Conference Program

Conference Dress Code: Business Attire

Saturday, June 15, 2013

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Time
Activity
7:00 am – 11:00 am REGISTRATION OPEN
Concert Hall
7:00 am – 8:30 am BREAKFAST
Concert Hall
7:30 am – 8:20 am CABPS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(Open to CABPS members only.)
Ontario Room

PLENARY
SESSION

 8:30 am –
10:20 am		 CONTROVERSIES
Co-Chairs: Drs. Mervyn Deitel, Teodor Grantcharov
Canadian Room

8:30 am -
9:10 am

 DEBATE: Mechanisms of Improvement of Glycemic Control After Bariatric Surgery: Restriction versus Gut Hormones
Restriction - Speaker: Dr. Andre Carpentier
Hormones - Speaker: Dr. David Lau
9:10 am -
9:25 am		 Rebuttal and Panel Discussion

9:25 am -
10:05 am

 DEBATE: Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Medical versus Surgical
Medical - Speaker: Dr. Robert Dent
Surgical - Speaker: Dr. Michel Gagner

10:05 am -
10:20 am

 Rebuttal and Panel Discussion
10:20 am – 10:50 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: BARIATRIC SURGERY: THE ROAD AHEAD
Speaker: Dr. Alfons Pomp
10:50 am – 11:20 am NUTRITION BREAK
Concert Hall

PLENARY
SESSION

 11:20 am –
1:10 pm		 CONTROVERSIES
Co-Chairs: Drs. Shahzeer Karmali, Pierre Garneau
Canadian Room

11:20 am -
12:00 pm

 DEBATE: Medical Management of Morbid Obesity
Speakers:
PRO: Dr. Sean Wharton
CON: Dr. Ronald Eliosoff
12:00 pm -
12:15 pm		 Rebuttal and Panel Discussion

12:15 pm -
12:55 pm

 DEBATE: Documented Weight Loss is Mandatory Before Bariatric Surgery
Speakers:
PRO: Dr. Jennifer Kuk
CON: Dr. Stephen Glazer

12:55 pm -
1:10 pm

 Rebuttal and Panel Discussion
1:00 - 1:20 pm CLOSING REMARKS: LOOKING TO NEXT YEAR
Speaker: Dr. Mehran Anvari

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