WEBINAR SERIES - PART 4 OF 7
Objectives
- Understand the medical management of hypoglycemia post gastric bypass and indications for surgical intervention
- Interpret the importance of early tachycardia post bariatric surgery
- Understand the evaluation and treatment of chronic marginal ulcers
- Evaluation and treatment of chronic abdominal pain after bariatric surgery
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Agenda
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7:00 pm - 7:05 pm |
Welcome and Opening Remarks 
Stephen A. Glazer, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP Dr. Stephen Glazer is a board certified specialist from the University of Toronto in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. In April 2010 he was appointed as the Medical Director for the Bariatric Surgical Program at Humber River Regional Hospital. He was instrumental in redeveloping their comprehensive bariatric surgical program. In that year, the bariatric surgical program was nominated as a Leading Practice by Accreditation Canada. In 2012 Dr. Glazer was appointed as a the Director of the only hospital-based Medical Bariatric Program for the Greater Toronto Area, which has enjoyed great growth and development due to the significant contributions of its multidiscipline team members. Dr. Glazer's commitment to the Obesity Epidemic is further displayed by his participation in many committees through the Ontario Bariatric Network and the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons. He has a strong interest in program development, quality care initiatives, and physician education. He has personally been involved in direct patient care of over thousands of bariatric patients in the attempt to facilitate weight loss for improved overall health. His research interests include perioperative risk assessment and management as well as sleep apnea in the morbidly obese. He is also the president of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons. |
7:05 pm - 8:10 pm
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Panelists: Dr. Laurent Biertho, MD 
Laurent Biertho, MD Dr. Laurent Biertho is Clinical Professor of Surgery at Laval University. After being trained in Biomedical Sciences (1993) and Medicine (1998) at the University of Liege, Belgium, he completed his residency in General Surgery (2004). He underwent post-doctoral training in Minimally Invasive surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, USA, and McMaster University, Canada (2004-2006). At the end of his training, he was appointed Assistant Professor at McMaster University. He was then offered a position as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Laval University, to introduce minimally invasive bariatric and metabolic surgery at the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec. He is the director of the fellowship program in Bariatric and Metabolic surgery at Laval University and co-director of the Research Chair in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. He is also the immediate Past President of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons. |
Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP
Stephen A. Glazer, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP Dr. Stephen Glazer is a board certified specialist from the University of Toronto in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. In April 2010 he was appointed as the Medical Director for the Bariatric Surgical Program at Humber River Regional Hospital. He was instrumental in redeveloping their comprehensive bariatric surgical program. In that year, the bariatric surgical program was nominated as a Leading Practice by Accreditation Canada. In 2012 Dr. Glazer was appointed as a the Director of the only hospital-based Medical Bariatric Program for the Greater Toronto Area, which has enjoyed great growth and development due to the significant contributions of its multidiscipline team members. Dr. Glazer's commitment to the Obesity Epidemic is further displayed by his participation in many committees through the Ontario Bariatric Network and the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons. He has a strong interest in program development, quality care initiatives, and physician education. He has personally been involved in direct patient care of over thousands of bariatric patients in the attempt to facilitate weight loss for improved overall health. His research interests include perioperative risk assessment and management as well as sleep apnea in the morbidly obese. He is also the president of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons. |
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Dr. Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCS(C) 
Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCS(C) Dr. Pomp is an internationally recognized expert in advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques. He is a graduate of McGill University and the University of Sherbooke. He completed his surgical training at the University of Montreal and Rhode Island and practiced in Montreal at the CHUM/Hotel Dieu before moving to the Mount Sinai Hospital and then the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is Chief of GI Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the Leon C. Hirsch Professor of Surgery and is the Vice-Chairman of the Department of Surgery. He serves on the Editorial board of SOARD and Obesity Surgery. He is one of Castle Connolly’s America’s Top Doctors; won the SAGES Clinical Excellence Award in 2013 and was honored as an ASMBS “Thirty Members Who Made a Difference 1983-2013” |
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Dr. Radu Pescarus, MD, FRCS(C) 
Radu Pescarus, MD, FRCS(C) Dr. Radu Pescarus is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Université de Montréal. He specializes in minimally invasive bariatric and foregut surgery, as well as therapeutic endoscopy. After completing a Bachelor of Science in Biology at McGill University, Dr. Pescarus continued his medical studies at the Université de Montréal. Once his General Surgery residency was finalized in 2012, he continued his subspecialty training in Canada with a one-year fellowship in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery at McMaster University. Subsequently, he underwent a second fellowship in Portland, USA to further his knowledge in the fields of foregut surgery and therapeutic endoscopy. He is currently Assistant Professor at Université de Montréal and performs his clinical duties in the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal. |
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Dr. Samaad Malik, BSc., MD, MSc (Surgery), FRCS(C) 
Dr. Samaad Malik, BSc., MD, MSc (Surgery), FRCS(C) Dr Samaad Malik is a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon and the current Head of the Division of General Surgery in Victoria, BC. Dr. Malik completed his MD and general surgical training at the University of Saskatchewan along with a Master of Science (Surgery) in 2008. He went on to obtain further subspecialty training, with a fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at the Centre of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery, McMaster University in Hamilton, ON. In 2009, he began his surgical practice in Victoria, BC. His main clinical focus is endoscopy, minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. Dr Malik is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the University of British Columbia, Island Medical Program. He actively teaches medical students and residents. He is involved in clinical research and has presented his work at regional, national and international surgical conferences. In 2016, he completed the Physician Leadership Program through the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. |
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Panel Discussion Moderators: Dr. Laurent Biertho, MD, and Dr. John Hagen, MD, FRCS(C)
Laurent Biertho, MD Dr. Laurent Biertho is Clinical Professor of Surgery at Laval University. After being trained in Biomedical Sciences (1993) and Medicine (1998) at the University of Liege, Belgium, he completed his residency in General Surgery (2004). He underwent post-doctoral training in Minimally Invasive surgery at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, USA, and McMaster University, Canada (2004-2006). At the end of his training, he was appointed Assistant Professor at McMaster University. He was then offered a position as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Laval University, to introduce minimally invasive bariatric and metabolic surgery at the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec. He is the director of the fellowship program in Bariatric and Metabolic surgery at Laval University and co-director of the Research Chair in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. He is also the immediate Past President of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons.
John Hagen is the Chief of Surgery at the Humber River Hospital. Humber River Hospital performs 640 bariatric cases every year. John graduated from University of Edmonton in 1979 and completed training in General Surgery in 1984 at the University of Toronto. He has been on staff at Humber River Hospital since 1985. |
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8:10 pm - 8:15 pm |
Closing Remarks
Stephen A. Glazer, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP Dr. Stephen Glazer is a board certified specialist from the University of Toronto in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. In April 2010 he was appointed as the Medical Director for the Bariatric Surgical Program at Humber River Regional Hospital. He was instrumental in redeveloping their comprehensive bariatric surgical program. In that year, the bariatric surgical program was nominated as a Leading Practice by Accreditation Canada. In 2012 Dr. Glazer was appointed as a the Director of the only hospital-based Medical Bariatric Program for the Greater Toronto Area, which has enjoyed great growth and development due to the significant contributions of its multidiscipline team members. Dr. Glazer's commitment to the Obesity Epidemic is further displayed by his participation in many committees through the Ontario Bariatric Network and the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons. He has a strong interest in program development, quality care initiatives, and physician education. He has personally been involved in direct patient care of over thousands of bariatric patients in the attempt to facilitate weight loss for improved overall health. His research interests include perioperative risk assessment and management as well as sleep apnea in the morbidly obese. He is also the president of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons. |
John Hagen, MD, FRCS(C)
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