AGENDA - Obesity Summit 2008: September 10-12, 2008, Cleveland, Ohio

Agenda

Industry Program	Clinical Program
Wednesday, September 10	Thursday, September 11 \| Friday, September 12

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 — Industry Program (NON-CME Day)
7:00 am	Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits Bank of America Conference Center, 3rd Floor
8:00 am	Welcome - Joseph F. Hahn, MD
Session I: State-of-the-Disease State: Recent Advances Moderator: Lee Wrubel, MD
8:10 am	New Understanding of Disease Etiology and Implications - Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD Recent Clinical Trial Results and Implications for Disease Treatment
8:40 am	Pharmaceuticals - Richard Atkinson, MD
9:00 am	Medical Devices - Philip Schauer, MD
9:20 am	Panel Discussion, Q & A
9:40 am	Break: Exhibits & Refreshments

Session II: Obesity and Healthcare Policy: Presidential Candidates Debate
Key policy advisors for the Presidential candidates will present the candidates’ proposals for health care, especially as they relate to obesity. A panel of healthcare experts will discuss their policies and ask questions.
	Moderator: Tom Beres, Senior Political Correspondent, WKYC-TV Presidential Candidate Advisors: Jenelle Krishnamoorthy, PhD Mark E. Votruba, PhD Discussion Panelists: Michael McMillan Steven Nissen, MD Michael O’Donnell, MD James Young, MD
10:10 am	Presentations
10:50 am	Panel Discussion
11:30 am	Audience Q & A
11:45 am	Lunch + Symposium
11:45 am	Lunch & Symposium: Obesity Initiatives in Corporate Wellness Programs
	Moderator: Michael McMillan Panelists: Scott McFarland Joe Patrnchak Paul Terpeluk, DO David Epstein, MD Deborah Francis, Weight Watchers

Session III: Pharmaceutical Companies and Obesity: A View From the Trenches
This session will feature a panel of experts discussing various aspects of the market for obesity drugs from the perspective of larger companies. Panelists will include key representatives from pharmaceutical and biotech companies as well as investors.
	Moderator: Donna Ryan, MD Panelists: Jonathan T. Silverstein, OrbiMed Advisors Hurbert Chen, MD, Amylin Sethu Reddy, MD, Merck Karen Segal, PhD, Sanofi-Aventis Peter Tam, Vivus
12:45 pm	Presentations
1:05 pm	Panel Discussion
1:25 pm	Audience Q & A

Session IV: Medical Device Opportunities and Market Development
A panel of representatives from larger medical device companies will discuss their views on product development, clinical trials, reimbursement, and market development.
	Moderator: Michael Villalobos, PhD Panelists: Eric Bruno, Ethicon Endo-Surgery US Scott Cunningham, Covidien Tiffanie Gilbreth, Stryker Greg S. Lea, EnteroMedics
1:45 pm	Presentations
2:05 pm	Panel Discussion
2:25 pm	Audience Q & A
2:45 pm	Break: Exhibits & Refreshments

Session V: Bringing the Obesity Fight into the Digital Age
A panel of representatives from larger medical device companies will discuss their views on product development, clinical trials, reimbursement, and market development.
	Moderator: James C. Rosser, Jr, MD Panelists: C. Martin Harris, MD Tom O’Brien, Ethicon Endo-Surgery US Linda M. Carson, EdD Jim Mault, MD, Microsoft Claude Bergeron, Allergan
3:15 pm	Presentations
4:30 pm	Panel Discussion
5:00 pm	Audience Q & A
5:45 pm	Adjourn

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 — Clinical Practice Program (CME Certified Day)
7:00 am	Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits Bank of America Conference Center, 3rd Floor
8:15 am	Introduction and Audience Poll - Philip Schauer, MD
Session I: Obesity Genesis, Pathophysiology Moderator: David Serre, PhD
8:30 am	Genetic and Environmental Basis of Obesity - Thorkild I.A. Sørensen, MD, Dr Med Sci
8:55 am	Fats and Bugs: How Microorganisms Are Involved in Obesity - Richard Atkinson, MD
9:20 am	Physiologic Adaptations to Weight Loss That Promote Weight Gain - Dan Bessesen, MD
9:45 am	Obesity, Weight Loss, and Mortality - David Allison, PhD
10:05 am	Panel Discussion, Q & A
10:20 am	Break: Exhibits, Refreshments

Session II: Therapeutic Strategies for Obesity Moderator: Robert Zimmerman, MD
10:50 am	Macronutrient Approach to Weight Loss - Gary Foster, PhD
11:05 am	Drug Treatment of Obesity: Past, Present, and Future - Kishore Gadde, MD
11:25 am	Look AHEAD Trial Update: New Directions in Diabetes Therapy - Donna Ryan, MD
11:50 am	Childhood Obesity and Diabetes: Current Management Strategies - Sonia Caprio, MD
12:15 pm	Panel Discussion, Q & A
12:30 pm	Luncheon Symposium: Can we Achieve and Maintain Lifestyle Changes in the Obese Patient? - James O. Hill, MD

- OBESITY SUMMIT & GI UPDATE COMBINED SESSIONS -
Session III: Obesity and Gastroenterology Moderator: Bret Lashner, MD
1:30 pm	Gastroenterology in Obesity Management - Amy Foxx-Orenstein, DO
1:55 pm	Fatty Liver Disease in Obesity - Arthur McCullough, MD
2:15 pm	Obesity and Reflux Disease - Gary Falk, MD
2:35 pm	Gut Hormones and Body Weight Regulation - Randy Seeley, PhD
2:55 pm	NOTES: Endoscopic Approaches for Weight Loss - Philip Schauer, MD
3:15 pm	Panel Discussion, Q & A
3:30 pm	Break: Exhibits & Refreshments
Session IV: Bariatric Surgery and the GI Tract: Expert Panel Debate Moderator: Bipan Chand, MD
3:50 pm	Management Strategies for Challenging Bariatric Surgery Cases Medical Gary Falk, MD Amy Foxx-Orenstein, DO Arthur McCullough, MD Randy Seeley, PhD Surgical Philip Schauer, MD Harvey Sugerman, MD
5:30 pm	Reception

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 — Clinical Practice Program
7:00 am	Continental Breakfast / Exhibits Bank of America Conference Center, 3rd Floor
Session V: Obesity and the Cardio- Metabolic Syndrome Moderator: Leslie Cho, MD
8:00 am	Metabolic-Cardiovascular Syndrome: Advances in Treatments - Steve Haffner, MD
8:25 am	Rimonabant: The Promise and Limitations - Steven Nissen, MD
8:50 am	Weight Loss as Definitive Treatment for Diabetes - John Dixon, MBBS, PhD
9:10 am	Long-term Weight Loss and Mortality: The S.O.S. Study - Lars Sjöström, MD, PhD
9:40 am	Panel discussion, Q & A
9:55 am	Break: Exhibits & Refreshments

Session Vi: Management Strategies: Bariatric Surgery Moderator: Harvey Sugerman, MD
10:15 am	Live Surgery Demonstrations: Gastric Bypass Surgery - Philip Schauer, MD Gastric Restrictive Surgery - Bipan Chand, MD
11:15 am	Surgery for Obesity: How Dangerous Is It? - Harvey Sugerman, MD
11:35 am	Perioperative Psychology Issues - Stephanie Sogg, PhD
11:55 am	New Perioperative Management Guidelines Endorsed by AACE, TOS, ASMBS - Robert Kushner, MD
12:15 pm	Panel Discussion, Q & A
12:30 pm	Summary, Acknowledgements - Philip Schauer, MD
12:45 pm	Adjourn

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