Primary Clinician's Tract

Thursday, June 14: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Obesity. (Overview lecture of medications and surgery.)
Sasha Stiles, MD
Building a Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Program: What are the Essentials?
Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN
The Role of Commercial Diets in Bariatric Surgery: Atkins, Zone or South Beach.
Presenter: Mary C. Vernon, MD
Mandatory Medically Supervised Diets prior to Surgery: What is the evidence?
Eric DeMaria, MD
Preoperative Psychological Assessment: Essential Elements.
David Sarwer, PhD
Debates:

• The Importance of Pre-operative Weight Loss
  Scott Shikora, MD and Alan Wittgrove, MD
• The Importance of Pre-operative Psychological Evaluations
  David Sarwer, PhD and Robert Brolin, MD
  

Friday, June 15: 8:00 am – 10:10 am
Medical Preoperative Preparation and Optimization.
Christopher Still, DO
Matching the Patient and Operation.
Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD
Early Recognition of Surgical Complications:

• A. Gastric Bypass/Duodenal Switch Harvey Sugerman, MD
• B. LAPBAND® John Dixon, MD
  

Medical and Psychological Rescue for the Post-operative Bariatric Surgery Patient with Weight Gain.
Caroline Apovian, MD

Saturday, June 16: 10:30 am – 1:15 pm
Nutritional Complications: Prevention and Management. Presenter:
Jeffrey Mechanick, MD
Getting Your Patient to Exercise: How Important Is It After Surgery?
Harry Pino, PhD
Band Adjustments: How, Why, When, and Where?
John Dixon, MD
Reimbursement Issues for the Bariatric Physician.
Mary C. Vernon, MD
Future Modalities for the Treatment of Obesity: Endoscopic, Surgical and Medical.
Scott Shikora, MD and Carol Apovian, MD
Panel Discussion: Postoperative Care.
Moderator: Christopher Still, DO
Panelists: Philip Schauer, MD; Scott Shikora, MD; Caroline Apovian, MD; Harry Pino, PhD