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1 Obesity across nations, life span and levels of health care Prevention, treatment and research 10 Year Anniversary Symposium for the Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg November at Farris Bad, Larvik, Norway Obesity across nations, life span and levels of health care Page 1 of 6

2 Organizing committee Erik Tholin Astrid Hillestad Linda Mathisen Line Kristin Johnson Nina Wahlman Iversen Research administrator (MD) Head of the outpatient clinic (Morbid Obesity Center) Medical Secretary Dietitian (MSc, PhD) Medical Secretary Program committee Jøran Hjelmesæth Rune Sandbu Samira Lekhal Randi Størdal Lund Jens Kristoffer Hertel Professor (MD, PhD), Head of the Morbid Obesity Center Chief Surgeon ((MD, PhD) Consultant (MD, PhD) Consultant (MD) Senior Researcher (MSc, PhD) Obesity across nations, life span and levels of health care Page 2 of 6

3 Speakers State Secretary Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg, the Ministry of Health and Care Services, Oslo, Norway. Prof. Knut-Inge Klepp, Director General, the Norwegian Directorate of Health. Prof. MD PhD Kristian Midthjell, Department of Public Health and General Practice, The Nord- Trøndelag Health Study, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Mr. Per Møller Axelsen, Experienced user, Patient Education Resource Center, Department of Morbid obesity and Bariatric surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Aker. MD PhD Gunhild A. Stordalen, Founder & Chair, Stordalen Foundation & GreeNudge, and Director, EAT Initiative and EAT Stockholm Food Forum. Jo Jewell, Nutrition and Obesity Policy Consultant, Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Life- Course, WHO Regional Office for Europe. MD PhD Unni Mette Stamnes Køpp, Department of Pediatrics, Sørlandet Hospital Trust, Kristiansand. MD PhD Petur Juliusson, Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen. MD PhD Torsten Olbers, Department of Surgery, Medicine and Pediatrics, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Institute of Clinical Sciences, and Centre of Obesity at the Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. MD PhD Samira Lekhal, Head of the Childrens and Adolecents Department at the Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway. MD Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, Head of the Obesity Care Program of the University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland and member of the European Childhood Obesity Task Force. Docent MD PhD Ingmar Näslund, Dept. of Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden. Prof. PhD Ronette L. Kolotkin, Obesity and Quality of Life Consulting, Durham, North Carolina, US. Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, US.and Department of Health Studies, Sogn og Fjordane University college, Førde, Norway; Department of Surgery, Førde Central Hospital, Norway; Morbid Obesity Centre, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway. Prof. MD PhD Donna H. Ryan, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US. Prof. MD PhD Jøran Hjelmesæth, Head of the Morbid Obesity Centre and Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway. Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway. Obesity across nations, life span and levels of health care Page 3 of 6

4 Program Thursday Nov 13th Saturday Nov 15th, 2014 Thursday November 13th : Refreshments and get-together. Pre-Meetings (board, research projects, NASO, etc) Friday November : Welcome address. Prof. Jøran Hjelmesæth and Chief Surgeon Rune Sandbu Seminar 1: The obesity epidemic has reached Norway time for action? : What can the Norwegian government do to combat the obesity epidemic? State Secretary Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg : Discussion : Public health actions needed in order to stop the obesity epidemic. Prof. Knut-Inge Klepp, Director General : Discussion : Morning coffee/tea and fruits : The HUNT-Study the increasing prevalence of abdominal obesity and its health implications. Prof. MD PhD Kristian Midthjell : Patient perspective - what can be learned from patients with obesity? Mr. Per Møller Axelsen : Discussion : Improving the Health of People and Planet, One Bite at a Time MD PhD Gunhild A. Stordalen : Keynote lecture 1 Children and Young People Should Be Protected Against Marketing of Unhealthy Food Strong Legal Restrictions or Self Regulation? Consultant Jo Jewell : Discussion : Lunch Obesity across nations, life span and levels of health care Page 4 of 6

5 Seminar 2: Obesity in children prevention, behavioral therapy or bariatric surgery? : Obesity from mother to child? MD PhD Unni Mette Stamnes Køpp : Discussion : Using CBT to treat childhood obesity : Discussion MD PhD Petur Juliusson : Surgery to treat childhood obesity? : Discussion MD PhD Torsten Olbers : Afternoon coffee/tea and fruits : Multidisciplinary treatment of severe childhood obesity experience from : Discussion a tertiary care centre. MD PhD Samira Lekhal : Keynote lecture 2 How to promote a healthy lifestyle for obese children? Experiences from the Pediatric Exercise Medicine and Obesity Care Program in Geneva, Switzerland : Discussion MD Nathalie Farpour-Lambert : Time to enjoy the magnificent SPA resort : Dinner and entertainment Obesity across nations, life span and levels of health care Page 5 of 6

6 Saturday November 15 Seminar 3: From bariatric surgery to diet and exercise any evidence? : What are the knowledge gaps in obesity treatment and how can they be filled? Prof. MD PhD Donna H. Ryan : Discussion : Bariatric surgery: do the benefits really outweigh the risks? Docent MD PhD Ingmar Näslund : Discussion : Does weight loss improve long term health-related quality of life - bariatric surgery vs. intensive lifestyle intervention? Prof. PhD Ronette L. Kolotkin : Discussion : Morning coffee/tea and fruits : Keynote lecture 3 Can obesity be treated with lifestyle prescription? Prof. MD PhD Donna H. Ryan : Discussion : Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks. Prof. MD PhD Jøran Hjelmesæth : Lunch and departure Obesity across nations, life span and levels of health care Page 6 of 6

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