Program Overview
Wednesday 25 March 2009
2pm Inaugural IFSO-APC meeting – incorporating representatives from each APC Chapter discussing bariatric issues
3.40pm Afternoon Tea
4.15pm IFSO-APC AGM and election of Office Bearers
6.30pm Welcome Reception Sponsored by Allergan
Thursday 26 March 2009
8am – 3.30pm Scientific Program
4pm – 5pm OSSANZ AGM
6.30pm – late Poolside Dinner Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Medical
Friday 27 March 2009
7.30am – 9am Breakfast Session
9am – 5.30pm Scientific Program
7pm – late IFSO-APC OSSANZ Conference Dinner
| 2.00pm - 3.40pm | APC Presentations |
| 2.00pm | IFSO-APC (Asia Pacific Chapter) |
| 2.10pm | Bariatric Surgery in the Asia Pacific Region |
| 2.20pm | India |
| Pradeep Chowbey | |
| 2.30pm | Phillipines |
| Hildegardes Dineros | |
| 2.40pm | Japan |
| Isao Kawamura | |
| 2.50pm | Hong Kong |
| Enders Ng | |
| 3.00pm | Singapore |
| 3.10pm | Taiwan |
| 3.20pm | United Arab Emirates |
| Fawaz Torab | |
| 3.30pm | South Africa |
| 3.40pm - 3.50pm | Short Break |
| 3.50pm - 4.30pm | AGM IFSO -APC |
| 6.30pm | Welcome Reception - Mondo Gardens, Hilton Sponsored by Allergan |
| 8.00am | Introduction |
| Robert Fris, President OSSANZ | |
| Harry Frydenberg, President IFSO-APC | |
| 8.20am - 10.00am | Scientific Keynotes Chair: Pradeep Chowdey |
| 8.20am | John Dixon, Monash University |
| How Does Bariatric Surgery Work ? | |
| Free Papers Chair: Pradeep Chowdey |
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| 8.40am | Paul Burton, Monash University |
| How do laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands affect gastric emptying? | |
| 8.50am | Merrill Bohn, North Eastern Weight Loss Surgery |
| Practice Protocols of Dietitians Working in Bariatric Surgery - questionnaire results 2008 | |
| 9.00am | Chris Hensman, LapSurgery Australia |
| Preliminary experience and lessons learnt implementing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a salvage procedure following laparoscopic gastric banding | |
| 9.10am | Chih-Kun Huang, International Endoscopic Obesity Center, E-Da Hospital, Taiwan |
| Single incision transumbilical laparoscopic bariatric surgery (SIT-LBS) (Video) | |
| 9.20am | Wendy Brown, Monash University |
| Erosions following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding | |
| 9.30am | Simon Monkhouse, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK |
| Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding using the midband without gastric sutures in 450 patients | |
| 9.40am | Melissa Hayden, Monash University |
| Depression, the BDI and psychiatric illnesses in obese patients presenting for bariatric surgery | |
| 9.50am | Jacob Chisholm, Flinders Medical Centre and Adelaide Bariatric Centre |
| Long term outcome following gastirc band slippage | |
| 10.00am - 10.30am | Morning Tea |
| 10.30am | Robert Fris, President OSSANZ |
| Training and Accreditation - OSSANZ / RACS | |
| 11.20am | Andrew Jamieson, |
| History of Obesity Surgery in Australia | |
| 11.30am - 12.30pm | Free Papers Chair: Wendy Brown, Monash University |
| 11.30am | Harry Frydenberg |
| Reflux and banding - when do you tighten the crus? | |
| 11.40am | Paul Burton, Monash University |
| The effect of laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands on the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction | |
| 11.50am | Anthony Clough, Australian Institute of Weight Control (Video) |
| Gastric Band and Hiatus Hernia - VIDEO | |
| 12.00pm | Panel Discussion Harry Frydenberg Patrick Moore, Paul Burton, Monash University, Anthony Clough, Australian Institute of Weight Control |
| Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease | |
| 12.30pm - 1.30pm | Lunch and Facilitated Posters |
| 12.50pm | Facilitated Poster Session |
| 1.30pm - 3.30pm | Keynote Session and Free Papers Chair: Isao Kawamura |
| 1.30pm | John Dixon, Monash University |
| Metabolic Surgery | |
| 1.40pm | |
| World Congress NYC | |
| 1.50pm | Jacob Chisholm, Flinders Medical Centre and Adelaide Bariatric Centre |
| The prevalence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in a cohort of 370 Bariatric surgical patients: correlation between clinial and pathological findings. | |
| 2.00pm | Muffazal Lakdawala, Saifee Hospital |
| Asia Pacific Consensus Diabetes | |
| 2.10pm | John Jorgensen |
| Indications for Surgery | |
| 2.20pm | K. Kasama, Yotsuya Medical Cube, Japan |
| Is there difference between Asian and non-Asian on co-morbidity of morbid obesity and the result of bariatric surgery? | |
| 2.30pm | Panel |
| Indications for Surgery | |
| 3.00pm - 3.30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3.30pm - 4.20pm | Free Papers Chair: Lilian Kow, Adelaide Bariatric Surgery |
| 3.30pm | Roy Brancatisano, Institute of Weight Control |
| Implantation technique of a novel vagal blockade medical device for the treatment of obesity (VIDEO) | |
| 3.40pm | Lilian Kow, Adelaide Bariatric Surgery |
| Selecting vagal blocking electrical algorithms for obesity treatment | |
| 3.50pm | Anthony Brancatisano, Institute of Weight Control |
| Intermittent vagal block with an implantable medical device improves blood pressure in obese subjects | |
| 4.00pm | Nicholas Wray, Adelaide Bariatric Surgery |
| Correlations between enhanced satiety and reduced calorie intake during intermittent vagal block (VBLOC therapy) to treat obesity. | |
| 4.10pm | Jane Collins,Adelaide Bariatric Surgery |
| Vagal Block: the human element | |
| 4.20pm - 5.30pm | OSSANZ AGM |
| 6.30pm | Poolside Dinner at Sofitel Sponsored by Bariatric Edge division of Johnson & Johnson Medical |
| 7.30am | Breakfast Session: Welcome and Introduction |
| Optifast | |
| 7.40am | Rob Fris |
| To be Advised | |
| 7.50am | John Dixon, Monash University |
| An update on low carbohydrate ketogenic diets | |
| 8.00am - 9.10am | Keynote Session and Free Papers Chair: Paul O'Brien |
| 8.00am | Paul O'Brien, Monash University |
| Severe Obesity in Adolescents: A Randomized Trial comparing Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding or an Intensive Medical Program | |
| 8.20am | Wendy Brown, Monash University |
| LAGB Literature review | |
| 8.30am | Mal Fobi |
| Roux En Y Bypass | |
| 8.40am | George Hopkins, Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital and Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital |
| Sleeve Gastrectomy | |
| 8.50am | David Schroeder, Surgical Obesity Service, New Zealand |
| Emerging Techniques | |
| 9.00am | To be Advised |
| Literature Review Discussion | |
| 9.10am - 9.20am | Short Break |
| 9.20am - 10.00am | Free Papers Chair: To be Advised |
| 9.20am | Vincent Frering |
| How to simplify gastric banding surgery after 7000 procedures? (Video) | |
| 9.30am | Michael Booth, North Shore Hospital, and Surgical Weight Solutions, New Zealand |
| Laparoscopic silastic ring mini gastric bypass for morbid obesity: the New Zealand experience | |
| 9.40am | Ian Michell, Austin Health and Epworth Weight Loss Surgery |
| The two-step technique for laparoscopic gastric banding. (Video) | |
| 9.50am | Garrett Smith, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney |
| Salvage of infected laparoscopic gastric bands | |
| 10.00am - 10.30am | Morning Tea |
| 10.30am | Mal Fobi |
| Future of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Techniques & Indications | |
| 11.00am - 12.30pm | Free Papers Chair: Patrick Moore |
| 11.00am | Leon Cohen, Mercy Bariatrics |
| Lessons learnt from 600 Sleeve gastrectomies | |
| 11.10am | Laura Kiely, Mercy Bariatrics |
| Quality of Eating in Sleeve Gastrectomy and Lap Band patients | |
| 11.20am | John Dixon, Monash University |
| Motivation, readiness to change and weight loss following adjustable gastric band surgery | |
| 11.30am | Anthony Clough, Australian Institute of Weight Control |
| Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy after Open Gastric Stapling | |
| 11.40am | Aparna Basker, Saifee hospital, Mumbai |
| Comparison between results of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic roux en-y gastric bypass in the Asian population. A short term study. | |
| 11.50am | Panel |
| Panel Discussion | |
| 12.30pm - 1.30pm | Lunch and Facilitated Posters |
| 12.50pm | Facilitated Poster Session |
| 1.30pm - 3.30pm | Free Papers Chair: Rob Fris |
| 1.30pm | David Schroeder, Surgical Obesity Service, New Zealand |
| What happens to obesity patients who don't come back for routine follow-up? | |
| 1.40pm | Patrick Moore |
| Filling Techniques | |
| 1.50pm | Paul Anderson, Ashford Surgical Obesity Clinic |
| Ethics of Advertising in Bariatric surgery | |
| 2.00pm | Kristin Egberts, Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) |
| Is Physical Activity Important for Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery? A Systematic Review | |
| 2.10pm | John Dixon, Monash University |
| Algorithim Design | |
| 2.20pm | Discussion |
| Practice management and after care | |
| 2.50pm | Stephanie Bardsley, Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital and Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital |
| BILIOPANCREATIC DIVERSION - MEDIUM TERM RESULTS (SCOPINARO - A Hard Act to Follow) | |
| 3.00pm - 3.30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3.30pm - 5.00pm | Panel Discussion Chair: Harry Frydenberg, President, IFSO-APC |
| 3.30pm | Mal Fobi Paul O'Brien, Monash University John Jorgensen Lilian Kow, Adelaide Bariatric Centre Pradeep Chowbey Chris Hensman, LapSurgery Australia |
| Revisional Surgery Concensus Re: What To Do and When To Do Revisional Surgery When Do You Quit |
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| 5.10pm | To be Advised |
| Incoming Presidential Addrress | |
| 5.20pm | Lilian Kow, Adelaide Bariatric Surgery |
| OSSANZ | |
| 5.30pm | To be Advised |
| APC | |
| 7.00pm | Conference Dinner at Cairns Sebel |