Description:

Learning Objectives:

  1. Appreciate the anatomical and physiological factors behind resistant obesity.
  2. Recognize the psychological and nutritional aspects of resistant obesity.
  3. Value the timing and options of pharmacologic therapies after surgery.
  4. Realize the different endoscopic and surgical available interventions for non-responders after primary bariatric procedures.
  5. Understand the value of the multidisciplinary strategies in tackling resistant obesity.

Part One
8:00am Introduction
Omar Ghanem, MD
8:10am Resistant Obesity: Who, Why, When?
Saniea F Majid, MD FACS ABOM FASMBS
8:25am Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Non-Responders
Karen Grothe, PhD
8:40am Fad Diet versus Evidence Based Diet for Resistant Obesity
Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA RDN LDN CLT
8:55am The Role of Physical Activity in the Treatment of Refractory Obesity
David Creel, CDE MD/PhD RD
9:10am Question and Answer
9:30am Break
Part Two
10:00am Pharmacologic Approaches in the Post-Surgical Patient
Lisa M Ferreira, MD
10:20am Endoscopic Strategies for Non-Responders: Bridge or Definite Therapy?
Manoel Galvao Neto, FASMBS MD MS
10:40am Resistant Obesity Management: A Glance into the Future
Carlos A Galvani, MD FACS FASMBS
11:00am Clinical Vignette: Debate amongst the Big Four
11:20am Patient’s Perspective
11:35am Question and Answer
12:00pm Lunch
Part One
1:30pm Introduction
Saniea F Majid, MD FACS ABOM FASMBS
1:35pm Debate 1: After Band: Sleeve vs Gastric Bypass- For Sleeve
Rachel L Moore, MD FACS Dipl.ABOM
1:45pm Debate 1: After Band: Sleeve vs Gastric Bypass- For Bypass
Tammy Kindel, MD PhD
1:55pm How I do it: Sleeve to Duodenal Switch
Sachin Kukreja, MD
2:10pm Debate 2: After Sleeve: Gastric Bypass vs Duodenal Switch- For Bypass
Benjamin Clapp, MD
2:20pm Debate 2: After Sleeve: Gastric Bypass vs Duodenal Switch- For Duodenal Switch
Laura Doyon, MD
2:30pm Video Medley: What is Complex?
Omar Ghanem, MD
2:45pm Question and Answer
3:00pm Break
Part Two
3:30pm Debate 3: After Sleeve: OAGB vs SADI-S- For OAGB
Michael A Snyder, MD
3:40pm Debate 3: After Sleeve: OAGB vs SADI-S- For SADI- S
Rami Lutfi, MD
3:50pm How I do it: Sleeve to OAGB
Helmuth T Billy, MD
4:05pm Debate 4: After Bypass: Distalization vs Duodenal Switch- For Distalization
Pearl Ma, MD FACS FASMBS ABOM
4:15pm Debate 4: After Bypass: Distalization vs Duodenal Switch-For Duodenal Switch
Andre Teixeira, MD
4:25pm How I do it: Gastric Bypass to Duodenal Switch
Rana Pullatt, MD
4:40pm Question and Answer
5:00pm Adjourn