Course Agenda

Saturday, September 20th

7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
Session 1 - What's on the Horizon in Bariatric Surgery
8:00-8:20 a.m. Endoscopic duodenal jejunal bypass
8:20-8:40 a.m. Neuromodulation: Stimulation or Block?
8:40-9:00 a.m. Endoscopic surgery, Reinventing the wheel?
9:00-9:30 a.m. Is sleeve gastrectomy here to stay?
9:30-10:00 a.m. Panel Q&A
10:00-10:30 a.m. Break
Session 2 – Metabolic (not Bariatric) Surgery
10:30-11:00 a.m. An overview of diabetes and other metabolic disorders
11:00-11:20 a.m. Is the Gut the cure?
11:20-11:40 a.m. Metabolic (not bariatric) surgical procedures
11:40-12:00 p.m. Should we treat metabolic diseases with surgery?
12:00-12:30 p.m. Panel Q & A
Breakout Session 3 – The Role of Behavioral Therapy in Bariatric Surgery
10:30-11:00 a.m. Wight Loss Surgery: Who is an appropriate candidate
11:00-11:30 a.m. Addiction Transfer: Should we panic?
11:30-12:00 p.m. Trauma and weight management
12:00-12:30 p.m. Panel and Audience: Other program models? Challenges? Admin issues? Medical / surgical support?
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
Evening Session – Keynote Address
5:00-7:00 p.m. How do bariatric operations really work?

Sunday, September 21st

7:30-8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
Session 4 – Bariatric Surgical Controversies
8:00-8:20 a.m. Can a patient be too "high risk" for surgery?
8:20-8:40 a.m. The expanding role(s) for endoscopy
8:40-9:10 a.m. What is the role for gastric banding in 2008?
9:10-9:40 a.m. Should patients get to choose their operation?
9:40-10:00 a.m. Panel Q & A
10:00-10:30 a.m. Break
Session 5 – We All Must Face Failure
10:30-10:50 a.m. Is there any medical rescue for weight regain?
10:50-11:10 a.m. Who is an appropriate candidate for revision?
11:10-11:40 a.m. What is the appropriate work up for a revisional procedure?
11:40-12:10 p.m. An overview of current revisional techniques
12:10-12:30 p.m. Endoscopic revisions: Is this coming to a program near you?
12:30-1:00 p.m. Panel Q & A
Breakout Session 6 – Bariatric Surgical Life Support
10:30-10:50 a.m. Keeping the "behind the scenes" behind the scenes
10:50-11:10 a.m. How do you get patients to MOVE?
11:10-11:30 a.m. Techniques for long-term follow-up
11:30-12:00 p.m. Medical problems that occur in successful patients
12:00-12:30 p.m. Panel Q & A
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
Session 7 – Risk Management & Patient Support
10:30-11:00 a.m. How to keep the lawyers away
11:00-11:30 a.m. Update on health plan coverage of bariatric surgery
11:30-12:00 p.m. Bariatric risk management at the next level
12:00-12:20 p.m. The role of the dietician in post-operative failed weight loss
12:20-12:40 p.m. Support groups: Engaging the patient
12:40-1:00 p.m. Panel Q & A
1:00 p.m. Adjourn

Monday, September 22nd

7:30-8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
Session 8 – When the %$#@ Hits the Fan: What is going on?
8:00-8:20 a.m. Postoperative bilious vomiting
8:20-8:40 a.m. Sudden onset of severe abdominal pain and vomiting after a band
8:40-9:00 a.m. Postoperative tachycardia or tachypnea
9:00-9:20 a.m. Significant postoperative hematemesis
9:20-9:40 a.m. "Doc I think I am going to die"
9:40-10:00 a.m. Panel Q & A
10:00-10:30 a.m. Break
Session 9 – Bariatric Movie Loft
10:30-10:45 a.m. Band Placement
10:45-11:00 a.m. Handsewn Gastrojejunostmy
11:00-11:15 a.m. Conversion of Band to Bypass
11:15-11:30 a.m. Sleeve Gastrectomy
11:30-11:45 a.m. Omega loop for an obstructed JJ
11:45-12:00 p.m. Bidirectional stapled JJ
12:00-12:15 p.m. Total abdominal circular stapled GJ
12:15-12:30 p.m. Internal Hernias
Breakout Session 10 – The Nutrition You Need to Know
10:30-11:00 a.m. Practicing for success: Essential preoperative dietary changes
11:00-11:30 a.m. Protein "overdose"
11:30-11:50 a.m. Supplements: Is there a prefect pill?
11:50-12:10 p.m. "If I exercise more, can I eat more?"
12:10-12:30 p.m. Advise for the struggling patients
12:30 p.m. Adjourn and evaluations

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