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Friday, June 8, 2012
Time
Activity
7:00 – 4:30 Registration
7:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15 Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speaker: Drs. Mehran Anvari & Laurent Biertho

PLENARY

SESSION

 8:15 - 10:15 OBESITY EPIDEMIC IN CANADA
Co-Chairs: Drs. David Lau, Simon Marceau

8:15

 Provision of Bariatric Medical Care
Speaker: Dr. Robert Dent

8:35

 Access to Bariatric Surgery in Canada
Speaker: Dr. Nicolas Christou

8:55

 Obesity in Children and Adolescent
Speaker: Dr. Jill Hamilton

9:15

 Economic Impact of Obesity
Speaker: Mr. Arindam Ghosh

9:35

 Barriers To Addressing Canada's Obesity Problem
Speaker: Dr. Arya Sharma
10:15 – 10:35 Nutrition Break
10:40 - 11:00 Presidential Address
Speaker: Dr. Mehran Anvari

PLENARY

SESSION

 11:00 - 12:30 NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE CANADIAN STRATEGY
Co-Chairs: Drs. Stephen Glazer, Mervyn Deitel

11:00

 Role of the Federal Government
Speaker: Dr. Hasan Hutchinson

11:20

 Role of the Provincial Governments
Speaker: Ms. Brenda Gluska

11:40

 How can academic and healthcare institutions support it?
Speaker: Ms. Anne Marie MacDonald

12:00

 Public Education
Speaker: Dr. Katherine Morrison

12:20

 Panel Discussion
12:30 - 1.30 Lunch

CONCURRENT

SESSION

 

 1:30 - 3:30 Bariatric Surgery: Video Session and Invited Presentations
Co-Chairs: Drs. Joseph Mamazza, Sharadh Sampath

1:30

 Sleeve Gastrectomy: Technique and Pitfalls
Speaker: Dr. Dennis Hong

1:50

Abstract Video Presentations
4:43 - Video 1:
Conversion of RYGB to Sleeve Gastrectomy
Speaker: Dr. Dennis Hong

7:21 - Video 2:
Revision of Gastrojejunostomy Strictures After RYGB
Speaker: Dr. Chris Smith

7:53 - Video 3:
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Subtotal Gastrectomy for Gastric Maltoma
Speaker: Dr. Eric Marcotte

2:10

 Duodenal Switch - Technique and Patient's Selection
Speaker: Dr. Laurent Biertho

2:30

 Failure After Gastric Banding - Revision versus Conversion
Speaker: Dr. Miguel Herrera

2:50

 Weight Gain After Sleeve Gastrectomy: What are the options?
Speaker: Dr. Tim Jackson

3:10

 Panel Discussion

CONCURRENT

SESSION

1:30 - 3:30 Bariatric Medicine
Co-Chairs: Drs. Maria Tiboni, Stephen Glazer

1:30

 Endocrine Causes of Obesity
Speaker: Dr. David Lau

1:50

 Genetics and Obesity
Speaker: Dr. Louis Perusse

2:10

 The Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Speaker: Dr. Sean Wharton

2:30

 Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Preoperative Obese Patient: Is it worth testing for?
Speaker: Dr. Maria Tiboni

2:50

 International Diabetes Federation Position Statement and Surgery: Does it change anything?
Speaker: Dr. Sue Pedersen

3:10

 Panel Discussion

CONCURRENT

SESSION

1:30 - 3:30 Mental Health
Co-Chairs: Drs. Valerie Taylor, Sanjeev Sockalingam

1:30

 Update on the Behavioral Therapies in the Obese Patient
Speaker: Dr. Robert Dent

2:00

 Psychological Issues After Massive Weight Loss
Speaker: Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam

2:30

 Psychological Issues in the Obese Patient: Depression, Suicide and Addictions
Speaker: Dr. Brian Stonehocker

3:00

 Panel Discussion

CONCURRENT

SESSION

1:30 - 3:30 Allied Health and Nutrition
Co-Chairs: Ms. Tammy Eborall, Ms. Sue Ekserci

1:30

 Diets: What works and for who?
Speaker: Ms. Sue Ekserci

1:55

 Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation After Bariatic Surgery
Speaker: Mr. Adam Bryant

2:20

 Preoperative Bariatric Assessment
Speaker: Ms. Nathalie Turgeon

2:45

 Pre and Postoperative Diabetes Management
Speaker: Ms. Tammy Eborall

3:10

 Panel Discussion
3:30 - 3:45 Nutrition Break

CONCURRENT

SESSIONS

 3:45 - 5:30

Bariatric Surgery (Accepted Papers)
Co-Chairs: Drs. Olivier Court, Samaad Malik

3:45

Monitoring the success of a Provincial Bariatric Program
Presenter: Dr. Mehran Anvari

3:57

Is early discharge of patients post laparoscopic roux en Y
gastric bypass safe?
Presenter: Dr. Balpreet Brar

4:05

Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and ileal transposition surgeries on
skeletal muscle glucose and lipid metabolism in rats
Presenter: Dr. Adel Pezeshki

4:12

Conversion of Failed Adjustable Gastric Banding to
Duodenal Switch: Matched-Controlled Trial.
Presenter: Dr. Abdullah Almassod

4:24

Sleeve Gastrectomy in the Super-Super Morbidly Obese
(BMI >60 kg/m2): A Canadian experience
Presenter: Dr. Raad Fayez

4:35

Economic Impact of bariatric Surgery
Presenter: Dr. Ronald Eliosoff

4:47

Evaluation of the SickKids Team Obesity Management Program (STOMP):
BMI Outcomes at 6 and 12 months
Presenter: Dr. Paola Luca

5:00

Efficacy and safety of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: A 3-year
retrospective case series from a private Canadian ambulatory surgery center
Presenter: Mr. Mostafa El-Beheiry

5:15

Which Psychological Factors Predict Successful Outcomes after Bariatric
Surgery for Patients With Obesity? A Longitudinal Assessment
Presenter: Ms. Kashmala Qasim
3:45 - 5:30

Bariatric Medicine (ACCEPTED PAPERS)
Co-Chairs: Drs. David Lau, Arya Sharma

3:45

Analysis of the effect of excess weight and weight loss on serum aminotransferases: further defining clinical correlates.
Presenter: Dr. Sonja Wicklum

4:05

The Role of Pharmacy in Bariatric Surgical Assessment and Treatment Centre
Presenter: Mr. Wilf Steer

4:25

Evaluation of a One-to-One Low-calorie Meal Replacement Program (LCMRP) on the Management of Adult Obese Patients with a BMI ≥ 35 with 2 risk factors or BMI ≥ 40 in the Outpatient Population
Presenter: Dr. A. Elsharif

5:00

Discussion
3:45 - 5:30

Mental Health (ACCEPTED PAPERS)
Chair: Dr. Brian Stonehocker

3:45

Neuropsychological Correlates of Declarative Memory in Bariatric
Surgery Patients with and without Mood Disorders
Presenter: Ms. Maria Restivo

4:05

 Suicidality and Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Presenter: Dr. Susan Wnuk, PhD

4:25

Psychiatric Disorders and Functional Health Status in
Canadian Bariatric Surgery Candidates
Presenter: Ms. Rachel Strimas

4:45

A Shift in Perspective: Not “What’s Wrong and How Do We Fix it?”,
but “What’s Right and How Do We Use It”?
Presenter: Dr. Lize Jalbert, PhD

5:05

Bridging the Psychosocial Gaps During the Transition from
Pediatric to Adult General Hospital Settings: A Model for
Mental Health Delivery
Presenter: Dr. Marlene Taube-Schiff, PhD

5:20

Discussion
3:45 - 5:30

Allied Health and Nutrition (ACCEPTED PAPERS)
Co-Chairs: Ms. Mary Dunn, Ms. Tammy Eborall

3:45

Development of an Advanced Practice Nursing Role In Bariatrics
Presenter: Mr. Jeff Kilbreath

4:05

Voices from the Hinterland Part 1: Rural dwelling weight loss patients’
perspectives of accessibility and care.
Presenter: Dr. Geoffrey S. Navara, PhD

4:25

Voices from the hinterland Part 2: Local challenges of bariatric
surgery management
Presenter: Dr. Fergal O'Hagan, PhD
4:45

Tracking Bariatric Surgery Patients: Leveraging Existing Resources to Improve Patient Flow
Mr. Jeff Kilbreath
5:05 Discussion
5:30 - 7:30 Wine and Cheese Reception