Thursday Afternoon A

Registration

Welcome

Josef E. Fischer, MD

 12-3:30 pm

Patient Safety

Moderator: George Blackburn, MD, PhD

Speaker:

Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety & Reduction of Medical Errors

Nancy Ridley, MS

Levels of Evidence

David Flum, MD

Blue Cross TEC Report

Josef E. Fischer, MD

CMS Status

Bruce Wolfe, MD

Centers of Excellence: Best Practice

Walter Pories, MD

American College of Surgeons

Thomas R. Russell, MD, PhD

Break at Exhibit Hall

PANEL

 4-5 pm

Insurer Perspective on Access and Coverage

Moderator: John Fallon, MD

Speaker:

MA BCBS

Helen Flaherty Luce, JD

Tufts Health Plan

Allen J. Hinkle, MD

Military Health Plan

Captain Patricia Buss, MD, MBA

CIGNA Healthcare

W. Allen Schaffer, MD

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Jim Sabin, MD

Thursday Afternoon Sessions B

12-3:30 pm

Assessing the Value of Weight Loss

Moderator:  Christina Wee, MD, MPH

Speaker:

Patient Testimonials

Angela Walsh, RN

Program Management

Madelyn Fernstrom, PhD, CNS

What Patients Need to Know

Helen Flaherty Luce, JD

Health Utility Assessment

Christina Wee-Kuo, MD, MPH

Risk Assessmentin Sweden

Torsten Olbers, MD

Patient Education & Informed Consent

Jim Sabin, MD

Break at Exhibit Hall

PANEL

 4-5 pm

Popular Media vs. Peer Reviewed Publications

Moderator: Jerry Berger, M.S.

Speaker:

Public and Media

Colleen Hutchison

Boston Globe

Liz Kowalczyk

Wall Street Journal

Ron Winslow

New England Journal of Medicine

Terry Schraeder, MD

Bariatric Program Letter

Linda Trainor, RN, BSN

Internet (Obesityhelp.com)

Eric Klein

Bariatric Times

Raul Rosenthal, MD

Media Services

Rhonda L. Mann

Harvard School of Public Health

David Ropeik

 7-9 pm

 Thursday Evening

Carl Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center

Selected Edited Videos from SAGES and ACS Bariatric Surgery Library

Moderators: Benjamin E. Schneider, MD

Ashley H. Vernon, MD

Matthew H. Hutter, MD

Gastric Bypass

Lap-Band

Gastric Sleeve

Duodenal Switch

Revisions

Contouring and Abdominoplasty

Friday Morning A

7-9:30 am

Preoperative Assessment

Moderator: Edward Hatchigian, MD

Speaker:

Nutritional Assessment

Susan Cummings, MS, RD

Joslin Nutrition Guidelines

Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD

Multidisciplinary Evaluation & Treatment

Caroline M. Apovian, MD, FACN

Behavioral & Psychological Care

Isaac Greenberg, PhD

Sleep Apnea

Atul Malhotra, MD

Anesthetic Perioperative Care & Pain Management

Stephanie B. Jones, MD

Break at Exhibit Hall

10-11:30 am

Science of Obesity

Moderator: Walter Pories, MD

Speaker:

Molecular Progress-Which Way?

Jeffrey S. Flier, MD

Curing Diabetes

Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD

LABS Next Steps

Bruce Wolfe, MD

Anti-Obesity Drug: Taranabant

Carol Addy, MD, MMSc

Lunch at Exhibit Hall

Friday Morning B

7-8:30 am

Weight Loss Stratagem

Moderator: George Blackburn, MD, PhD

Speaker:

Meal Replacement

George Blackburn, MD, PhD

Weight Watchers

Karen Miller-Kovach, MDA, MS, RD

Exercise Fit or Fat

Daniel Rooks, ScD, PhD

Break at Exhibit Hall

9-11:30 am

Credentialing

Moderator: Bruce Schirmer, MD

Speaker:

Simulation Training

LTC. Scott Rehrig, MD

Lap Band Trainer

Shawn Tsuda, MD

Lap Band VR Simulator

Suvranu De, Sc.D.

Bariatric Training for Nurses

Linda Trainor, RN, BSN

ASBS Training

Eric J DeMaria, MD, FACS

ACS Bariatric Network

Bruce D. Shirmer, MD

Betsy Lehman-recredentialing

John Kelly, MD, MBA

Friday Afternoon A

1-3:30 pm

Weight Loss Surgery (Video Clips) & Outcomes

Moderator: Daniel B. Jones, MD, FACS

Speaker:

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

Eric J. DeMaria, MD, FACS

Laparoscopic Adjustable Band

Daniel B. Jones, MD, FACS

Gastric Pacing

Scott A. Shikora, MD, FACS

Duodenal Switch and Malabsorpitive Procedures

Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS

Gastric Sleeve

Raul Rosenthal, MD

Revisions

Vivian Sanchez, MD

Risk-adjusted Outcomes

Mark P. Callery, MD

Break at Exhibit Hall

4-5 pm

Surgery Benchmarks for Patient Safety

Speaker:

Surgical Care

John Kelly, MD, MBA

Endoscopic WLS

James Ellsmere, MD

Endoscopic Intervention

Lee M. Kaplan, MD, MBA

Friday Afternoon B

1-3:30 pm

Restoring Health: Long Term Success

Moderator: Benjamin E. Schneider, MD

Speaker:

Nursing Perioperative Care

Ann Mulligan, RN

Clinical Care Pathways

Benjamin E. Schneider, MD

Dietrary Guidelines 2008

George Blackburn, MD, PhD

Weight Gain and Reoperative Surgery

Eric J. DeMaria, MD, FACS

Weight Loss Surgery and Pregnancy

Ronit Grinbaum, MD

Break at Exhibit Hall

4-5 pm

Special Issues/Controversies

Speaker:

Hypoglycemia after WLS

Mary Elizabeth Patti, MD

Limiting Access for the Elderly

John Kelly, MD, MBA

Pediatric/Adolescent Care & Pain Management

Janey S. Pratt, MD, FACS

7-9 pm

Friday Evening

(*Tickets limited and available only at registration)

“Health Care: Politics and Reform in an Election Year”

Moderator: Josef E. Fischer, MD

Harvard Medical School

7-9 pm

Sponsored by Covidien

Saturday Morning A

7-10 am

Hospital Decision Making

Moderator: David Lautz, MD

Speaker:

Obstacle to Establishing Bariatric Center

Mike Edwards, MD

Specialized Facilities & Resources

David Lautz, MD

The Cost of Setting Up

Malcolm K. Robinson, MD

Patients of Size (Culture of Sensitivity)

Janey S. Pratt, MD, FACS

Readiness to Change

Diana Cullum-Dugan, RD, LD

Hospital and JCAHO

Kenneth Sands, MD, MPH

Data Collection

Matthew H. Hutter, MD, MPH

Break at Exhibit Hall

10:30-11:30am

Key Note: Ethics

Moderator: Limaris Barrios, MD

Speaker:

Ethics:  How to Discuss Medical Errors

Kenneth A. Larsen, D. Min, PhD

Saturday Morning B

7-8 am

Quality

Moderator: Kenneth Sands, MD

Speaker:

The Quality Chasm in Health Care

TBA

8-10 am

Legal & Tort Issues

Moderator: Robert Hanscom, JD

Speaker:

Malpractice/Payors

Robert Hanscom, JD

Risk Management Foundation

Luke Sato, MD

Liability in Proctoring

John Kelly, MD, MBA

Web Based Education

Stephanie B. Jones, MD

Liability of a New Operation

Ashley H. Vernon, MD

10:30-11:30am

Reform

Moderator: Matt Hutter, MD

Speaker:

Tort Reform

Alan M. Harvey, MD, MBA

Obesity Coalition

Saturday Afternoon A

1-3:30 pm

Paying for Performance

Moderator: Scott Shikora, MD

Speaker:

Economics of Bariatric Surgery

Kinga Powers, MD

Policy & Access (Coding and reimbursement)

Scott A. Shikora, MD, FACS

Appealing Denials

Thomas James III, MD

Negotiating with Payors

Justice M. Carr, MD

4-5 pm

Consumer-Driven Health Care

Moderator: Daniel B. Jones, MD

Speaker:

Implications for Providers and Policy-Makers

Regina Herzlinger, MD

Saturday Afternoon Option

Carl J. Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center

Coordinators: Limaris Barrios, MD, Alexandre Derevianko, MD, MA and Noel Irias

1. Lap-Band Trainer Simulation (free registration)

2. Gastric Bypass Virtual Simulator (free with registration)

3. Fundamentals of Laparoscopy (FLS)

Practice Sessions (free with registration)

(*FLS Testing Vouchure @ $495)