Course Directors:
Alfons Pomp, MD, FASMBS and Guilherme Campos, MD, FASMBS

*Up to 3.25 CME credits available.*

Course Overview and Target Audience:
This is an ASMBS course designed for practicing bariatric surgeons and physicians involved in the treatment of obesity and metabolic disorders.  Sleeve gastrectomy is gaining popularity as a primary bariatric operation for the treatment of morbid obesity. This course features the techniques and outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy including long-term data to support the sleeve gastrectomy as a primary bariatric operation. Additionally, this program will also focus on complications inherent to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Course Objective:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Define the techniques and outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy
• Explain common complications following sleeve gastrectomy procedure for weight loss and their preventive measures
• Identify revisional strategies for weight loss failures after sleeve gastrectomy procedure
• Apply the technique of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and comprehend the single-incision concept

Maintenance of Certification:
For bariatric surgeons, surgeons new to the field of bariatric surgery, and primary clinicians, this event will provide CME in their specific specialty to comply with Maintenance of Certification (MOC) in the following areas:  (1) Patient Care, (2) Medical Knowledge, (5) Systems-Based Practice, and (6) Practice-Based Learning and Improvement.

Course Outline:

7:00am
Registration

7:45am
Introduction – Alfons Pomp, MD, FASMBS

Session I:  Indications

7:50am
Indications – Guilherme Campos, MD, FASMBS

8:10am
How I Do It “Standard” – Greg Dakin, MD, FASMBS

8:30am
Single Incision – Julio Teixeira, MD

8:50 am
Technical Pearls – Michel Gagner, MD, FASMBS

9:10am
Conversion :
RYGB – Samer Mattar, MD, FASMBS
DS – Vivek Prachand, MD

9:30am
Q&A Session

9:45am
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

Session II:  Management of Complications

10:30am
Leaks – Manoel Galvao Neto, MD

10:50am
Obstruction/GERD – Raul Rosenthal, MD, FASMBS

11:10am
Revisions – Jacques Himpens, MD

11:30am
Q&A Session

11:45am
Lunch Served in the Exhibit Hall