New York Marriott Marquis in the heart of Times Square

SLEEVE GASTRECTOMYINTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS SUMMIT FOR

4 T H A N N U A L

Course Director: Michel Gagner, MD

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New York City!December 6-8,2012®

The surgical technique of laparoscopic sleevegastrectomy continues to evolve and therefore,we as surgeons need to continue to keep currentwith the changes in order to deliver our patientsthe best possible care.

The 4TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS SUMMIT FOR SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

(ICSSG) promises to continue its established history of bringing together

the world’s best known surgeons in the field of bariatric surgery to discuss

the most current studies and demonstrate the latest techniques in

laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

This meeting generates an audience of more than 325 surgeons, and this

year is expected to be even bigger and better as we once again join

together in New York City on December 6-8, 2012.

For high-risk obese patients seeking weight loss surgery, such as gastric

band, gastric bypass, or duodenal switch, it may be safer and more

effective to conduct a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as the primary

procedure, or as the first stage of a two-stage procedure. LSG was initially

introduced for the super obese patient in order to reduce the perioperative

risk, but results have shown that the LSG procedure is as effective as gastric

bypass in EWL% over a three-year period.

This summit includes:

• Live surgery observation

• Full-day course of didactic sessions and case reviews

• Consensus panel on effectiveness of LSG as a primary operation.

Overview

Learning Objectives

Faculty

Michel Gagner, MDProfessor of SurgeryHerbert Wertheim College of MedicineFlorida International UniversityMiami, FLChief of Bariatric and MetabolicSurgery CliniqueMichel Gagner, MD, Inc.Montreal, QC, Canada

At the completion of this programthe surgeon will be able to:

• Describe indications, contraindicationsand surgical guidelines for LSGas a primary operation.

• Discuss equipment and instrumentationfor LSG.

• Identify steps of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.• Discuss postoperative care and nutritional support options for LSG patients.• Describe strategies to avoid or treat common complications following this

operation.• Comprehend revision and conversion strategies.

Director

Luigi Angrisani, MD(Italy)

Nicola Basso, MD(Italy)

Drake Bellanger, MD(USA)

Camilo Boza, MD(Chile)

Guy-Bernard Cadière, MD PhD(Belgium)

Elie Chouillard, MD(France)

Paul Cirangle, MD(USA)

Leon Cohen, MD(Australia)

Ricardo Cohen, MD(Brazil)

Giovanni Dapri, MD(Belgium)

Jacques Himpens, MD(Belgium)

Santiago Horgan, MD(USA)

William Inabnet III, MD(USA)

Daniel Jones, MD(USA)

Gregg Jossart, MD(USA)

Kazunori Kasama, MD(Japan)

Keith Kim, MD(USA)

Antonio Lacy, MD(Spain)

Robert Marema, MD(USA)

Karl Miller, MD(Austria)

Ninh Nguyen, MD(USA)

David Nocca, MD(France)

Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, MD(USA)

Manish Parikh, MD(USA)

Alfons Pomp, MD(USA)

Vivek Prachand, MD(USA)

Gerhard Prager, MD(Austria)

Tomasz Rogula, MD(USA)

Raul Rosenthal, MD(USA)

Mitchell Roslin, MD(USA)

Franceso Rubino, MD(USA)

Alan Saber, MD(USA)

Andrés Sanchez-Pernaute, MD(Spain)

Scott Shikora, MD(USA)

Roberto Tacchino, MD(Italy)

Julio Teixeira, MD(USA)

Augusto Tinoco, MD, PhD(Brazil)

Antonio Torres, MD, PhD(Spain)

Pierre Verhaeghe, MD(France)

Rudolf Weiner, MD(Germany)

Natan Zundel, MD(USA)

(FACULTY MAY CHANGE)

Agenda

Thursday December 6, 2012

(FACULTY MAY CHANGE)

Morning SessionModerators: Michel Gagner, MD • Ninh Nguyen, MDPanelists: Alan Saber, MD • Daniel Jones, MD • Scott Shikora, MDLuigi Angrisani, MD

CLASSIC LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVEOperator: David Nocca, MD • Antonio Lacy, MD • Drake Bellanger, MD

BAND TO SLEEVEOperator: Guy-Bernard Cadiere, MD, PhD • Pierre Verhaeghe, MD

SINGLE PORT OR REDUCED PORTS SLEEVEOperator: Julio Teixeira, MD • Giovanni Dapri, MD

BYPASS AFTER SLEEVEOperator: Raul Rosenthal, MD • Roberto Tacchino, MD

Afternoon SessionModerators: Michel Gagner, MD • Alfons Pomp, MDPanelists: Paul Cirangle, MD • Jacques Himpens, MD • Mitchell Roslin, MDAntonio Torres, MD, PhD

NEW TECHNOLOGY AND SLEEVEOperator: Robert Marema, MD • Keith Kim, MD • Elie Chouillard, MD

RE-SLEEVE AND HIATAL HERNIAOperator: Gregg Jossart , MD • Leon Cohen, MD • Santiago Horgan, MD

COMPLICATED CASES (Plicating the sleeve, Gastric plication and Bypass to sleeve)Operator: Natan Zundel, MD • Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, MD • William Inabnet III, MD

SLEEVE TO DS, TO DJBOperator: Vivek Prachand, MD • Kazunori Kasama, MD • Augusto Tinoco, MD, PhDAndrés Sanchez-Pernaute, MD

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Live Surgery AttendanceSeveral live Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies from hospitals around the worldwill be broadcast. We hope to present different ways to do the operation, and fromvarious clinical scenarios. Second stage operations and revisions for complicationswill also be shown. Audience members will be able to interact with our internationalfaculty of leading experts.

8:00 a.m. Welcome Address

8:15 a.m. Rationale/Indications/Contraindications

Understanding the mechanisms, how does it work?

(new hormonal and physiological pressure/volume studies)

9:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits

10:00 a.m. Cohorts with 5 year results

Meta-analysis

Comparative studies (sleeve vs. banding, sleeve vs. bypass)

12:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits

1:00 p.m. Early Complications (leaks, bleeding, obstruction)

2:45 p.m. Break and Exhibits

3:00 p.m. Late Complications (fistulas, hiatal hernias/reflux, strictures)

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Conversions

(re-sleeve, sleeve to bypass, sleeve to DS, sleeve to band)

9:45 a.m. Break and Exhibits

10:00 a.m. Sleeve as a Revisional Surgery

(band to sleeve, VBC to sleeve, bypass to sleeve)

12:00 p.m. Consensus Voting

1:00 p.m. Adjourn

Saturday December 8, 2012

Friday December 7, 2012

A limited block of rooms is available at theNew York Marriott Marquis Times Square.

CME Accreditation and DesignationTouro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine and Ciné-Med areco-providers and co-sponsors of this activity.

Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited bythe ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine designates this liveactivity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physiciansshould only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participationin the activity.

Activity Goal: This activity is designed to address the following ABMS / IOMcompetencies: Patient Care and Medical Knowledge

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