Conference Program
Friday, May 6, 2022
| Time | Activity |
| 8:00 am – 8:40 am ET | VIRTUAL NETWORKING OPEN |
| 8:45 am – 8:50 am ET | WELCOME REMARKS Speaker: Dr. Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCS(C)  |
| 8:50 am – 9:45 am ET | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Robotics |
| 8:50 am – 9:30 am ET | Application and Value of Robotics in Bariatric Surgery Speaker: Dr. Mario A. Masrur, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
| 9:30 am – 9:45 am ET | Question and Answer Period Moderator: Dr. Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCS(C) |
| 9:45 am – 10:45 am ET | PLENARY SESSION: Evolution of Care During The COVID Pandemic |
| 9:45 am – 10:00 am ET | Virtual Psychosocial Care to Support Bariatric Surgery: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Speaker: Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, MD, MHPE, FRCP(C) |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am ET | Obesity, Weight Bias, and Language Speaker: Dr. Sarah Nutter, PhD |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am ET | Survey Results Speaker: Dr. Michael Vallis, PhD, Psych Speaker: Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am ET | Question and Answer Period Moderator: Dr. Sarah Chapelsky, MD, FRCP(C) |
| 10:45 am – 11:15 am ET | NUTRITION BREAK/VIRTUAL NETWORKING |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm ET | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE DAVID C. W. LAU LECTURESHIP |
| 11:15 am – 12:00 pm ET | The Life Journey of the Obesity Researcher Speaker: Dr. David C. W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCP(C) |
| 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm ET | Question and Answer Period Moderator: Dr. Tony Chetty, MD, FRCP(C), MSc. |
| 12:15 pm – 12:30 pm ET | CABPS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATION Recipient: Dr. Arya Sharma, MD, DSc (Hon), FRCP(C) Presenter: Dr. Chris de Gara, MS, FRCS |
| 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm ET | PLENARY SESSION: IFSO NORTH AMERICAN CHAPTER SESSION |
| 12:30 pm – 12:50 pm ET | Global Access to Bariatric Care in Times of COVID-19 Speaker: Dr. Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS |
| 12:50 pm – 1:10 pm ET | The Place of Combined Medical/Surgical Therapy Speaker: Dr. Elise Crocker, MD, FRCP(C), ABOM Diplomate |
| 1:10 pm – 1:30 pm ET | ASMBS Position on One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Speaker: Dr. Eric De Maria, MD, FASMBS |
| 1:30 pm – 1:45 pm ET | Question and Answer Period Moderator: Dr. Laurent Biertho, MD |
| 1:45 pm – 2:15 pm ET | NUTRITION BREAK/VIRTUAL NETWORKING |
| 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm ET | CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Mental Health |
| 2:15 pm – 2:35 pm ET | Dealing with Feelings of Shame in Patients Speaker: Dr. Alana Ireland, PhD, R. Psych |
| 2:35 pm – 2:55 pm ET | Emotions and Eating: Approaches and Interventions? Speaker: Dr. Susan Wnuk, PhD, C.Psych |
| 2:55 pm – 3:15 pm ET | Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Psychiatric Medications Speaker: Dr. Richard Yanofsky, MD, FRCP(C) |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm ET | Question and Answer Period Moderator: Dr. Sarah Nutter, PhD |
| 2:15 pm – 3:35 pm ET | CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Surgery Video Sessions |
| 2:15 pm – 2:24 pm ET | Magnetic Anastomosis Speaker: Dr. Simon Marceau, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 2:24 pm – 2:33 pm ET | Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy - Tips and Tricks Speaker: Dr. Radu Pescarus, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 2:33 pm – 2:42 pm ET | Sleeve Nissen Speaker: Dr. Pierre Garneau, MD, FRCS(C), FASMBS |
| 2:42 pm – 2:51 pm ET | Fully Stapled DS Speaker: Dr. Mehran Anvari, O.C., O.Ont, MB BS, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS |
| 2:51 pm – 3:00 pm ET | Cardiac Occluder Speaker: Dr. Janar Sathananthan, BHB, MBChB, MPH, FRACP, FRCP(C) |
| 3:00 pm – 3:09 pm ET | Trans-Gastric Removal of Gastric Band Speaker: Dr. Alexandre Bougie, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 3:09 pm – 3:18 pm ET | Endoscopic Plication Speaker: Dr. Roberto Trasolini, MSc., MD, FRCP(C) |
| 3:18 pm – 3:27 pm ET | Conversion of BPD-DS to RYGB for Refractory Gastric Sleeve Stenosis Speaker: Dr. François Julien, MD, FRCS(C) |
| 3:27 pm – 3:35 pm ET | Question and Answer Period Moderator: Dr. Artan Reso, MD, Med, FRCS(C) |
| 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm ET | CONCURRENT SESSION 3: Pre-op Weight Considerations |
| 2:15 pm – 2:35 pm ET | Acute vs Chronic Weight Management Speaker: Dr. Judy Shiau MD, FRCP(C), Dipl. ABOM |
| 2:35 pm – 2:55 pm ET | Orthopedics and Obesity: Finding a Joint Solution Speaker: Dr. Najwan Alsulaimi, MBBS, ABIM |
| 2:55 pm – 3:15 pm ET | Gynecologic Cancers and Obesity Speaker: Dr. Sarah Chapelsky, MD, FRCP(C) |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm ET | Question and Answer Period Moderator: Dr. Matthew Skeldon, MD, FRCP(C), Dipl. Of ABOM |
| 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm ET | CONCURRENT SESSION 4: Allied Health |
| 2:15 pm – 2:35 pm ET | Eating Disorders - Dietitians Perspective Speaker: Ms. Holly Axt, RD |
| 2:35 pm – 2:55 pm ET | Critical Perspectives on Bariatric Surgery [Recorded Presentation will be available next week. Leave your questions in the Q & A Box] Speaker: Ms. Meredith Bessey, RD |
| 2:35 pm – 2:55 pm ET | Inspiring Confidence In The Kitchen Speaker: Veronica Kacinik, RD |
| 2:55 pm – 3:15 pm ET | Virtual Support Groups Speaker: Ms. Danielle Aldous, RD, CBE, CDE |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm ET | Question and Answer Period Moderator: Ms. Veronica Kacinik, MSc, RD, PHEc, CDE |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm ET | CABPS Annual General Meeting [AGM] [Open to CABPS members only] |
