Dear Colleague,

I am pleased to invite you to the 6th Annual Bariatric Summit. This informal and interactive program has been developed to address the educational needs of the entire surgical team towards achieving and maintaining the rigorous standards associated with becoming a Center of Excellence.

For three days in an informal, intimate setting, General Surgeons, Bariatric Surgeons, Primary Care Physicians, Nurses, Dietitians, Managed Care and Allied Health Professionals will explore leading-edge clinical and technical innovations related to the advanced management and treatment of severe obesity.

This year's program will showcase 50 individual talks from well-known thought leaders in Bariatric Surgery, focusing on a spectrum of the most relevant issues in bariatric surgery. We will review decision-making, operative strategies, advanced technical details, controversies, management of complications and many other topics including the essentials of a successful bariatric program.

We have chosen one of the finest resorts in the world in which to have a relaxed interaction and exchange of ideas and practices with our expert faculty and your peers.

We hope you will make plans to join us.

Presentations not included on CD

Session 2 - Panel 1 - 10:30-10:50 a.m. A review of the current literature - Sajani Shah, MD

Session 2 - Panel 1 - 11:10-11:30 a.m. No it should not - George Fielding, MD

Session 5 - 8:45-9:45 a.m. Is preoperative care evidence-based or just a good idea? Of PCPs, DVDs, VLCDs and PSGs - Edward Saltzman, MD & Kerri Hawkins, RD

Session 8 - 8:40-9:00 a.m. Banding the bypass - Julie Kim, MD

Session 9 - 10:30-11:30 a.m. Postoperative micronutrient deficiencies and weight regain - True, true and related? - Edward Saltzman, MD & Kerri Hawkins, RD

Session 10 - 10:50-11:10 a.m. Nutrition support - When, why, & how? - Jeanne Blankenship, MS, RD

Session 10 - 11:30-11:50 a.m. Nutritional management of the sleeve: More than meets the eye - Jeanne Blankenship, MS, RD

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