August 13, 2025 12:00 pm
EMPLOYER MEMBERS ONLY
About the Obesity Learning Collaborative: This ongoing peer-to-peer discussion and educational sessions features local employers and clinical experts on obesity topics.
St. Luke’s Spectrum of Obesity Care – Applying Clinical Best Practices to an Employer Wellness Program
About the Obesity Learning Collaborative: This ongoing peer-to-peer discussion and educational sessions features local employers and clinical experts on obesity topics.
Kate Boardman, MS, RD, CSOWM, LDN, Network Director-St. Luke’s Weight Management Services, Board Certified Specialist in Obesity & Weight Management and Hilary Weismantel, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacists Manager for St. Luke’s University Health Network will best practices and learnings from an employer perspective related to obesity treatment and care. She will describe St. Luke’s medical and surgical weight management program and employee wellness program, share a recent head-to-head study titled “Comparative Effectiveness of Semaglutide and Tirzepatide vs Bariatric Surgery” – one of the first studies to address this comparison, and provide insights into the future of obesity medicine.
Kathryn Boardman, MS, RD, CSOWM, LDN
Kate Boardman has been selected as the new Network Director of the Department of Weight Management. Kate received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition from East Carolina University and her Master of Science in Nutrition from James Madison University. She first joined the St. Luke’s team in 2015 as a Clinical Coordinator and was instrumental in developing the current Medical Weight Management Program. Kate is a Board-Certified Specialist in Obesity & Weight Management and has 26 years of management and clinical experience in the weight management field ranging from acute-care, long-term care, and community outpatient settings.
Kate is passionate about collaborating with patients to help them reach their weight loss goals and shared, “The most exciting part of my job is to help patients maintain their weight loss over time and improve their quality of life”.
Kate is originally from Chincoteague Island, Virginia, moved to the Lehigh Valley 12 years ago, and currently resides in Macungie with her husband Jeff and her two teenage daughters, Sarah and Audrey. In her spare time, Kate enjoys returning to Virginia in the summer months and walking the beautiful beaches of Assateague Island, spending time boating, traveling, gardening, reading, and dining out with friends and family.
Hilary Weismantel, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM
Hilary Weismantel, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM is the ambulatory clinical pharmacists manager and embedded ambulatory clinical pharmacist in multiple primary care offices at St. Luke’s University Health Network. In her current role, she manages chronic disease states (including type 2 diabetes and obesity) according to collaborative practice agreements, answers medication-related questions from patients and medical staff as well as expand ambulatory pharmacy services within the network. She also works collaboratively with other departments to improve quality measure outcomes.
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