SESSION XI

COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES: THE ROLE OF INTERVENTIONAL THERAPIES
(4:30 – 5:45 pm))

Session Chair
Robin Goland (USA)
Louis Aronne (USA)

Program Committee
Francesco Rubino (USA)
Jane Seley (USA)

Objectives
• To discuss the daily challenges of diabetes management
• To discuss barriers and opportunities offered by interventional therapies of diabetes
• To discuss how to improve standards of care in diabetes surgery
• To discuss the surgical treatment of diabetes from the professional and patient perspectives

Keynote Lectures
• Current Challenges in the Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes – What the Future Holds- Louis Aronne (USA)
• Improving Standards of Surgical Care - The Lesson from Centers of Excellence- Walter Pories (USA)

Panel Discussion
Surgical Treatment of Diabetes From the Patient and Professional Perspective

Moderators
TBD

Panelists
Patient with:
T2D being successfully treated by conventional therapies
T2D who has been successfully treated by bariatric surgery
Unsatisfactory results after bariatric surgery
Unsatisfactory results under conventional diabetes treatment

The point of view:
The Diabetologist- Robin Goland (USA)
The Diabetes Educator- Jane Seley (USA)
The Surgeon- Alfons Pomp (USA)
The Family Physician- TBD
The Sociologist- TBD