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Panel Session: IFSO Asia Pacific - Bariatric Surgery in the Low BMI Asian Patient Population

Moderators

Ninh T. Nguyen, MD; Peng (Charles) Zhang, MD, PhD; Kazunori Kasama, MD

Session Overview and Target Audience

This session will overview the physiological variation between western and Asian populations, and provide the update on the current bariatric surgery practice in low BMI patients in Asia. Discussions will be interactive to address the treatment options for low BMI obese adults and adolescents. The target audience includes surgeons, medical physicians and allied health members caring for diabetic and/or obese patients and researchers studying obesity and diabetes.

Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explore the physiological uniqueness in Asian population.
  • Evaluate the outcome of bariatric surgery in low BMI Asian patients.
  • Describe multi-disciplinary management of mild obesity in Asian adolescents.
  • Discuss the rational and outcome optimization of bariatric surgery in low BMI patients.

Session Agenda

Time Topic/Paper
1:30pm

Welcome and Introduction

Ninh T. Nguyen, MD

1:35pm

Sleeve Gastrectomy for Metabolic Syndrome in Low BMI Patients

Cunchuan Wang, MD, PhD

1:45pm

Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodenal Jejunal Bypass for Low BMI Diabetic Japanese Patients

Yosuke Seki, MD

1:55pm

Effect of BMI Stratification on Metabolism and Gut Hormones in Type-2 Diabetic Obese Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy at an Indian Center: Mathematical Portents for Metabolic Surgery

Suviraj John, MBBS, MS, DNB, FNB, FIAGES

2:05pm

Effect of RYGB on the Remission of T2DM: A 3-Year Study in Chinese Patients with BMI<30 kg/m2

Pin Zhang, MD

2:15pm

Role of Predictors of Success after Metabolic Surgery in Low BMI Asian Patients

Wei-Jei Lee, MD

2:25pm

Q&A Panel Discussion

3:00pm

Adjourn

Details

  • Friday 11/6/15
  • 1:30pm - 3:00pm
  • LACC
    Room Concourse 150+151
  • CME CEU
    1.5 credits available
ASMBS TOS

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