Conference Program

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Time Activity
8:15 am – 8:45 am ET VIRTUAL NETWORKING OPEN
8:50 am – 9:00 am ET WELCOME REMARKS
Speaker:  Dr. Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCS(C)
9:00 am – 10:00 am ET KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
9:00 am – 9:45 am ET Increasing Confidence in the Medical Management of Weight
Speaker: Dr. Megha Poddar, MD, FRCP(C), ABOM
9:45 am – 10:00 am ET Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Judy Shiau, MD, FRCP(C), Dipl. ABOM
10:00 am – 10:45 am ET PLENARY SESSION:
Same Day Surgery
10:00 am – 10:15 am ET Same Day Surgery Program at SJHH
Speaker: Dr. Karim Ramji, MD, MBA, ABOM, FRCS(C)
10:15 am – 10:30 am ET Overnight Discharge Program
Speaker: Dr. Alexandra Chow, BSc Eng, MD, FRCS(C)
10:30 am - 10:45 am ET Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Aliyah Kanji, MD, FRCS(C), FASMBS
10:45 am – 11:15 am ET NUTRITION BREAK/VIRTUAL NETWORKING
11:15 am – 12:15 pm ET PLENARY SESSION:
Impact of Obesity Beyond Diabetes
11:15 am – 1130 am ET Obesity and Muscle
Speaker: Dr. James McKendry, PhD
11:30 am – 11:45 am ET Obesity and Bone
Speaker: Dr. Claudia Gagnon, MD
11:45 am – 12:00 pm ET Obesity and Brain
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Ransom, MSc., MD, FRCP(C)
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm ET Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Priya Manjoo
12:15 – 1:00 pm ET PLENARY SESSION:
Stress!
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm ET The Role of Nutrition and Activity in Managing Stress
Speaker: Dr. Taline Zourikian, MD
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm ET Practical Behavioural Advice for You and Your Patients
Speaker: Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley, PhD
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm ET Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Ms. Andrea Millard, MSW, RSW
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET DRAW AND CLOSING REMARKS
Speaker:  Dr. Stephen A. Glazer, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP
Speaker:  Dr. Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCS(C)

 


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