• Introduction
  Bruno Dillemans (Belgium–EC)
• Case 1: Unusual location of gastric banding
  Donald Van Der Fraenen (Belgium-EC)
• Case 2: A case of Omega Loop Gastric Bypass with bile reflux and nutritional complications converted to LSG
  Shashank Shah (India-APC)
• Case 3: When everything seems to go wrong: untimely stent migration
  Rui Ribeiro (Portugal – EC)
• Case 4: Severe reflux post LSG and RNY – final solution : Toupet “fundoplication” with the remnant sleeve stomach
  Abbas Ferial  (Dubai - UAE)
• Case 5: - Lap sleeve gastrectomy under regional anesthesia for super obese patient with respiratory failure
  Mohammed Diaa Sarhan (Egypt-MENAC)

• 08:00-08:15
  Introduction to ESG – What it is? Its indications? Publish data? Results? Complications?
  Manoel Galvao Neto (Brazil-LAC)
• ESG around the world:
  • 08:15-08:20
    ESG in IFSO-NAC
    Erik Wilson (USA-NAC)
  • 08:20-08:25
    ESG in IFSO-LAC
    Manoel Galvao Neto (Brazil-LAC)
  • 08:25-08:30
    ESG in IFSO-EC
    Gontrand López Nava (Spain-EC)
  • 08:30-08:35
    ESG in IFSO-APC
    Mohit Bhandari (India-APC)
  • 08:35-08:40
    ESG in IFSO-MENAC
    Mousa Khoursheed (Kuwait-MENAC)
  • 08:40-08:45
    ESG USA Merit trial what it gone bring us? - 
    Barham Abu-Dayyeh (USA-NAC)
  • 08:45-09:30
    Are we ready for prime time? BMI range of indication? How long it will last (the effect)? Mechanisms of action (what we know)? How does ESG fits on obesity treatment?
    
    Panel Discussion: Vivek Kumbhari (USA-NAC), Barham Abu Dayyeh (USA-NAC), Eduardo Grecco (Brazil-LAC), Helmut Moraes (Brazil-LAC), Marcos Berry (Chile-LAC), Ricardo Zorron (Germany-EC), Andrea Formiga (Italy-EC), Jamie Kelly (England-EC), Stint Heyman (Belgium-EC), Mohit Bhandari (India-APC), Simon Wong (Hong Kong-APC), Maryam Alkhateri (UAE-MENAC), Aayed Al Qahtani (Saudi Arabia-MENAC)

• 09:30-09:40
  Stent.
  Alex Escalona (Chile-LAC)
• 09:40-09:50
  Pigtail.
  Lyz Bezerra (Brazil-LAC)
• 09:50-10:00
  SEPTOTOMY and Endovac.
  Josemberg M Campos (Brazil-LAC)
• 10:00-10:10
  Algorithms for gastric leaks and endoscopic treatment.
  Amador García Ruiz de Gordejuela (Spain-EC)
• 10:10-10:20
  The access to the mystery inside the remnant.
  Christine Stier (Germany-EC)
• 10:20-10:30
  Biliary tree complications after Bariatric Surgery: What’s the best approach?
  Marcelo Falcão (Brazil-LAC)
• 10:30-10:40
  Weight trajectories: a compromise between surgery and endoscopy when it comes to weight regain?
  Jerome Dargent (France-EC)
• 10:40-11:00
  Open Debate
  Q&A

• WELCOME
  Antonio Torres (Spain-EC) 
  Haris Khwaja (UK-EC) 
  Tomasz Rogula (USA-NAC)  
  Sylvia Weiner (Germany-EC) 
• KEY NOTE LECTURES
  Session Chair:Sylvia Weiner (Germany-EC)
  Moderators:Khaled Gawdat (Egypt-MENAC), Almino Ramos (Brazil-LAC) 
  
  • 08:10-08:20
    Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension – Pushing the Envelope.
    Lilian Kow (Australia-APC)
  • 08:25-08:35
    Morbid Obesity & Barretts Oesophagus - Implications for the Modern Day Oesophago-gastric Cancer & Bariatric Surgeon.
    Bruno Sgromo (UK-EC)
  • 08:40-08:50
    Conflicts of Interest in Bariatric Surgery - How the Truth Sometimes Gets Distorted.
    Scott Shikora (USA-NAC)
  • 08:55-09:05
    Deficiencies of the Published Randomised Controlled Trials Comparing Metabolic Surgery with Best Medical Treatment for Obese/Morbidly Obese Type 2 Diabetics.
    John Dixon (Australia-APC)
• 09:10-09:30
  GRAND DEBATE 1
  Debate Chair: Christine Stier (Germany-EC)
  ‘A trained, independent data Administrator and NOT the Operating Surgeon (or his or her team) should Input Data into Bariatric Surgery Registries'
  Moderator: Safwan Taha (UAE-MENAC) 
  Diego Camacho (USA-NAC) Vs Antonio Claudio Jamel Coelho (Brazil-LAC)
  
• 09:35-09:55
  GRAND DEBATE 2
  Debate Chair: Rudolf Weiner (Germany-EC)
  ‘The Technical Aspect of the Duodenal Dissection and Duodeno-ileostomy in SADI-S will Preclude it from Becoming a Mainstream Bariatric Operation'
  Moderator: Rafael Álvarez Cordero (Mexico-LAC) 
  Adriana Rotundo (UAE/UK) Vs Andrés Sánchez-Pernaute (Spain-EC)) 
• 10:00-10:20
  GRAND DEBATE 3
  Debate Chair: Cynthia Michelle Borg (UK-EC)
  ‘The risk and implications of Barretts Oesophagus after Sleeve Gastrectomy Should be Outlined to Patients in the Informed Consent'
  Moderator: Mohammed Al-Haifi (Kuwait-MENAC)
  Manoel Galvao Neto (Brazil-LAC) Vs Helmuth Billy (USA-NAC) 
  
• EXPERTS' FORUM
  Session Chairs: Tomasz Rogula (USA-NAC), Diana Gabriela Maldonado Pintado (México-LAC)
• 10:25-10:40
  EXPERTS’ VIDEO FORUM: EXPLANTATION OF A MAGNETIC SPHINCTER AUGMENTATION DEVICE- IS THIS THE FUTURE?
  Presenter: Rana Pullat (USA-NAC) 
  Moderators: Rana Pullat (USA-NAC), Almino Ramos (Brazil-LAC)  
  Panel:  Jaime Ponce (USA-NAC), Ashraf Haddad (Jordan-MENAC), David Kerrigan (UK-EC), Bruno Dillemans (Belgium-EC), Moises Jacobs (USA-NAC), Karl Miller (UAE/Austria), Hayssam Fawal (Lebanon-MENAC), Safwan Taha (UAE-MENAC), Camilo Boza (Chile-LAC)
• 10:40-11:00
  EXPERTS’ DISCUSSION FORUM: BATTLE OF THE ROBOTIC SURGICAL PLATFORMS - DA VINCI VS SENHANCE VS VERSIUS VS VERB SURGICAL  
  Moderators:Diana Gabriela Maldonado Pintado (México-LAC), André Teixeira (USA-NAC)  
  Panel: Manuel Aceves (Mexico-LAC), Sergey Lyass (USA-NAC), Rana Pullatt (USA-NAC), Arun Prasad (India-MENAC), Mohit Bhandari (India-APC), Ramón Vilallonga Puy (Spain-EC), Tomasz Rogula, (Poland/USA), Manoel Galvao Neto (Brazil-LAC), Almino Ramos (Brazil-LAC)     
  
• CLOSING REMARKS
  Haris Khwaja (UK-EC) 
  

• 11.30-11.50
  Scopinaro Lecture: Let's go together to go further
  Josep Vidal (Spain-EC)
• 11.50-12.00
  Life/Honorary Member Recognition
  Josep Vidal (Spain-EC), presented by Antonio J. Torres (Spain-EC) and Harry Frydenberg (Australia-APC), presented by Lilian Kow (Australia-APC)
• 12.00-12.10 
  Introduction of the President:
  Almino C. Ramos (Brazil-LAC) presented by Manoel Galvao Neto (Brazil-LAC)
• 12.10-12.50
  Presidential Address
• 12.50-13.00
  Introduction of Incoming President:
  Lilian Kow (Australia-APC), presented by Harry Frydenberg (Australia-APC)
• 13.00-13.05
  Oath of the New President
• 13.05-13.25
  Mason Lecture: Metabolic surgery and neurocognitive impairment
  Henry Buchwald (USA-NAC)
• 13.25-13.30
  Congress President Speech

• The Statistics from each IFSO Chapter – What is domestic and what is Tourism Bariatric Surgery?
  • 16:30-16:36 European Chapter
    Gerhard Prager (Austria-EC)
  • 16:36-16:42 Asia-Pacifico Chapter
    Kazunori Kasama (Japan-APC)
  • 16:42-16:48 Middle East and North Africa Chapter
    Khaled Mirza (KSA-MENAC)
  • 16:48-16:54 Latin American Chapter
    Estuardo Behrens (Guatemala-LAC)
  • 16:54-17:00 North American Chapter
    Jaime Ponce (USA-NAC)
• 17:00-17:10
  The Bariatric Medical Tourism – How does this business work?
  Estuardo Behrens (Guatemala-LAC)
• 17:10-17:20
  Is there posible to offer good quality of service in Bariatric Medical Tourism units?
  Chetan Parmar (UK-EC)
• 17:20-17:30
  Guidelines requirements for Bariatric Medical Tourism safe practice
  Nelson Rodríguez (Mexico-LAC)
• 17:30-18:00
  Open Debate
  Q&A

• 08:00-08:10
  Utilidad de la Cirugía Robótica en Cirugía Bariátrica
  Ramón Vilallonga (España-EC)
• 08:10-08:20
  Qué hay de nuevo en el diagnóstico del reflujo postmanga
  Eduardo Domínguez-Adame (España-EC)
• 08:20-08:30
  EndoVac en fugas
  José Miguel Esteban (España-EC)
• 08:30-08:40
  Linx post bariátrico
  Camilo Boza (Chile-LAC)
• 08:40-08:50
  El papel del protocolo ERAS en cirugía bariátrica
  Nestor Bertín (Brazil-LAC)
• 08:50-09:30
  Q&A

• 09:30-09:40
  Obesidad y cáncer
  Xavier González Argente (España-EC)
• 09:40-09:50
  Obesidad y microbiota
  José María Balibrea (España-EC)
• 09:50-10:00
  Obesidad y transplante de órganos
  Eduardo Contreras (Chile-NAC)
• 10:00-10:10
  Trasplantes y Cirugía Bariátrica
  Juan Pablo Pantoja (México-LAC)
• 10:10-10:20
  Trasplante de intestino post Cirugía Bariátrica
  John Morton (USA-NAC)
• 10:20-10:30
  NASH y cirugía bariátrica
  Luis Ocaña (España-EC)
• 10:30-11:00
  Q&A

• 15:00-15:10
  Listas de espera y priorización. ¿Cómo mejorarlas?
  Iván Arteaga (España-EC)
• 15:10-15:20
  Pacientes con hernia de hiato y/o H. pylori +
  Miguel García Oria (España-EC)
• 15:20-15:30
  Cirugía metabólica en pacientes con IMC 30-35 ¿es una realidad?
  Mario Nora (Portugal-EC)
• 15:30-15:40
  Tratamiento Endoscópico Primario de la Obesidad
  Gontrand López Nava (España-EC)
• 15:40-15:50
  Tratamiento Endoscópico de las Complicaciones postoperatorias
  Javier Graus (España-EC)
• 15:50-16:00
  Tratamiento de la Reganancia de peso
  Josemberg Campos (Brazil-EC)
• 16:00-16:30
  Q&A

• 16:30-16:40
  Abordaje percutaneo de las complicaciones Bariátricas
  Mariano Palermo (Argentina-LAC)
• 16:40-16:50
  Trombosis portal en Manga
  Juan Eduardo Contreras (Chile-LAC)
• 16:50-17:00
  Hernias internas en bypass
  Bruno Duque (Brazil-LAC)
• 17:00-17:10
  Conversión de banda a manga gástrica
  Estuardo Behrens (Guatemala-LAC)
• 17:00-17:10
  Revisión de Bypass Gástrico
  José Rodríguez Villareal (Mexico-LAC)
• 17:10-17:20
  Re manga
  José Lizarazu (Bolivia-LAC)
• 17:20-17:30
  Manga gástrica puntos clave
  Jorge Esmeral (Costa Rica-LAC)
• 17:30-17:40
  Bypass de revisión
  Claudio Canales (Chile-LAC)
• 17:40-17:50
  Manga gástrica en Superobeso 
  Felipe Fiolo (Argentina-LAC)
• 17:50-18:00
  Q&A

• 08:00-08:10
  Indication, age limits and current guidelines of pediatric bariatric surgery
  Torsten Olbers (Sweden-EC)
• 08:10-08:20
  Is there age: youth and elderly criteria to recommend SG or RYGB?
  Marcos Leão Vilas Boas (Brazil-LAC)
• 08:20-08:30
  Does endobariatric therapy have a role in children and adolescents?
  Aayed Al Qahtani (KSA-MENAC)
• 08:30-08:40
  Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in elderly: age limit, preparation, procedures, and outcomes.
  Mehran Anvari (Canada-NAC)
• 08:40-08:50
  Resolution of co-morbidities in the elderly following Bariatric surgery.
  Mario Musella (Italy-EC)
• 08:50-09:00
  What bariatric procedure suits pediatric patients?
  Ramón Vilallonga (Spain-EC)
• 09:00-09:30
  Open Debate
  Q&A

• 09:30-09:40
  The special problem of Superobese: which therapy will prevail?
  Ricardo Zorrón (Germany-EC)
• 09:40-09:50
  Physiopathology of superobesity is different?
  Josep Vidal (Spain-EC)
• 09:50-10:00
  Longer the BP limb in RYGB can do the job.
  Abdelrahman Nimeri (USA-NAC)
• 10:00-10:10
  OAGB/MGB is better thatnn RYGB with less risk than DS/OADS.
  Rudolph Weiner (Germany-EC)
• 10:10-10:20
  Safety profile of SADI-S.
  Antonio Torres (Spain-EC)
• 10:20-10:30
  Standard BPD and BPD/DS are still the best for Superobese.
  Nicola Scopinaro (Italy-EC)
• 10:30-10:40
  SG plus a second stage procedure will offer the best long-term weight loss.
  Luigi Angrisani (Italy-EC)
• 10:40-11:00
  Open Debate.
  Q&A

• 15:00-15:10
  How to assess GERD preoperatively
  Ralph Peterli (Switzerland-EC)
• 15:10-15:20
  GERD and Bariatric Surgery: First interational consensus conference
  David Nocca (France-EC)
• 15:20-15:30
  Preoperative GERD: a contraindication to Sleeve Gastrectomy?
  Luis Poggi (Perú-NAC)
• 15:30-15:40
  GERD after RYGB
  Victor Mussa Dib (Brazil-LAC)
• GERD as a complication of bariatric surgery. What to do?
  • 15:40-15:50 Revisional surgery: Robotic
    Carlos Domene (Brazil-LAC)
  • 15:50-15:55 Revisional surgery: laparoscopic
    Kelvin Higa (USA-NAC)
  • 15:55-16:00 The Linx antireflux management system
    Guilherme Campos (USA-NAC)
  • 16:00-16:05 Endoscopic Radiofrequency Treatment
    Samer Mattar (USA-NAC)
  • 16:05-16:10 EIS stimulation
    Nilton Kawahara (Brazil-LAC)
• 16:10:16:30
  Open Debate
  Q&A

NEW APPROACHES IN OBESITY AND BARIATRIC SURGERY

• 16:30-16:50
  Epigenomic changes after Bariatric Surgey.
  Felipe Casanueva Freijo (Spain-EC)  
• 16:50-17:10
  Pharmacological treatment of obesity and bariatric surgery. 
  Javier Salvador (Spain-EC)
• 17:10-17:30
  Microbiota and obesity: a surgical and nutritional approach.
  Mónica Bulló Bonet (Spain-EC)
• 17:30-18:00
  Q&A

WOF/IFSO Symposium – Breaking down the barriers to obesity treatment
Session in partnership with World Obesity Federation WOF

• 08:00-08:20
  What difference will it make if we recognize obesity as a disease.
  Lee Kaplan (USA-NAC)
• 08:20-08:40
  Combination of surgery plus medicine to obtain optimal results.
  Ricardo Cohen (Brazil-LAC)
• 08:40-09:00
  Focusing on the symptoms of obesity rather than just the signs or complications of the disease.
  Dimitri Pournaras (UK-EC)
• 09:00-09:30
  Open Debate
  Q&A

• 09:30-09:50
  Obesity, as an important cardiovascular risk factor, difficult to treat.
  José Luis Palma Gámiz (Spain-EC)
• 09:50-10:10
  A healthy cardiovascular nutrition program in obese patients
  Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo (Spain-EC)
• 10:10-10:30
  Physical exercise in obesity: a question of energy expenditure or metabolic stimulation? Benefits and Risks
  Carlos de Teresa Galván(Spain-EC)
• 10:30-10:50
  “Time-in-remission-range” for type 2 Diabetes Mellitus after Bariatric Surgery: new metrics from the Reciba-DM
  Albert Lecube (Spain-EC)
• 10:50-11:00
  Open Debate
  Q&A

IFSO NAC Symposium: Beyond diabetes benefit or Bariatric/Metabolic surgery: Cancer, Obesity and Bariatric Surgery

• 15:00-15:15
  Epidemiology of Obesity and Cancer.
  Shanu Kothari (USA-NAC)
• 15:15-15:30
  Genetics and Pathophysiology of Obesity and Cancer.
  Laurent Biertho (Canada-NAC)
• 15:30-15:45
  Obesity and Breast Cancer.
  Mehran Anvari (Canada-NAC)
• 15:45-16:00
  The Impact of Bariatric Surgery in Prevention of Cancer.
  Raul Rosenthal (USA-NAC)
• 16:00-16:15
  Obesity and telomere status influence the prognosis of colorectal cancer patients
  Sofía de la Serna (Spain-EC)
• 16:15-16:30
  Open Debate
  Q&A

• 16:30-16:40
  Worldwide uptake of Metabolic Surgery: IFSO/WCITD Report 
  Ricardo Cohen (Brazil-LAC)
• 16:40-16:50
  Cost-effectiveness of metabolic surgery: Do we need more evidence for insurance coverage?
  John Dixon (Australia-APC)
• 16:50-17:00
  Why weight stigma matters?
  Rachel Batterham (UK-EC)
• 17:00-17:10
  Addressing stigma with science and language
  Lee Kaplan (USA-NAC)
• 17:10-17:30
  Joint Consensus Statement: Report from WCITD2019
  Francesco Rubino (UK-EC)
• 17:30-18:00
  Open Debate
  Q&A

• 08:00-08:09
  Does nutrition counseling change knowledge and eating behavior in obese people before Bariatric Surgery
  Georgi Vassilev (Germany-EC)
• 08:10-08:19
  Vitamin D and secondary hyperthyroidism over five years after Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
  Stephen Hewitt (Norway-EC)
• 08:20-08:29
  Long-term effect of Obesity Surgery on Calcium, Vitamin-D and Parathyroid metabolism: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data
  Imeshi Indigahawela (Australia-APC)
• 08:30-08:39
  Australian paradox; Sunny climate, yet high rates of vitamin D deficiency. Why complacency could lead to complications in Bariatric patients
  Jodie Hicks (Australia-APC)
• 08:40-08:49
  Treatment of Severe Protein Malnutrition after Bariatric Surgery
  Laura Deden (Netherlands-EC)
• 08:50-08:59
  Food intolerance in banded and non-banded procedures after 3, 6 and 12 months
  Winni Mathur (India-APC)
• 09:00-09:09
  Differences in body composition in patients with previous obesity and one year after the bariatric surgery procedure
  Jorge Enrique Ramirez Velasquez (Mexico-LAC)
• 09:10-09:19
  Anemia refractory to supplementation in Bariatric Surgery: Retrospective analysis in a high-volume center
  José Dalio Gómez Jereda (Mexico-LAc)
• 09:20-09:29
  Hair loss after bariatric surgery: LSG vs LRYGB
  Wah Yang (Cina-APC)
• 09:30-09:45
  Featured Presentation: The new IFSO Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines.
  Mary O’Kane (UK-EC), Julie Parrott, Lillian Craggs- Dino (USA-NAC), Silvia Leite Faria (Brazil-LAC)
• 09:46-10:00
  Q&A/Discussion

• 10:00-10:09
  The difference between the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and the sleeve gastrectomy (SG) from the patient’s perspective
  Claire De Vries (USA-NAC)
• 10:10-10:25
  Featured Speaker Presentation: The role of exercise in bariatric surgery
  Cristina Aquino (USA-NAC)

• 10:25-10:33
  Hormonal changes associated to bariatric surgery
  María José Escaffi (Chile-LAC)
• 10:34-10:42
  Pancreatic insufficiency: Real or fiction?
  Maria Pilar Quevedo (Argentina-LAC)
• 10:43-10:51
  Management of the hypoglycemia hyperinsulinemic Patient after Bariatric Surgery
  Tarissa Petry (Brasil –LAC)
• 10:52-11:00
  Weight regain after bariatric surgery: how to turn failure into opportunity?
  Mª Jose Leiva (Chile- LAC)

• Mary O’Kane (UK-EC)
• Yitka Graham (UK-EC)
• Andrea Schroder (New Zealand-APC)
• Carmen Calleja (Mexico-LAC)

CHALLENGES RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL CLINICAL SITUATIONS II.
Chairs: Violeta Moizé (Spain-EC), Blanca Rios (Mexico-LAC)
Discussants: Miguel Angel Rubio (Spain-EC), Silvia Leite Faria (Brazil-LAC), Juliana C Franzotti (Brazil-LAC), Luis Pedraza (México-LAC)  

• 16:30-16:38
  How organize a multidisciplinary team in a Bariatric Clinic?
  Luis Pedraza (México-LAC)
• 16:39-16:47
  Sexual function in women in pre and post bariatric surgery
  Isabel Paegle (Brasil-LAC)
• 16:48-16:56
  Microbiota and metabolic changes among bariatric patients
  Silvia Leite Faria (Brazil-LAC)
• 17:00-17:10
  Management of the maladaptive pattern of intake after CB
  Mary Ann Mosti (México-LAC)
• 17:11-17:18
  Social determinants in women with weight gain
  Carmen Calleja (México-LAC)
• 17:19-17:30
  Audience Q&A

• 08:00-08:10
  Roles of small intestine in metabolic and bariatric surgery
  Wei-jei Lee (Taiwan, China-APC)
• 08:10-08:20
  Gastric bypass for Chinese patients with BMI 27.5-30
  Shaihong Zhu (China-APC)
• 08:20-08:30
  Bariatric surgery for NAFLD
  Shirley Liu (Hong Kong, China-APC)
• 08:30-08:40
  Value of measurement of length of small intestine in Bariatric Surgery
  Cunchuan Wang (China-APC)
• 08:40-08:50
  Difficulties in postoperative management in bariatric surgery
  Xiaomei Chen (China-APC)
• 08:50-09:00
  Improvements in glucose variability: results of randomized control trial comparing best medical therapy and surgery
  Chun-Hai Tan (Singapore-APC)
  
  Part 2: Discussion
  
  Moderators:  Ken Loi (Australia-APC), Chin-Kun Huang (Taiwan, China-APC), Hui Liang (China-APC), Peng Zhang (China-APC)
  
  09:00-09:30
  Topics to be discussed:
  • Bariatric surgery: traditional vs novel, how to choose?
  • How to maintain long-term efficacy after surgery
  
  Discussants: Bing Wang, Dan Luo, Denghua Fang, Guanghui Zhang, Hua Meng, Jinfeng Zhang, Jingge Yang, Liangping Wu, Mingxing Ding, Tao Jiang, Tienchou Soong, Tsun Miu Tsui

• 09:30-09:40
  Overview of sleeve plus variants and their rationales.
  Peng (Charles) Zhang (China-APC)
• 09:40-09:50
  Clinical outcomes of single-anastomosis duodenoileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S)
  Antonio J. Torres (Spain-EC)
• 09:50-10:00
  Clinical outcomes of stomach intestinal pylorus sparing procedure (SIPS).
  Mitchel Roslin (USA-NAC)
• 10:00-10:10
  Clinical outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy with duodeno-jejunal bypass.
  Kazunori Kasama (Japan-APC)
• 10:10-10:20
  Panel discussion: should sadi-s, sips and loop djb be unified (including name, pouch size, common channel, eligibilities, etc.)?
• 10:20-10:30
  Clinical outcomes of Sleeve gastrectmy with transit bipartition.
  Sergio Santoro (Brazil-LAC)
• 10:30-10:40
  Clinical outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy with ileal interposition
  Mustafa Sahin (Turkey-EC)
• 10:40-10:50
  Clinical outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy with proximal jejuna bypass.
  Chih-kun Huang (Taiwan-APC)
• 10:50-11:00
  Panel discussion and voting: which sleeve plus variants should be proceeded, and which should be abandoned?

• 15:00-15:10
  Hypoabsorption and malabsorption: what is the difference?
  Michel Gagner (Canada-NAC)
• 15:10-15:20
  What is more important? Hypo-absorption, hindgut stimulation or microbiota changes?
  Guilherme Campos (USA-NAC)
• 15:20-15:30
  Hypoabsorptive surgery offers better results than Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and the difference is worth
  Frits Berends (Netherlands-EC)
• 15:30-15:40
  Safety of hypoabsorptive procedures, in the short and in the long-term
  Vivek Prachand (USA-NAC)
• 15:40-15:50
  Current indications for Roux-en-Y Duodenal Switch
  Laurent Biertho (Canada-NAC)
• 15:50-16:00
  OAGB - Why I prefer a pre-pyloric anastomosis?
  Wei Jei Lee (Taiwan-APC)
• 16:00-16:10
  OADS - Why I prefer a post-pyloric anastomosis?
  Mario Nora (Portugal-EC)
• 16:10-16:30
  Open Debate
  Q&A

• 16:30-16:40
  What is ideal approach for weight regain following restrictive procedure?
  Helmut Billy (USA-NAC)
• 16:40-16:50
  Does OADS/SADI should be considered the ideal approach for weight regain after RYGB
  Mitchel Roslin (USA-NAC)
• 16:50-17:00
  OAGB vs OADS/SADI: which one should be considered the ideal approach for revisional surgery?
  Jean Marc Chevallier (France-EC)
• 17:00-17:10
  Standard DS o OADS/SADI: Whst consider in this decision,
  Laurent Biertho (Canada-NAC)
• 17:10-17:20
  Should OADS/SADI be reserved just as a revisional surgery?
  André Teixeira (USA-NAC)
• 17:20-17:30
  Are the complications from OADS/SADI different from the regular ones for Standard DS?
  Daniel Cottam (USA-NAC)
• 17:30-18:00
  Open Debate
  Q&A

• 08:00-08:08
  Gastric embolization:  Really?
  Michel Vix (France-EC)
• 08:08-08:16
  Gelisis was just approved…Is it real?
  Lee Kaplan (USA-NAC)
• 08:16-08:24
  The 23-cm endo-cutter stapler: Design, decisions and tradeoffs
  John Morton (USA-NAC)
• 08:24-08:32
  Mechanical Vs Powered Staplers: Just marketing??
  Helmut Billy (USA-NAC)
• 08:32-08:40
  Gastric-Vest: Concept, technique and results.
  Jaime Ponce (USA-NAC)
• 08:40-08:48
  The Gastric Clip as a Novel weight-Loss procedure. Why is a huge success?
  Natan Zundel (USA-NAC)
• 08:48-09:02
  Will Aspire data convince the surgeons?
  Michel Gagner (Canada-USA)
• 09:02-09:10
  The future Operating Room
  Salman Al-Sabah (Kuwait-MENAC)
• 09:10-09:30
  Open Debate- Q&A

• 09:30-09:40
  Emerging Metabolic Surgical Procedures
  Matthew Kroh (UAE-MENAC)
• 09:40-09:50
  Efficacy and Safety of EndoBar Bariatric Embolization
  Martin Fried (Czech Republic-EC)
• 09:50-10:00
  The future of Metabolic Procedures is Endoscopic
  Aayed Al Qahtani (KSA-MENAC)
• 10:00-10:10
  Changing Trends in Surgical Revision and Conversion
  Ricard Corcelles (UAE-MENAC)
• 10:10-10:20
  Endoscopic revision after previous bariatric surgery
  Erik Wilson (USA-NAC)
• 10:20-10:30
  Non-surgical and non-endoscopic procedures to treat obesity: Is this promising?
  Javier Salvador (Spain-EC)
• 10:30-10:40
  The future of metabolic procedure is Robotic
  Santiago Horgan (USA-NAC)
• 10:40-11:00
  Open Debate- Q&A

• 15.00-15.30
  Results: Reporting Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
• 15.30-15.35
  Discussion: Function, Essential Content, Workflow
• 15.35-15.50
  Discussion: Interpreting Results and Answering the Research Question
• 15.50-16.00
  Discussion: Limitations and Conclusions
• 16.10-16.20
  References: Anchoring the Study
• 16.20-16.30
  Abstract and Title: Critical Synopses
• 16.30-16.45
  Macro and Micro Editing and the Quality Audit
• 16.45-16.55
  Research Writing Teams
• 16.55-17.10
  Ethics of Authorship and Funding Disclosure
• 17.20-17.35
  Manuscript Submission
• 17:35-17.40
  Succeeding in the Peer-Review Response Process
• 17.40-17.50
  Principles of Scholarly Research Writing
• 17.50-18.00
  The International Literature and Individual Researcher
• Questions & Adjourn Course

• A MULTI-CENTRIC STUDY OF POST BARIATRIC COMPLICATIONS IN 11,500 PATIENTS
  R. Goel¹, A. Nasta^{2
  1}Center of Metabolic Surgery, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai, India; ²Bariatric Surgery, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai, India.
  Discussant: Kelvin Higa (USA-NAC)
• ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING IN THE OBESE AND SUPER-OBESE PATIENT POPULATION? THROMBOPROPHYLACTIC DOSING OF ENOXAPARIN IS FREQUENTLY INSUFFICIENT
  C. Stier¹, A.C. Koschker², S. Chiappetta³.
  ¹Metabolic Surgery, University hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany; ²Endocrinology, Universityhosital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany; ³Metabolic Surgery, Ospedale Evangelico Betania, Naples, Italy.
  Discussant: Carlos Casalnuovo (Argentina-LAC)
• ELIPSE PROCEDURELESS GASTRIC BALLOON FOR WEIGHT LOSS: MULTI-CENTER EXPERIENCE IN 1623 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS
  R. Ienca¹, A. Caballero², C. Giardiello³, M. Rosa⁴, M. Al Jar Allah Ahmed⁵, S. Kolmer⁶, H. Sebbag⁷, J. Hansoulle⁸, G. Quartararo⁹, S. Al Samman Zouaghi¹⁰, G. Juneja¹¹, R. Turro Arau¹², A. Pagan¹³, F. Baduddin¹⁴, J. Dargent¹⁵, S. Murcia¹⁶, P. Urbain¹⁷, S. Paveliu¹⁸, R. Schiano Di Cola³, C. Selvaggio⁴, M. Al Kuwari¹⁹.
  ¹Weight loss center, Nuova Villa Claudia, Rome, Italy; ²Weight loss, Instituto de Obesidad, Madrid, Spain; ³Emergency and Metabolic surgery, Pineta Grande Hospital, Caserta, Italy; ⁴Obesity Center, Micros Clinic, Modica, Italy; ⁵Obesity Center, Jar Allah German Clinic, Kuwait, Kuwait; ⁶IPCO, Le réseau Pondera, Mulhouse, France; ⁷Cabinet de churigie viscérale, Polyclinique du parc Rambot, Aixe de provence, France; ⁸Obesity, Claris Clinic, Bruxelles, Belgium; ⁹Chirurgia Bariatrica, Villa Donatello, Florence, Italy; ¹⁰Chirugien Digestif, Infermirie Protestante, Caluire, France; ¹¹Obesity surgery, Cocoona Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; ¹²Unidad Endoscopia Digestiva, Centro Medico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain; ¹³Obesidad, CENTRO INTEGRAL NUTRICION BALEARES-CINIB, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; ¹⁴Bariatric surgery, BR Medical Suites, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; ¹⁵Chirurgien visceral et digestif, policlinique rillieux, Lyon, France; ¹⁶Obesite, Clinique de Tondu, Floirac, France; ¹⁷Chirurgie coelioscopique viscérale, Polyclinique Saint Privet, Boujan sur libron, France; ¹⁸Le Cabinet Medical and Chirurgical, Centre Medical Matisse, Nice, France; ¹⁹Bariatric Surgery, The Masters MC, Doha, Qatar.
  Discussant: Jerome Dargent (France-EC)
• ENDOZIP FIRST IN HUMAN STUDY: SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY OF A NOVEL ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY
  G. Lopez-Nava¹, R. Asokkumar², I. Bautista-Castaño¹.
  ¹Bariatric Endoscopy Unit, HM Sanchinarro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain; ²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
  Discussant: Manoel Galvao (Brazil-LAC)
• ONE-ANASTOMOSIS GASTRIC BYPASS (OAGB) – KEY STEPS TOWARD STANDARIZATION OF THE PROCEDURE
  M.A. Carbajo¹, E. Luque-De-León², J. Ruiz-Tovar¹, L. Zubiaga¹.
  ¹Surgery, Centro de Excelencia para el Estudio y Tratamiento de la Obesidad y la Diabetes, Valladolid (Spain) / México City (México), Valladolid, Spain; ²Surgery, Centro de Excelencia para el Estudio y Tratamiento de la Obesidad y la Diabetes, Valladolid (Spain) / México City (México), México, México.
  Discussant: Manoel Galvao (Brazil-LAC)
• THE EFFECT OF VAGUS NERVE PRESERVATION ON GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION AFTER ONE ANASTOMOSIS/MINI GASTRIC BYPASS
  M. Elbanna.
  General and Bariatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt.
  Discussant: Lilian Kow (Australia-APC)
• RESTING-STATE BRAIN CONNECTIVITY AS A PREDICTOR OF WEIGHT LOSS AND COGNITIVE CHANGES IN EATING BEHAVIOR FOLLOWING SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
  L. Holsen¹, H. Cerit², P. Davidson³.
  ¹Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, United States; ²Connors Center for Women's Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, United States; ³Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, United States.
  Discussant: Gerhard Prager (Austria-EC)
• LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY VERSUS ROUX-Y-GASTRIC BYPASS FOR MORBID OBESITY – 5-YEAR MERGED OUTCOMES OF THE RANDOMIZED SM-BOSS AND SLEEVEPASS TRIALS
  R. Peterli¹, B. Wölnerhanssen², M. Helmiö³, S. Hurme⁴, M. Bueter⁵, P. Salminen⁶.
  ¹Clarunis, University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St.Clara Hospital and University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; ²Department: St.Clara Research Ltd, St.Clara Hospital and University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; ³Department of digestive surgery, St.Clara Hospital and University Hospital, Turku, Finland; ⁴Department of Biostatistics, St.Clara Hospital and University Hospital, Turku, Finland; ⁵Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland; ⁶Department of Surgery, Turku University, Turku, Finland.
  Discussant: Muffazal Lakdawala (India-APC)
• SADI-S 250: RESULTS OF 5-YEAR OBSERVATION IN COMPARISON WITH DUODENAL SWITCH
  Y. Yashkov¹, D. Bekuzarov¹, N. Bordan², A. Malykhina¹.
  ¹Obesity Surgery Service, CELT-clinic, Moscow, Russian Federation; ²Bariatric Surgery, CELT-clinic, Moscow, Russian Federation.
  Discussant: Andrés Sánchez Pernaute (Spain-EC)
• BARIATRIC SURGERY (BS) TRENDS IN ISRAEL – DATA FROM THE NATIONAL ISRAELI BARIATRIC REGISTRY (NIBR)
  T. Dola¹, U. Kaplan², O. Romano Zelekha³, D. Keren⁴, T. Shohat³, I. Raz⁵, N. Sakran².
  ¹Surgery a, emek medical center, afula, Israel; ²bariatric center, emek medical center, afula, Israel; ³Israel Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Tel Hashomer, Israel; ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Bnei-Zion Medical Center,, Haifa, Israel; ⁵Diabetes Unit, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
  Discussant: Wendy Brown (Australia-APC)
• PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS REGARDING HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (HRQOL) BETWEEN MORBID OBESE PATIENTS FOLLOWING BARIATRIC SURGERY VERSUS ON A WAITING LIST
  E. López - Negrete Cueto, T. Díaz Vico, J.L. Rodicio Miravalles, M. Moreno Gijón, C. Valdés Arias, E. Barbado San Martín, S. Amoza Pais, S. Sanz Navarro, E.O. Turienzo Santos, A. Rizzo Ramos, L.M. Sanz Álvarez.
  General Surgery, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (HUCA), Oviedo, Spain.
  Discussant: Miguel Herrera (Mexico-LAC)
• INFLUENCE OF PRE-OPERATIVE HBA1C ON BARIATRIC SURGERY OUTCOMES – THE SUNDERLAND (UK) EXPERIENCE.
  N. Samuel, H. Hawkins, S. Balupuri, M. Boyle, N. De Alwis, N. Jennings, K. Mahawar, N. Schroeder, P. Small, W. Carr.
  Sunderland Bariatric Unit, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, United Kingdom.
  Discussant: Simon Marceau (France-EC)

• LAPAROSCOPIC RECORDING OF ENDOSCOPIC GASTROPLASTY
  A. Alqahtani, M. Elahmedi, Y. Alqahtani, A. Al-Darwish.
  Obesity Chair, Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• UNEXPECTED LEFT PARA DUODENAL HERNIA DURING MINI GASTRIC BYPASS
  A. El-Masry.
  Laparoscopic and bariatric surgery, Arab Contractors Medical Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
• GASTRIC TEAR FOLLOWING INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON INSERTION, CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
  B. Abou Hussein¹, L. Al Ozaibi¹, O. Al Marzouqi¹, S. Al Awadhi², A. Khammas¹.
  ¹General Surgery, Rashid Hospital- Dubai Health Autority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; ²Gastro-Enterology and Endoscopy, Rashid Hospital- Dubai Health Autority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• PERFORATED POSTERIOR MARGINAL ULCER IN A RETROCOLIC RETROGASTRIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS: A CHALLENGE TO FIND AND A CHALLENGE TO REPAIR
  A. Leung, D. Kelly, L.E. Tabone, N. Szoka, S. Abunnaja.
  General Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, United States.
• ESOPHAGECTOMY WITH ILEOCOLOPLASTY, LAST TREATMENT FOR LEAK AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE:"FROM LESS TO MORE"
  E. Ruiz-Ucar¹, D. Acin-Gándara², M. Medina García², F. Pereira Pérez³.
  ¹Bariatric and metabolic surgery, Universitary Hospital Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; ²Bariatric and metabolic surgery, Fuenlabrada Universitary Hospital, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; ³Chief of general and digestive surgery, Fuenlabrada Universitary Hospital, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain.
• CONVERSION OF OAGB TO ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS FOR BILIARY REFLUX SYMPTOMS WITHOUT THE BARIUM SWALOW CONFIRMATION OF REFLUX
  K.R. Mannur¹, P. Mannur², M. Faria³.
  ¹Bariatric surgery, wellington hospital, London, United Kingdom; ²general surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom; ³Plastic surgery, St Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
• ROBOTIC CONVERSION OF SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY TO ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS DUE TO REFLUX
  R. Moon, J. Wier, A. Teixeira, M. Jawad.
  Department of Bariatric Surgery, Orlando Health, Orlando, United States.
• TOTALLY ROBOTIC SIMPLIFIED AND STANDARDIZED GASTRIC BYPASS
  D. Weerasinghe¹, S. Sharma², K. Beernink³, R. Estelle³.
  ¹Surgery, Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, United States; ²Surgery, New life surgical associates, Jacksonville, United States; ³Surgery, Fawcett memorial, Port Charlotte, United States.
• STAPLER MISFIRE DURING SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY- MANAGEMENT
  A. Vashistha.
  General Surgery and Robotics, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
• ROBOT ASSISTED REVISION OF A REFRACTORY GASTROJEJUNAL STRICTURE AFTER A ROUX EN Y GASTRIC BYPASS.
  R.C. Pullatt, B. White, D. Kim, D. Moffat.
  Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, United States.

• BEST VCR of ISSUE 1, JANUARY 2019
  “Laparoscopic Whipple Procedure in a patient after Roux-En-Y gastric Bypass”
  Authors:  Ashraf Haddad, Aaron Sabbota, Amy Yetasook, Keith Boone, Kelvin Higa
• BEST VCR of ISSUE 1, FEBRUARY 2019
  “REVISION OF MINI GASTRIC BYPASS/ ONE ANASTOMOSIS GASTRIC BYPASS (MGB/OAGB) TO BANDED GASTRIC BYPASS (BGBP) DUE TO HIATUS HERNIA”
  Authors: Mal Fobi, M. Bhandari, Terrel Humes, M. Reddy 
• BEST VCR of ISSUE 1, MARCH 2019
  Conversion of Duodenal Switch to R´n´Y Gastric Bypass for anastomotic Complications”
  Authors: Adriana Ruano, Antonio Torres, A. Perez, A. Sánchez-Pernaute 
• BEST VCR of ISSUE 1, APRIL 2019
  “Management of Incidentally Discovered Gastro-Cholecystic Fistula In A Bariatric Patient”
  Authors: Rajat Gusani, Mohit Bhandari, Jain Saransh, Mal Fobi 
• BEST VCR of ISSUE 1, MAY 2019
  “Acute efferent loop obstruction post OAGB”
  Authors: Manoj Khurana, Mohit Bhandari, Mathias Fobi