This WebClinic was recorded live on September 16, 2026, and is approximately 60 minutes.

Topic:  GLP Weight Management and Other Hormone Replacement Issues
Speaker: Misty B. Eller, ANP-C
Moderator: Ehab Akkary, MD, FACS, FAACS

This presentation provides a practical, clinically focused approach to the evaluation and management of obesity and metabolic health.  It begins with the multifactorial contributors to weight gain and progresses into the physiology and clinical application of modern metabolic therapies. Attendees will review  medication therapies, including mechanism of action and dosing strategies, treatment response, and resistance. It will also explore the role of adjunctive therapies and peptides, with an emphasis on evidence, appropriate clinical application, and individualized treatment. Real-world clinical considerations and case-based examples will be used to connect the science to the everyday patient.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the activity, the learner should be able to:

1. Recognize the multifactorial drivers of obesity and metabolic disease, including lifestyle, hormonal influences, and physiologic adaptations that contribute to weight gain and weight-loss resistance. 

2. Explain the mechanisms, clinical applications, and practical use of incretin-based therapies including patient selection, dosing strategies, macrodosing, side-effect management, and treatment limitations. 

3. Develop individualized treatment plans that integrate lifestyle modifications, hormone optimization, pharmacotherapy, and adjunctive therapies to improve long-term metabolic health and patient outcomes. 

Target Audience

Practitioners in the field of cosmetic surgery including, but not limited to, dermatology, general surgery, and plastic/reconstructive surgery.

Registration Required

Instructions for accessing the webinar will be provided immediately upon registration.

Registration Fees

• $40 - AACS Member (Resident)*
• $40 - AACS Member (Training Fellow)*
• $40 - AACS Member (Physician or Allied Health)
• $80 - Non-Member Practitioner

*Residents and training fellows - After adding the course to your cart, use the coupon code in your renewal confirmation letter to bring the price to $0. If you need assistance, please email AACS headquarters.

CME Credit

This is a non-CME course

About the Speaker

Misty Eller is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner who has worked for the Department of Surgery at Atrium Health, specializing in Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver/Kidney Transplant surgery. In 2021 she opened her own medical practice and obtained a Functional Medicine Certification to better care for her cancer patie​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​n​​​​​​​ts along with the wellness of others. Eller has 20 years of experience working with a variety of patient populations including inpatient critical care and post-operative intensive care, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, abdominal transplant surgery, and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgery. Prior to joining Atrium H​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​e​​​​​​​alth, Eller held a combination of clinical and academic roles at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Carolina Vascular Surgery, Mid Carolina Cardiology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Queens University of Charlotte. Eller holds a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Western Carolina University, a M​​​​​​​aster Science of Nursing (MSN), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) and Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) designation from University of North Carolina. She is the Co-Director of the APP Fellowship through the Center for Advanced Practice at Atrium Health. Her academic focus has centered on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways and clinical research. She serves on the National Board of Directors of ERAS USA Chapter and is committee chair of the Nursing/APP engagement committee for ERAS USA. She prides herself on her academic career playing a role in graduating residents and fellowship trained physicians since 2002. Eller’s focus since 202​​​​​​​​​​​​​​1 has be​​​​​​​en on the wellness and disease prevention of the general adult population in her local community of Mooresville, NC. She owns and operates a small medical practice there where she provides holistic care to patients that combines Eastern and Western medicine and includes prescription a​​​​​​​nd supplement medications.