Conference Program
Conference Dress Code: Business Attire
Friday, June 14, 2013
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Time |
Activity |
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| 7:00 am – 2:30 pm | REGISTRATION OPEN Canadian Room Foyer |
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| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | BREAKFAST Concert Hall |
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| 8:00 am – 8:15 am |  WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKSSpeaker: Dr. Mehran Anvari Canadian Room |
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PLENARY |
8:15 am – 10:10 am |
INNOVATIONS IN BARIATRIC CARE Co-Chairs: Drs. Alfons Pomp, Tony Chetty Canadian Room |
8:15 am - |
Gene Therapy for Obesity Speaker: Dr. Jason Dyck |
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8:35 am - |
Gut hormones: the future of obesity treatment? Speaker: Dr. Andre Carpentier |
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8:55 am - |
New Surgical Approaches Speaker: Dr. Scott Gmora |
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9:15 am - |
Weighing in: Is it ethical to perform bariatric surgery in children and adolescents? Speaker: Dr. Jill Hamilton |
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9:35 am - |
Supporting Bariatric Research Speaker: Dr. Philip Sherman |
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| 9:55 am - 10:10 am |
Panel Discussion | |
| 10:10 am – 10:40 am | NUTRITION BREAK Concert Hall |
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| 10:40 am – 11:00 am | PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Speaker: Dr. Mehran Anvari |
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PLENARY |
11:00 am – 12:30 pm |
BARIATRIC CARE: BEST PRACTICE Co-Chairs: Drs. Stephen Glazer, Nicolas Christou Canadian Room |
11:00 am - |
Characteristics of patients seeking bariatric surgery: The Ontario experience Speaker: Dr. Maria Tiboni |
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11:20 am - |
Realistic goal setting – it's not just for the patients: The role of family physicians in weight management and the importance of realistic expectations Speaker: Dr. Yoni Freedhoff |
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11:40 am - |
Updates for the Psychiatric Management of Obesity Speaker: Dr. Valerie Taylor |
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12:00 pm - |
Best Practice in Obesity Surgery: Tailored Approach? Speaker: Dr. Alfons Pomp |
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12:20 pm - |
Panel Discussion | |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | LUNCH Concert Hall |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
REOPERATIVE BARIATRIC SURGERY - VIDEO SESSION Co-Chairs: Drs. John Hagen, Simon Marceau Ontario Room |
1:30 pm |
Management of Failed Adjustable Gastric Band Speaker: Dr. David Urbach |
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1:55 pm |
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2:20 pm |
Management of Failed Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Speaker: Dr. Dennis Hong |
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2:45 pm |
Management of Failed Gastroplasty Speaker: Dr. Michel Gagner |
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3:10 pm |
Panel Discussion | |
| 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
BARIATRIC MEDICINE Co-Chairs: Drs. Robert Dent, David Lau Territories Room |
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1:30 pm |
NAFLD and NASH: Assessment and Treatment Speaker: Dr. Hemant Shah, MD, FRCPC |
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2:00 pm |
Updates on the Management of Dyslipidemia in the Obese Patient Speaker: Dr. Stephen Glazer |
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2:30 pm |
Hypertension: Recommendations from the Canadian Hypertension Task Force Speaker: Dr. Rajdeep Padwal |
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3:00 pm |
Panel Discussion | |
| 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
MENTAL HEALTH Chair: Dr. Valerie Taylor Quebec Room |
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1:30 pm |
Mood Disorders in the Peri-operative Period Speaker: Dr. Valerie Taylor |
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2:00 pm |
Alcohol and Obesity Surgery Speaker: Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam |
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2:30 pm |
Update of Behavioural Therapies in Obesity Speaker: Dr. David Macklin |
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3:00 pm |
Panel Discussion | |
| 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
ALLIED HEALTH AND NUTRITION Co-Chairs: Ms. Tammy Eborall, Mr. Adam Bryant British Columbia Room |
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1:30 pm |
Nutrition Algorithm for Bariatric Surgical Patients Speaker: Ms. Jennifer Brown |
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1:55 pm |
Selection Criteria and Peri-operative Management of the DS Patient Speaker: Ms. Nathalie Turgeon |
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2:20 pm |
Pre-operative Exercise Program: What is the evidence? Speaker: Ms. Debbie Burgess |
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2:45 pm |
Is compliance to a behavioral program mandatory before bariatric surgery? Speaker: Ms. Rebecca Kirsch & Ms. Michelle Gallagher |
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3:10 pm |
Panel Discussion | |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | NUTRITION BREAK Concert Hall |
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
BARIATRIC SURGERY (ACCEPTED PAPERS) Co-Chairs: Drs. Samaad Malik, Timothy Jackson Ontario Room |
| 4:00 pm | César Roux – a History of the Roux-en-Y Speaker: Dr. Mervyn Deitel Abstract |
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| 4:10 pm | The Spyder Technique Speaker: Dr. Michel Gagner |
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| 4:20 pm | Is there a future for Laparoscopic Gastric Greater curvature plication (LGGCP)? A Review of 44 patients Speaker: Dr. Pierre Garneau Abstract |
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| 4:30 pm | Endoscopic Gastric Plication: The Ace Procedure Speaker: Dr. Laurent Biertho |
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| 4:40 pm | Outcomes and complications of laparoscopic gastric banding and gastric plication in treatment of obesity Speaker: Dr. Leila Zahedi-Shoolami Abstract |
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| 4:50 pm | Banded Micropouch Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as a Revisional Bariatric procedure Speaker: Dr. Khaled Gawdat Salem Abstract |
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| 5:00 pm | Predictive models of diabetes remission and their potential to impact patient selection for bariatric surgery Speaker: Dr. Priya Manjoo Abstract |
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| 5:10 pm | Diabetes without drug therapy after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: a reality for most on intermediate-term follow-up Speaker: Dr. Fady Moustarah Abstract |
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| 5:20 pm | Safety and outcome of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) in a private outpatient center Speaker: Dr. Ali Hazrati Abstract |
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| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
BARIATRIC MEDICINE (ACCEPTED PAPERS) Chair: Dr. Maria Tiboni Territories Room |
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| 4:00 pm | The diet resistant phenotype and its predictive value in choice of weight treatment strategies – Medical perspective Speaker: Dr. Robert Dent Abstract |
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| 4:15 pm | The diet resistant phenotype and its predictive value in choice of weight treatment strategies – Cellular perspective Speaker: Dr. Mary Ellen Harper Abstract |
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| 4:30 pm | The diet resistant phenotype and its predictive value in choice of weight treatment strategies – Genetic perspective Speaker: Dr. Ruth McPherson Abstract |
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| 4:45 pm | Cardiac testing in bariatric patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery Speaker: Dr. Stephen Glazer Abstract |
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| 5:00 pm | Discussion | |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
MENTAL HEALTH & ALLIED HEALTH NUTRITION (ACCEPTED PAPERS) Mental Health - Chair: Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam Allied Health - Co-Chairs: Ms. Mary Dunn, Ms. Michelle Mountain Quebec Room |
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| 4:00 pm | Psychosocial predictors of weight loss outcomes after bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients Speaker: Ms. Kashmala Qasim Abstract |
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| 4:20 pm | The Hospital for Sick Children Obesity Management Program (STOMP) and the Toronto Western Hospital – Bariatric Surgery Program (TWH-BSP) Transition Program Updates: Psychopathology Prevalence Speaker: Dr. Marlene Taube-Schiff, PhD Abstract |
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| 4:40 pm | Sustaining obesity treatment in primary care: Integrating the 5As into clinical practice Speaker: Mr. Jeff P. Kilbreath, RN Abstract |
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| 5:00 pm | Discussion | |
| 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm | PRESIDENT'S BANQUET Ballroom |
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