Agenda

Symposium Diabesidad (Obesity Summit Pre-course) Agenda Sunday, October 6 All times in Eastern Time Note that all presentations will be in Spanish.
8:20 am	Opening Remarks
	OBESITY CARE – SETTING THE STAGE Moderator: Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD
8:30 am	The Current State of Obesity Care Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD
8:50 am	Food Insecurity in Obesity Care Ricardo Correa, MD
9:10 am	Obesity Treatment with Muscle Mass Preservation Marcio Griebeler, MD
9:30 am	Does Phenotype Matter? Choosing the right patient for each medication? Carmen Polanco, MD
9:50 am	Panel Discussion Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD Ricardo Correa, MD Marcio Griebeler, MD Carmen Polanco, MD
10:10 am	Break
	TREATING THE PATIENT AS A WHOLE Moderator: Carmen Polanco, MD
10:30 am	Diet, Exercise and Behavioral… all together César Bustos
10:50 am	Body Composition Ricardo Rosero, MD
11:10 am	Obesity as a Chronic Disease and Need for Long Term Treatment Felipe Casanueva, MD, PhD
11:50 am	Panel Discussion César Bustos Felipe Casanueva, MD, PhD Ricardo Rosero, MD
12:10 pm	Lunch break
1:30 pm	Concurrent Workshops
	Workshop 1: How to Use Body Composition in the Clinical Practice. Examples in real life Ricardo Rosero, MD
	Workshop 2: Bariatric Surgery? Ricard Corcelles, MD
	Workshop 3: Lipid Treatment 1 Paulino Alvarez, MD
2:00 pm	Concurrent Workshops
	Workshop 4: Topic TBD Felipe Casanueva MD, PhD
	Workshop 5: Lipid Treatment 2 Paulino Alvarez, MD
	Workshop 6: Clinical Cases in Obesity Care Carmen Polanco, MD
2:30 pm	Break
2:45 pm	Concurrent Workshops
	Workshop 7: Obesity and Diabetes Care in the Elderly Willy Valencia, MD
	Workshop 8: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Juan Pablo Del Rincon, MD
	Workshop 9: Practical Exercise Tips César Bustos
3:15 pm	Concurrent Workshops
	Workshop 10: Obesity and Sleep Apnea Albert Lecube, PhD
	Workshop 11: Clinical Cases Diabesity Oscar Morey Vargas MD
	Workshop 12: Diabesity, Mental Health, Comorbidities: Best Practices Monica Yepes-Rios, MD
3:45 pm	Break
	COMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY Moderator: Marcio Griebeler, MD
4:00 pm	CV, Kidney, Metabolic Benefits of Treating Diabesity: Role of SGLT-2 Inhibitors Oscar Morey Vargas, MD
4:20 pm	Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Yael Mauer, MD
4:40 pm	Obesity, Diabetes and Kidney Disease - Complications Luiza Caramori, MD
5:00 pm	Panel Discussion Luiza Caramori, MD Yael Mauer, MD Oscar Morey Vargas, MD
5:20 pm	Adjourn

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Monday, October 7 All times in Eastern Time Note that all presentations will be in English.
8:00 am	Welcome
8:10 am	Opening Remarks
	SETTING UP THE STAGE Moderators: Marcio Griebeler, MD & Leslie Heinberg PhD
8:15 am	Obesity as a Chronic Disease: Understanding the metabolic adaptation of Obesity Donna Ryan, MD
8:40 am	Unconscious Bias and the Impacts on Patient Care Leslie Heinberg, PhD
9:05 am	Obesity in Primary Care setting Robert Kushner, MD
9:30 am	Are all patients the same? How does Race and Ethnicity change your approach to obesity treatment? Kendalle Cobb, MD
9:55 am	Panel Discussion Kendalle Cobb, MD Leslie Heinberg, PhD Robert Kushner, MD Donna Ryan, MD
10:15 am	Break and Visit Exhibits
	NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY Moderator: Peminda Cabandugama, MD
10:45 am	Ketogenic diets Felipe Casanueva, MD, PhD
11:05 AM	How to Prescribe a Physical Activity Rx César Bustos
11:25 AM	Back to the basics: Obesity Treatment Beyond Medications Robert Kushner, MD
11:45 AM	Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness as Modulators of Health Outcomes Barry Franklin, PhD
12:35 PM	Panel Discussion César Bustos Felipe Casanueva, MD, PhD Barry Franklin, PhD Robert Kushner, MD
12:45 pm	Lunch Break Optional non-CME satellite symposia
2:00 pm	Concurrent Workshops
	Workshop A: Easy Meal Prep Alexis Supan, RD Stephanie Whitling, PA-C
	Workshop B: Patient Assistance Programs to AOM meds Stephanie Ash, MSW Emily Durfey, LSW
	Workshop C: How You De-escalate Other Medications When Treating Obesity Kevin Malloy, PharmD
	Workshop D: Treating Negative Body Image Emily Fink, PsyD
	Workshop E: Latino conversations on Food, Health and Culture Alicia Faggioli, PharmD Monica Yepes-Rios, MD
	Workshop F: Training in Robotic Bariatric Surgery Part One Moderators: Rickesha Wilson, MD, and Ricard Corcelles, MD Maria Brown, MD Adrian Dan, MD, FACS Monique Hassan, MD, MBA Salvador Navarrete, MD Chelsea Feng, MD
2:45 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Concurrent Workshops
	Workshop G: Body Composition Cases and Analysis Ricardo Rosero, MD
	Workshop H: Nutrition Resources for Patients with Diabetes and Obesity Ryan Majcher, RD
	Workshop I: Challenging Clinical Cases Donna Ryan, MD Reena Bose, MD
	Workshop J: Anti-Obesity Management in Surgical Patients W. Scott Butsch, MD Derrick Cetin, DO
	Workshop K: Training in Robotic Bariatric Surgery Part Two Moderators: Rickesha Wilson, MD, and Ricard Corcelles, MD Maria Brown, MD Adrian Dan, MD, FACS Monique Hassan, MD, MBA Salvador Navarrete, MD Chelsea Feng, MD
3:45 pm	Break and Visit Exhibits
	OBESITY THROUGH AGES AND SPECIFIC POPULATIONS Moderator: Samina Yunus, MD & Ricardo Correa, MD
4:00 pm	Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: What Is It? Ashish Sarraju, MD
4:20 pm	Obesity Treatment in the Transgender Population Ricardo Correa, MD
4:40 pm	The Not-so-sweet cardiovascular impact of artificial sweeteners   Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD
5:00 pm	Obesity Pharmacotherapy in the pediatric and adolescent population Lina Alkhaled, MD
5:20 pm	Obesity in the Elderly Population Willy Valencia, MD
5:40 pm	Mediterranean diet, exercise and Sleep Apnea Albert Lecube, PhD
6:00 pm	Adjourn
6:00 – 7:30 pm	Attendee Reception

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Tuesday, October 8 All times in Eastern Time Note that all presentations will be in English.
	THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF OBESITY CARE Moderators: Yael Mauer, MD & Reena Bose, MD
8:00 am	How to treat obesity when GLP-1 agonist is not available? Jaime Almandoz, MD
8:25 am	The year in review, hot topics in obesity care Marcio Griebeler, MD
8:50 am	Identify Gaps in Care when Treating Patients with Obesity Jaime Almandoz, MD
9:15 am	Current and Future State of Obesity Care Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD
9:40 am	Panel Discussion and Patient Narratives
10:30 am	Break and Visit Exhibits
	SURGICAL MANAGEMENT Moderators: Ricard Corcelles, MD & Sergio Bardaro, MD
11:00 am	Bariatric Surgery in the GLP-1RA Era Ali Aminian, MD
11:25 am	Metabolic pathways in MAFLD: The role of metabolic surgery Fatima Sabench, MD
11:50 am	Adjuvant obesity pharmacotherapy in the surgical patient W. Scott Butsch, MD
12:15 pm	Implementing AI, Digital Surgery, and Simulation for Obesity Treatments Matthew Kroh, MD
12:40 pm	Panel Discussion Ali Aminian, MD W. Scott Butsch, MD Matthew Kroh, MD Fatima Sabench, MD
1:05 pm	Lunch Break Optional non-CME satellite symposia
2:15 pm	Concurrent Workshops
	Workshop L: Weight Stigmatization and motivational interviewing Ninoska Peterson, PhD Rheanna Brown, PhD
	Workshop M: Every calorie is not the same: processed VS unprocessed food Donna Ryan, MD Vinni Makin, MD
	Workshop N: Challenging Clinical Cases Timothy Garvey, MD Yael Mauer, MD
	Workshop O: Obesity Care in a Community Hospital Setting Donald Cundiff, MD
	Workshop P: Workshop P: Racial Differences in Obesity and Insulin resistance in the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient Moises Auron, MD
3:00 pm	Break and Visit Exhibits
	Innovations and Treatment Moderators: Vinni Makin, MD & Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD
3:15 pm	Updates and Innovations in Bariatric Metabolic Endoscopy Roberto Simons-Linares, MD
3:40 pm	Obesity Innovations in Europe Albert Lecube MD, PhD
4:05 pm	The New Kids on the Block, GLP1-RA and GIP agonists and more… emerging therapies Timothy Garvey, MD
4:30 pm	Digital Innovation at Cleveland Clinic Jerry Wilmink, PhD, MBA
4:55 pm	Panel Discussion and Wrap Up Timothy Garvey, MD Albert Lecube MD, PhD Roberto Simons Linares, MD Jerry Wilmink, PhD, MBA
5:25 pm	Adjourn

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