SC 7 - BARIATRIC SURGERY PRIMER
Monday, April 26 8:00 am-12:05 pm (lectures and panel discussion), 1:30-4:40 pm (lectures and panel discussion) and 6:30-8:45 pm (lectureship and dinner)

Tuesday, April 27 8:00-9:50 am (lectures and panel discussion) and 10:10 am-5:30 pm (live, interactive, closed-circuit televised presentations and panel discussion)

Chair: Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN
Associate Chair: Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN
16 HOURS FEE: $850

This intense, two-day course will feature didactic presentations, panels, and live, interactive, closed-circuit televised sessions to provide a broad overview of bariatric surgery. Participants will be able to describe the epidemiology, etiology, and incidence of morbid obesity and outline the physiologic basis for bariatric surgery. Criteria for identification of appropriate surgical candidates will be outlined, and various bariatric surgical procedures; such as laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, vertical banded gastroplasty, gastric bypass, and duodenal switch will be presented. The pre-, intra-, and postoperative care associated with each procedure will be described, along with the possible postoperative complications and their appropriate management and prevention strategies. In addition, principles underlying a multidisciplinary approach to bariatric surgery and the consequences of post bariatric weight loss will be discussed. Six live, interactive, closed-circuit televised operations, primarily featuring laparoscopic techniques, will be performed by world-renowned surgeons. The course will also include presentations regarding insurance, billing, coding, and liability issues relating to bariatric surgery, as well as the ethical perspectives on elective surgery for metabolic disease. A special evening presentation by an international expert and dinner are included as part of the course. Guest tickets are available for the dinner and evening presentation. For additional information, please contact Rosemary Morrison at rmorrison@facs.org.

Session I - Lectures and Panel Discussion
Monday, April 26 8:00 am-12:05 pm
Moderator: Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN

Introduction
Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN

The Disease of Morbid Obesity: Incidence and Demography
Kelvin D. Higa, MD, FACS, Fresno, CA

Energy Metabolism and the Biochemistry of Morbid Obesity
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN

Comorbid Conditions of Morbid Obesity
Michael G. Sarr, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN

Evolution of Bariatric Surgery Procedures
Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN

Discussion Panel
Moderator: Michael G. Sarr, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN
Faculty and Audience Participation

Break (9:55-10:15 am)

Gastric Banding
Louis F. Martin, MD, FACS, New Orleans, LA

Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
James W. Maher, MD, FACS, Iowa City, IA

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Standard and Long Limb
Philip R. Schauer, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA

Biliopancreatic Diversion/Duodenal Switch
Douglas S. Hess, MD, FACS, Bowling Green, OH

Discussion Panel
Moderator: James W. Maher, MD, FACS, Iowa City, IA
Faculty and Audience Participation

Session II - Lectures and Panel Discussion
Monday, April 26 1:30-4:40 pm
Moderator: Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN

Ancillary Intraoperative Procedures During Bariatric Surgery
Kelvin D. Higa, MD, FACS, Fresno, CA

Pre-, Intra-, and Postoperative Care of the Bariatric Patient
Philip R. Schauer, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA

Bariatric Surgery Complications and Their Management
Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD, FACS, Shreveport, LA

Bariatric Surgery Failures, Revisions, and Reversals
Alan C. Wittgrove, MD, FACS, San Diego, CA

Discussion Panel
Moderator Alan C. Wittgrove, MD, FACS, San Diego, CA
Faculty and Audience Participation

Break (3:20-3:40 pm)

Controversy Panel I: Can a Specific Patient Be Matched to a Specific Operation?
Moderator: Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN
Panelists: James W. Maher, MD, FACS, Iowa City, IA
Douglas S. Hess, MD, FACS, Bowling Green, OH
Michael G. Sarr, MD, FACS, Rochester, MN
Alan C. Wittgrove, MD, FACS, San Diego, CA
Audience Participation

Session III - Special Lectureship and Dinner
Monday, April 26 6:30-8:45 pm

Dinner

The Physiology of Weight Change In Bariatric Surgery
Moderator: Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN
Presenter: Nicola Scopinaro, MD, Genoa, Italy

Session IV - Lectures and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 27 8:00-9:50 am

Post Weight Loss Reconstructive Surgery
Al S. Aly, MD, FACS, Iowa City, IA

The Professional Bariatric Surgery Team and Center
Kenneth G. MacDonald, Jr., MD, FACS, Greenville, NC

Reimbursement: Billing, Coding, and Insurance in Bariatric Surgery
Louis F. Martin, MD, FACS, New Orleans, LA

Professional Liability in Bariatric Surgery
S. Ross Fox, MD, PhD, Tacoma, WA

Discussion Panel
Moderator: Kenneth G. MacDonald, Jr., MD, FACS, Greenville, NC
Faculty and Audience Participation

Break (9:50-10:10 am)

Session V - Live, Interactive Closed-Circuit Televised Presentations and Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 27 10:10 am-5:30 pm

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
Jeff W. Allen, MD, FACS, Louisville, KY

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Circular Stapler Technique
Daniel M. Herron, MD, FACS, New York, NY

Working Lunch- Box Lunches Provided (12:00 noon)

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Circular Stapler Technique and Band
Robert T. Marema, MD, FACS, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Linear Technique
Eric J. DeMaria, MD, PhD, FACS, Richmond, VA

Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
J. Kenneth Champion, MD, FACS, Marietta, GA
Michael D. Williams, MD, FACS, Atlanta, GA

Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch
Robert A. Rabkin, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA

Controversy Panel II: Open versus Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Moderator: Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN
Panelists
S. Ross Fox, MD, PhD, Tacoma, WA
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN
Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD, FACS, Shreveport, LA
Kenneth G. MacDonald, Jr., MD, FACS, Greenville, NC
Alan C. Wittgrove, MD, FACS, San Diego, CA
Audience Participation

Conclusion
Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, Minneapolis, MN

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