Conference Program

Saturday, May 6, 2023

 

Time
Activity
7:15 am – 1:30 pm 
REGISTRATION OPEN
Room: Conference Foyer
7:30 am – 1:30 pm 
BREAKFAST/EXHIBIT HALL
Room: Conference Foyer 
8:00 am – 8:45 am 
BREAKFAST SESSION [Pre-Recorded Presentation]
Gastroparesis, Diabetes, and Metabolic Bariatric Surgery 
Room: Trinity Ballroom
Speaker: Dr. Scott Shikora, MD, FACS
8:55 am – 9:00 am
WELCOME REMARKS
Room: Grand Ballroom - Salon A/B/Crush
Speaker: Dr. Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC

PLENARY SESSION #5

9:00 am – 10:00 am 
Language, Office Space, and Unconscious Bias: How to Mitigate Weight Stigma in Practice [Interactive session with polls]
Room: Grand Ballroom - Salon A/B/Crush
    9:00 am – 9:20 am
Panelist: Dr. Sarah Nutter, PhD
    9:20 am – 9:40 am
Panelist: Dr. Sarah Chapelsky, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM
    9:40 am – 10:00 am
Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Sarah Chapelsky, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM

PLENARY SESSION #6

10:00 am – 10:45 am
Clone Wars: Genetics from Bench to Bedside
Room: Grand Ballroom - Salon A/B/Crush
Speaker: Dr. Tony Chetty, MD, MSc., FRCPC
    10:45 am – 11:00 am
Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Judy Shiau, MD, FRCPC, Dipl. ABOM
11:00 am – 11:30 am 
NUTRITION BREAK/EXHIBIT HALL
Room: Conference Foyer

PLENARY SESSION #7

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Rapid Fire Abstracts [5 minutes each]
Room: Grand Ballroom - Salon A/B/Crush
    11:30 am – 11:35 am
Virtual care outperforms in person care in a community-based full meal replacement intensive lifestyle program during the COVID-19 pandemic
Presenter: Dr. Matthew Skeldon, MD, FRCP(C), Dipl. Of ABOM
Abstract
    11:35 am – 11:40 am
Evaluating weight loss associated with bariatric surgery after liraglutide use: a matched cohort study
Presenter: Mr. Muhammad Faran, BMSc.
Abstract
    11:40 am – 11:45 am
Fully ambulatory Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal bypass (SADIs) after Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG): 66 consecutive patients in a single tertiary Canadian bariatric center
Presenter: Dr. Heba Alfaris, MD
Abstract
    11:45 am – 11:50 am
Impact of Routine Gastroscopy with Antral and Corpus Biopsies on Eligibility and Patient Selection for Bariatric Surgery in a Canadian Tertiary Bariatric Center
Presenter: Dr. Felix Thibeault/Dr. Heba Alfaris, MD
Abstract
    11:50 am – 11:55 am
Laparoscopic Magnetic Duodeno-Ileostomy
Presenter: Dr. Michel Gagner, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Abstract
    11:55 am – 12:00 pm
Long-term surgical outcomes in patients with BMI <50 undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus vertical sleeve gastrectomy
Presenter: Dr. Yunni Jeong, MD, FRCSC, MS
Abstract
    12:00 pm – 12:05 pm
Maternal, fetal and infant outcomes associated with bariatric surgery: a population-based, matched cohort study
Presenter: Dr. Aristithes Gerard Doumouras, MD, MPH
Abstract
    12:05 pm – 12:10 pm
Telephone-based cognitive behavioural therapy for post-operative bariatric surgery patients: Preliminary Results from a randomized controlled trial
Presenter: Ms. Samantha Leung, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
Abstract
    12:10 pm – 12:15 pm
The relationship between a history of childhood trauma and trajectories of weight loss and depressive symptoms following bariatric surgery
Presenter: Ms. Stephanie Oliverio, M.Sc.
Abstract
    12:15 pm – 12:20 pm
History of childhood maltreatment and its association with weight, depression and eating behaviour among patients with severe obesity prior to bariatric surgery
Presenter: Ms. Julie Favron-Godbout, B.Sc.
Abstract
    12:20 pm – 12:25 pm
Who benefits from bariatric surgery from a quality-of-life perspective: one-year findings from the REBORN study
Presenter: Ms. Reyhaneh Yousefi, M.Sc
Abstract
    12:25 pm – 12:30 pm
Predictors of Successful Weight Loss Among Patients on Partial Meal Replacement in a Structured Academic Weight Loss Program
Presenter: Dr. Elise Crocker/Dr. Judy Shiau
Abstract ​​
 
Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Laurent Biertho, MD

PLENARY SESSION #8

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
DEBATE: The Role of Preoperative BMI Criteria for Non-Bariatric Surgery
Room: Grand Ballroom - Salon A/B/Crush
    12:30 pm – 12:45pm
PRO: Speaker: Dr. Dan Eisenberg, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS
    12:45 pm – 1:00 pm
CON: Speaker: Mr. Jacob J. Shelley (Shelestowsky), SJD
    1:00 pm – 1:03 pm
Rebuttal PRO: Speaker: Dr. Dan Eisenberg, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS
    1:03 pm – 1:06 pm
Rebuttal CON: Speaker: Mr. Jacob J. Shelley (Shelestowsky), SJD
    1:06 pm – 1:15 pm
Question and Answer Period
Moderator: Dr. Ian Patton, PhD
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm
DRAW & CLOSING REMARKS
Room: Grand Ballroom - Salon A/B/Crush
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FAASM
Speaker: Dr. Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC