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

Wednesday 25th March 2009
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
Thursday 26th March 2009
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
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
Friday 27th March 2009
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
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