• Governmental Issues
• Patient Safety
• Medical Evaluation
• Assessing the Value of Weight Loss
• Science of Obesity
• Paying for Performance
• Special Issues/Controversies
• Patient Education
• Patient Coverage and Access
• Legal & Tort Issues
• Restoring Health: Long Term Success
• Technical Advances
• Hospital Decision Making
• Credentialing
• Weight Loss Stratagem
• Patient Education & Support
• To Live Healthier: Panel Discussion
• Weight Loss Surgery & Outcomes

I. Governmental Issues

Introduction: Daniel B. Jones, MD
Welcome: Josef E. Fischer, MD

Obesity: a National Health Problem
Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD
Global Problem of Obesity
Stephan Rossner, MD
Obesity as a Disease
William Dietz, MD, PhD
MCAC and NCD Bariatric Coverage
Walter Poires, MD
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Reduction of Medical Errors
Nancy Ridley, MS
Discussion

II. Patient Safety

Centers of Excellence: Best Practice
Walter Pories, MD
Levels of Evidence
David Flum, MD
CMS Status
Bruce Wolfe, MD
American College of Surgeons
Thomas Russell, MD
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Reduction of Medical Errors
Alan Harvey, MD, MBA
Discussion

III. Medical Evaluation

Medical Assessment
Edward Saltzman, MD
Anesthetic Considerations
Stephanie Jones, MD
Nutritional Assessment
Susan Cummings, RD
New Joslin Nutrition Guidelines
Osama Hamdy, MD
Discussion

IV. Assessing the Value of Weight Loss

Health Utility Assessment
Christina Wee, MD, MPH
NHLBI Clinical Guidelines
Karen Donato, MS, RD
Effect of Bariatric Surgery in Severely Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Osama Hamdy, MD
Discussion

V. Science of Obesity

Obesity Medicine
Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD
Molecular Progress-Which Way?
Jeffrey Flier, MD
Curing Diabetes
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD
LABS Next Steps
Bruce Wolfe, MD
Discussion

VI. Paying for Performance

Appealing Denials
Thomas James III, MD
Negotiating with Payors
Justine Carr, MD
ACS Bariatric Network
R. Scott Jones, MD Discussion

VII. Special Issues/Controversies

Weight Gain and Reoperative Surgery
Eric DeMaria, MD
More Conservative Indications for Bariatric Surgery for Adolescent than Adult Patients
Victor Garcia, MD and Thomas Inge, MD
Acceptable Co-morbidity
Scott Shikora, MD
Weight Loss Surgery and Pregnancy
Giselle Hamad, MD
Discussion

VIII. Patient Education

Risk Management Foundation
John McCarthy, MBA
Discussion

IX. Patient Coverage and Access

Disability and Work Loss Issues
Louis Martin, MD
Insurer Perspective
John Fallon, MD
Tufts Health Plan
Allen J. Hinkle, MD
Military Health Plan
Captain Patricia Buss, MD
CIGNA Healthcare
Dick Salmon
Discussion

X. Legal & Tort Issues

The Quality Chasm in Health Care
Harvey Fineberg, MD, PhD
Medical Liability Drives Costs
Bruce Wolfe, MD
Malpractice/Payors
Robert Hanscom, JD
Risk Management Foundation
Luke Sato, MD
Liability in Proctoring
John Kelly, MD
Tort Reform
Alan Harvey, MD, MBA
Discussion

XI. Restoring Health: Long Term Success

JCAHO Patient Safety Initiatives
Peter Angood, MD
Exercise Fit or Fat
Daniel Rooks, ScD
Quality of Life
Ninh Nguyen, MD
Life Long Medical Follow-up
Edward Hatchigian, MD, MS
Dietary Guidelines 2005
George Blackburn, MD, PhD
Discussion

XII. Technical Advances

Facilities Requirements
Barbara Lightizer, MS, MA
Fibrin Sealants
Meng-G Martin Lee, MD
Staple Line Buttress Materials
Ninh Nguyen, MD
Discussion

XIII. Hospital Decision Making

Return on Investment (Winner or Loser)
Anita Courcoulas, MD
The Cost of Setting Up
Malcolm Robinson, MD
Ethics: How to Discuss Medical Errors
Kenneth A. Larsen, LPSY, PhD
Patients of Size (Culture of Sensitivity)
Janey Pratt, MD
Readiness to Change
Diana Cullum-Dugan, RD, LD
Hospital and JCAHO
Kenneth Sands, MD, MPH
Patient Outcomes: Collecting Data
Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH
Discussion

XIV. Credentialing

Mini Fellowships
David Provost, MD
Betsy Lehman-credentialing
John Kelly, MD
Bariatric Training for Nurses
Angi Walsh, RN
Discussion

XV. Weight Loss Strategem

Meal Replacement
George Blackburn, MD, PhD
Weight Watchers
Karen Miller-Kovach, MBA, MS, RD
Efficacy of Weight Loss Modalities
Thomas A. Wadden, PhD
Discussion

XVI. Patient Education & Support

Program Management
Madelyn Fernstrom, PhD
What Patients Need to Know
Helen Flaherty, JD
Web Based Education
Caroline Apovian, MD
Education, Support and Tracking Progress with Technology
James C. Rosser, Jr., MD
Discussion

XVII. To Live Healthier: Panel Discussion

Moderator: Vivian M. Sanchez, MD
Panel includes: Jeffrey Allen, MD; James Rosser, Jr., MD; Helen Lawless; Christopher Burbank

XVIII. Weight Loss Surgery & Outcomes

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Philip Schauer, MD
Laparoscopic Adjustable Band
Christine Ren, MD
Intragastric Balloon
Jeffrey Allen, MD
Gastric Pacing
Scott Shikora, MD