OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: UPDATES IN TREATMENT APPROACHES

Friday, October 27, 2023

15:15 – 16:15 EST

Location: Palais, 515ABC

Target Audience: Specialists: cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, endocrinologists, internists, nephrologists,
neurologists, and others., General practice physicians, Research scientists, Residents and Fellows , Allied Health Professionals: Dietitians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Sonographers, Technologists, and others

Planning Committee Member(s)

LB

Laurent Biertho

Chirurgien bariatrique et général
Stephen Glazer

physican
Dr Stephen Glazer
university of toronto
NP

Nicole Pearce
Judy Shiau

Medical Director
LEAF Weight Management Clinic
University of Ottawa
Sanjeev Sockalingam

Scientific Director & Professor of Psychiatry
Obesity Canada & University of Toronto
CAMH & University of Toronto

Chair(s)

LB

Laurent Biertho

Chirurgien bariatrique et général

Disclosure(s):

Stephen Glazer: No financial relationships to disclose

Judy Shiau: No relevant disclosure to display

Sanjeev Sockalingam: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives / Objectifs d'apprentissage:

At the end of this session participants will be able to / Au terme de cette conférence, vous serez:

Review the benefits and limitations of obesity medications and how to practically address questions in your clinic;
List the indications and types of bariatric surgery and their potential benefits on long-term cardiovascular risks reduction; and
Describe the physiologic and metabolic consequences on the cardiovascular system.

Presentations:

15:15 – 15:30 EST

UPDATES ON OBESITY PHARMACOTHERAPY
Presenter: Judy Shiau – LEAF Weight Management Clinic
15:30 – 15:45 EST

BARIATRIC SURGERY CONSIDERATIONS
Presenter: Laurent Biertho
15:45 – 16:00 EST

MANAGING MEDICAL COMORBIDITIES RELATED TO VASCULAR DISEASE
Presenter: Stephen Glazer – Dr Stephen Glazer
16:00 – 16:15 EST

Q&A