Nov. 17, 2025

Medical Weight Management with Southcoast Health

Medical Weight Management with Southcoast Health

 F.R.E.S.H. Start: GLP-1s and the Future of Medical Weight Loss

with Jessica Inwood, Director of Medical Weight Management 

 
About Jessica Inwood, MD
Dr. Jessica Inwood is in practice at Southcoast Health Weight Management Center in Fall River and Wareham, where she specializes in Obesity Medicine.  She is on the medical staff of Charlton Memorial Hospital. A 2004 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Dr. Inwood completed her residency at the Self Regional Healthcare/Montgomery Center for Family Medicine in Greenwood, S.C in 2007. Her special interests include non-surgical weight management, including prescription medications, personalized nutrition and exercise plans, behavior modification, and reversal and prevention of weight-related diseases. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Massachusetts Medical Society. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. 
 

 Dr. Jessica Inwood discusses:

•     •Overview of the Southcoast Health Medical Weight Loss Program and how it supports patients on their journey

·          •What F.R.E.S.H. Start program stands for, and how it guides people through lifestyle change

·H.     *How the does your team personalize care for each patient

•What GLP-1 medications are and how do they work in the body

•How GLP-1s improve overall metabolic health 

·         •Insurance coverage and  out of pocket expense for GLP-1 medications

S.    •Surgical options to GLP-1 medications 

•Advantages and challenges of FDA-approved weight loss medications

·       •Weighing the pros and cons to decide which medication or other approach works for the individual

•.   •Length of use of GLP-1 and oher medications

      •How to decide first step options - surgery, medication, or lifestyle change 

     •Reaching weight-loss goals and maintaining weight

·     •Role of nutritionists, behavioral health specialists, and coaches 

•.   •Qualifications and referrals for the Southcoast program, and how to begin

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