Benefits Breakfast Meeting

Weight Loss Drugs

Brief Synopsis of Program:

Cindy Griessel will be speaking to us regarding obesity among adults, guiding us through evaluations and management of various programs revolving around obesity, including the ever-popular FDA approved anti-obesity medications including name, trade name, mechanism of action, maintenance/dosing, reported weight loss, contraindications, adverse effects, and cost. Cindy will also talk about bariatric surgery. This information will help our HR practitioners identify and begin talking about how these surgeries and medications will impact our health plans directly and indirectly.

Learning Objectives:

To give Human Resources professionals an overview of the retirement / financial planning process in order to have a better idea of how to develop and administer financial wellness programs with their employees.

Meet our Speaker!

Cynthia Griessel is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and is licensed by the Missouri Board of Physician Assistant Examiner’s and is Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Cynthia is experienced in family medicine, emergency medicine, urgent care, and occupational medicine. She currently serves as a Physician’s Assistant at Mercy Clinic Family Medicine – Health Tracks.

Cynthia is married to the love of her my life, Eric, for almost 26 years. She has three kids, Travis 22, Reagan 20 and Truman 17. She currently has 2 dogs, but at one point had 4.

She is busy with kid's musical and athletic endeavors and enjoys attending various church activities, scrapbooking, and reading good books.