Obesity Symposium: Mountains to Molehills - Making a Difference in Metabolic Disease - Professional Diabetes Conferences

Obesity Symposium: Mountains to Molehills - Making a Difference in Metabolic Disease
December 5, 2008

Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center
Good Samaritan Medical Building #2 Auditorium
1040 NW 22nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97210

OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this program, the participant
should be able to:
1. Describe the current surgical treatment options for morbid obesity: lap band, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and endoscopic therapies.
2. State how support groups play a role in the success of patients after surgery for weight loss.
3. Describe current understanding of Vitamin D and calcium metabolism in the obese
patient.
4. Identify the most effective management strategies for diabetes in the obese patient.
5. Describe how exercise can be used to minimize bone loss in the obese patient.
6. Discuss treatment options for the management of hyperlipidemia in the obese patient.
7. Describe the most common serious complications of bariatric surgery and how to recognize them.

Topics:
Obesity: How High is the Mountain?
Identity Development of the Bariatric Patient

Sleeve Gastrectomy and Endoscopic Therapies
Identity Development of the Bariatric Patient
Sleeve Gastrectomy and Endoscopic Therapies
Diabetes and Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Adjustable Gastric Banding
Calcium and Vitamin D Factors in Blood Pressure, Lipid, and Weight Control
Exercise to Minimize Bone Loss
Hyperlipidemia and Bariatric Surgery
Medical Treatment of Obesity
Post Bariatric Surgery Complications and Emergencies
Panel Discussion: Stump the Experts