agreement with us.
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Meet the Speaker
Dr Sobia Arshad
Dr Sobia Arshad
Consultant Endocrinologist
Dr Sobia Arshad is a Consultant Endocrinologist with broad experience in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolic medicine. She practises at The Blackheath Hospital, The Sloane Hospital and LycaHealth Orpington. Her particular clinical interests are obesity, thyroid disorders and lipid management, and she has a special focus on obesity medicine and the rapidly evolving range of treatment options now available to patients.
Alongside her clinical practice, Dr Arshad is committed to medical education. She holds a permanent post as Associate Lecturer at Kent and Medway Medical School, where she teaches Year 2 medical students. She is also actively involved in postgraduate education for GPs, organising and delivering sessions in collaboration with hospitals and healthcare organisations, as well as through webinars and wider teaching programmes.
Obesity medicine is a central theme of her teaching. As novel pharmacological treatments continue to emerge, she helps clinicians understand the evidence, appropriate patient selection, practical use, monitoring and potential adverse effects of these therapies, translating complex and evolving evidence into clear guidance for everyday practice.
Dr Arshad is highly regarded by students and healthcare professionals alike for her clear explanations, approachable style and ability to make complex subjects engaging and clinically relevant.