COURSE GUIDE - International Association for the Study of Obesity

ProgrammeThursday 28th July 2011Location:Howard Theatre12.30 – 14.00: Registration and welcome buffet lunch14.00 – 14.30: Obesity 2011 - Where are we today?Stephan Rössner (Sweden)14.30 – 15.00: Epidemiology and the prevalence of obesityPhilip James (UK)15.00 – 15.30: Collecting data on obesity for public health:Experiences from the National Obesity ObservatoryHarry Rutter (UK)15.30 – 16.00: Genetics of obesitySadaf Farooqi (UK)16.00 – 16.30: Afternoon Coffee Break16.30 – 17.00: Obesity related diseaseStephan Rössner, Philip James, Nick Finer17.00 – 17.30: Energy balance and body compositionPhilip James (UK)17.30 – 18.00: Aetiological approach to the assessment of obesityArya Sharma (Canada)Friday 29th July 2011Location:Howard Theatre09.00 – 09.10: Welcome and IntroductionArne Astrup (Denmark)09.10 – 09.30: Commissioning obesity care and weightmanagement servicesDavid Haslam (UK)09.30 – 09.50: How do you judge the quality of evidence?Robin Harbour (UK)09.50 – 10.10: Weight reduction in osteoarthritis: Evidence from trials– Body composition changes and clinical outcomesHenning Bliddal (Denmark)10.10 – 10.30: Biomechanics of weight loss: Walking quality andfunctional implicationsMarius Henriksen (Denmark)10.30 – 11.00: Morning Coffee Break11.00 – 11.20: Case presentations: OsteoarthritisPia Christensen (Denmark)11.20 – 11.50: Weight management in diabetesMike Lean (UK)12.00 – 13.00: LunchChair: Henning Bliddal (Denmark)13.00 – 13.30: Sleep apnoea: Health implications and managementJohn Shneerson (UK)13.30 – 13.50: Diabetes, sleep apnoea and obesityStephan Rössner (Sweden)13.50 – 14.10: Case presentations: Sleep apnoeaKari Johansson (Sweden)14.10 – 14.30: When is surgical treatment for obesity appropriate?Arya Sharma (Canada)14.30 – 14.45: Case presentations: Weight loss before bariatric surgeryLucy Jones (UK)14.45 – 15.05: The challenges of weight management in primarycare practiceCharles Capper (UK)15.05 – 15.35: Afternoon Coffee BreakRound table DiscussionAstrup/Rössner/Sharma/Bliddal15.35 – 15.40: Chair - Arya Sharma (Canada)15.40 – 15.55: Body composition changes and adverse effectsPia Christensen (Denmark)15.55 – 16.10: Health economics of weight lossTo be announced16.10 – 16.25: Changes in lean body mass and bone mass afterweight lossLucy Jones (UK)Closing remarks16.25 – 16.55: How will health care providers deliver high qualityobesity care in the next five to ten years?Carel Le Roux (UK)18.30 – 22.30: Evening Entertainment18.30 – 19.15: Musical performance in the Howard TheatreThe Harris Quartet from Cambridge19.15 – 19.45: Drinks reception19.45 – 22.30: Delegate gala dinner including speech from GeorgeBray - Advances in understanding human obesity:The past 50 years13