SESSION III (ASMBS-SPONSORED)

BARIATRIC SURGERY: DIABETES AND METABOLIC OUTCOMES
(12:00 – 1:00 pm PART 1; 2:00–2:45 pm PART 2)

Session Chair
Philip Schauer (USA)

Program Committee
John Dixon (Australia)
Michel Gagner (USA)

Objectives
To present and discuss the available evidence on:

• Glycemic and metabolic control after bariatric surgery
• Technical complications and metabolic disadvantages of bariatric surgery
• Mortality rates from bariatric surgery and other common gastrointestinal operations
• The impact of surgery on diabetes-specific morbidity and mortality

Keynote Lectures
• Bariatric Procedures: Overview of Diabetes Outcomes and Metabolic Control- Philip Schauer (USA)
• Mortality and Morbidity of Bariatric Surgery and a Comparison with Other Commonly Performed Surgical Operations - Bruce Wolfe (USA)
• Bariatric Surgery: Effect on Diabetes- Specific Morbidity and Mortality-Ted Adams (USA)

Panel Discussion
Adequacy of Diabetes Control and Achievement of Diabetic and Metabolic Targets: Resolution, Remission or Cure? Weighing Risks and Benefits

Moderators
Philip Schauer (USA)

Panelists
Harry Buchwald (USA)
John Buse (USA)
John Dixon (Australia)
Allison Goldfine (USA)
Antonio Gotto, Jr. (USA)
Richard Hellman (USA)
Antonio Lacy (Spain)
Mario Morino (Italy)
Xavier Pi-Sunyer (USA)