Endoluminal and Laparoscopic Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Advanced Course

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2 Endoluminal and Laparoscopic Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Advanced Course Directors of the course: Jacques MARESCAUX Michel VIX Manoel GALVAO NETO Silvana PERRETTA France France Brazil Italy Faculty: Fabrizio ANDREELLI France Kelvin HIGA USA Peter ANGELOS USA Jacques HIMPENS Belgium Henry BUCHWALD USA Leon KATZ USA Almino CARDOSO RAMOS Brazil Nicola SCOPINARO Italy Jean-Marc CHEVALLIER France Shashank SHAH India Peter CROOKES USA Michel SUTER Switzerland Michel DELVAUX France Lee SWANSTRÖM USA Bruno DILLEMANS Belgium Eduardo TARGARONA Spain Local Organization Committee: Amilcar ALZAGA MAGAÑA Mexico Mihaela IGNAT Romania Bernard DALLEMAGNE Belgium Adrian NEDELCU Romania Didier MUTTER France Ornella PEROTTO Italy Michele DIANA Italy Renato SOARES Brazil Antonio D URSO Italy Sharmini VARATHARAJAH France - This program may be subject to modifications -

3 Thursday, December ENDOLUMINAL APPROACH am Registration am Welcome to participants and Introduction of the Faculty D. Mutter am0live AND PRE-RECORDED OPERATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS from the Department of Digestive Surgery NHC Nouvel Hôpital Civil Strasbourg Chairmen Operators: Pouch and anastomosis resizing (Overstitch) EndoBarrier removal Anastomosis resizing by Argon Beam Endoscopic bypass (EndoBarrier placement pre-record) am pm am pm PLENARY SESSIONS - LECTURES Chairmen am ENDOLUMINAL SURGERY General overview of bariatric endoscopy M. Vix / S. Perretta Endoscopic Treatment of complication of bariatric surgery Leaks and chronic fistula Stricture Anastomotic ulcer Band migration CBD Stone after gastric by-pass M. Galvao Neto L. Swanström L. Swanström M. Galvao Neto M. Delvaux am - 15 BREAK Endoscopic revision surgery for failures of conventional bariatric surgey L. Swanström Primary endoscopic bariatric and metabolic procedures Intragastric balloon Apollo endosurgery overstitch Endobarrier TOGA, TERIS, POSE tbd L. Swanström M. Galvao Neto L. Swanström / S. Perretta pm Lunch at the institute

4 Endoluminal and Laparoscopic Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Advanced Course Thursday, December pm pm 2.00 pm pm- OPTION A: LIVE WEBINAR LIVE WEBINAR in the Auditorium pm END OF THE AFTERNOON FREE FREE EVENING pm pm 1.30 pm pm OPTION B: TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE pm Animal Anatomy and definition of procedures to be done Auditorium Faculty: FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPIC TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (MINI-PIGS) Endoluminal procedure LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (MINI-PIGS) Jejunojejunal Anastomosis Gastric Banding Gastric Plication Sleeve Gastrectomy Gastric Bypass pm pm END OF THE SESSION FREE EVENING - This program may be subject to modifications -

5 Friday, December am Evaluation of the previous day am am LIVE AND PRE-RECORDED OPERATIVE DEMONSTRATIONS from the Department of Digestive Surgery NHC Nouvel Hôpital Civil Strasbourg Chairmen Operators Sleeve Gastrectomy Gastric Bypass after band removal Gastric Bypass Mini Gastric Bypass Gastric bypass after sleeve Gastric Plication Pre-recorded Gastric Banding Pre-recorded pm Short Guest lecture Functional, metabolic, and diabetes surgery : which are the right places and the right semantics for these old and new disciplines? N. Scopinaro pm Lunch at the institute pm pm 2.00 pm pm OPTION A: VIDEO-SESSIONS TIPS & TRICKS 1. Review of complications after endoscopic procedures M. Galvao Neto 2. Endoscopic treatment of bleedings after surgery M. Galvao Neto 3. BPD rationale and physiology N. Scopinaro 4. My first 1000 mini gastric bypasses J.M. Chevallier 5. Internal hernia K. Higa 6. GERD and Obesity Surgery K. Higa BREAK Conversion to Duodenal Switch K. Higa 2. Malabsorption K. Higa 3. Why gastric banding is such a bad bariatric procedure? M. Suter 4. Anastomotic ulcer : case discussion M. Suter 5. Age dependant results after gastric bypass M. Suter 6. Where we are in bariatric surgery E. Targarona 7. What to do after failed sleeves E. Targarona

6 Endoluminal and Laparoscopic Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Advanced Course pm pm 2.00 pm pm OPTION B: TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE Faculty: LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINING ON LIVE TISSUE (MINI-PIGS) Jejunojejunal Anastomosis Gastric Banding Gastric Plication Sleeve Gastrectomy Gastric Bypass pm.00 END OF THE SESSION pm pm DINNER AT LES HARAS BRASSERIE IN HONOR OF THE PARTICIPANTS - This program may be subject to modifications -

7 Saturday, December am Evaluation of the previous day am pm 8.00 am pm PLENARY SESSIONS am SELECTION OF PATIENTS & PREOPERATIVE WORKUP Warm-up quiz M. Vix Who are the right candidates? H. Buchwald am TECHNICAL KEY STEPS CURRENT PROCEDURES What s the place for gastric banding today? M. Suter Gastric Bypass:key steps B. Dillemans Gastric Bypass: do we have a gold standard or should we consider other technics? K. Higa Sleeve Gastrectomy:development / results / complications P. Crookes ALTERNATIVES Mini-gastric Bypass: which indications J.M. Chevallier BPD technique and long term outcomes J. Himpens am INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES What s in the pipeline for new bariatric procedures L. Swanström Robotics Revisional Bariatric Surgery L. Katz am Obesity surgery in the aged patient E. Targarona am 15 Break am LONG TERM RESULTS OF BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY H. Buchwald am WEIGHT LOSS FAILURES RE-DO S SURGERY Algorithms after failed gastric bypass B. Dillemans What would you do after failed gastric banding? Sleeve S. Shah Gastric bypass M. Suter What would you do after failed sleeve gastrectomy? Mini-gastric bypass J.M. Chevallier Standard Roux en Y gastric bypass A. Cardoso Ramos What are the options after failed Roux en Y gastric bypass? K. Higa Reversal to normal anatomy J. Himpens pm Lunch at the institute

8 Endoluminal and Laparoscopic Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Advanced Course Saturday, December pm pm.00 pm pm PLENARY SESSIONS pm FROM BARIATRIC TO METABOLIC SURGERY Glucose homeostasis and bariatric surgery F. Andreelli pm MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATIONS P. Crookes GASTRIC BAND Pouch dilatations M. Vix Intragastric migration M. Vix Cava laceration / Gastric necrosis J. Himpens BYPASS Anastomotic ulcers and gastrojejunal stenosis K. Higa Leak after RYGB caused by trocar hernia J. Himpens Unusual bowel obstruction after RYGB (Bezoar) A. Cardoso Ramos Pain and internal hernias M. Suter SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY Leak : diagnosis and treatment M. Galvao Neto Reflux S. Shah Strictures J. Himpens pm CLOSING LECTURE Ethics and New Technology : are we honest with our patients P. Angelos pm End of session delivery of certificates of attendance - This program may be subject to modifications -

9 COURSE ACCREDITATIONS This course meets the guidelines established in the "SAGES Framework for Post-Residency Surgical Education and Training" and is endorsed by the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) This course is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). EACCME credits are also recognized by the American Medical Association towards the Physician s Recognition Award (PRA).

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