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BARIATRIC SURGERY CONFERENCE OF THE CASCADES

Metabolic Mechanisms and Consequences of Bariatric Surgery

October 23—25, 2008 

Bringing together primary care physicians and bariatric surgeons

Please Join Us in Bend, Oregon! This two-day conference provides a forum for an integrated learning experience about bariatric surgery. The conference is of value to primary care physicians, bariatric surgeons, nurses, dieticians, social workers, and other allied health professionals who are involved in the care and management of the morbidly obese patient.

Carefully selected national speakers as well as local experts will ensure this is a high quality education event. Several workshops are being designed to complement the plenary sessions and will address many clinical aspects in the management of the morbidly obese patient. Faculty will lead sessions targeted to specific areas of interest to the primary care provider.

Who Should Attend

Obesity affects one in four individuals in the Northwest. Bariatric surgery is the most effective means of  sustained weight loss, but the physiologic and emotional impact on patients can be challenging.  This conference will provide a forum for primary care physicians, surgeons and other healthcare providers to come together for an integrated learning experience.  In addition to plenary sessions, experts will lead smaller breakout sessions targeted to specific areas of interest to the primary care provider.  A panel of bariatric patients will allow providers to hear first-hand the triumphs and challenges these patients experience. Earn CME credit and enjoy the many amenities of the Riverhouse and Bend, Oregon  : a family vacation destination!

Target audience

Primary Care Providers, Bariatric Surgeons, PAs/NPs, Nurses, Dieticians, Social Workers and other healthcare professionals who care for the bariatric patient.

Objectives

  • Participants will examine the metabolic rationale for bariatric surgery.
  • The physiology of bariatric operations will be discussed and related to the anatomy of those operations.
  • Participants will delve into the metabolic and physiologic mechanisms of resolution of co-morbidities after bariatric surgery.
  • Primary care providers and surgeons will have a forum for discussion of problems related to management of bariatric surgery patients, especially complications and metabolic derangements that can occur after bariatric surgery.
  • Landmark papers in bariatric surgery will be discussed.
  • Participants will be involved in a panel discussion on access to care.
  • Participants will learn about psychological and spiritual issues relevant to success and failure for bariatric surgery patients.

Keynote

Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, President, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of General Surgery; Chief, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine

Course Director

Stephen Archer  , MD, Medical Director, Bariatric Surgery Program, St. Charles Medical Center —Bend

Visiting Faculty

  • Clifford Deveney, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Bart Duell, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Charles Eisenstein, public speaker and author, The Yoga of Eating
  • William Neal, MD, Surgeon, Pacific Surgical Weight Loss Center , PLCC, Olympia , WA
  • Robert O’Rourke, MD, Assistant Professor, General Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Emma J. Patterson, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University; Medical Director, Bariatric Surgery Program, Legacy Portland Hospitals
  • Ralph Prows, MD Chief Medical Officer, Regence BlueCross & BlueShield of Oregon
  • Lee Trotter, DO, Medical Director, Weight Loss Center , Holy Famiy Hospital , Spokane , WA
  • Bruce Wolfe, MD, Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University

Local Faculty

  • David Dedrick  , MD, pulmonary and sleep medicine
  • Thuy Hughes , MD , general surgery
  • Eden Miller, DO, family medicine
  • Rose Kenny, MD, family medicine
  • Patrick McCarthy, MD, endocrinology
  • Travis Monchamp, MD , endocrinology

Schedule

Click here  to see the conference's schedule

Register

Please call 541-706-2605

Brochure

Bariatric Surgery Conference of the Cascade Brochure and Registration

More Information

For more information call Tracy Parmele, BA, CPMSM Continuing Medical Education Cascade Healthcare Community Bend, Oregon (541) 706-2605 Email