Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration/Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Gabriel Uwaifo, MD
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Nutritional Management of the Pre and Post Bariatric Obese Patient
Marian Vigo, MSPH, RDN, LDN, CSOWM
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
What is New in Dietary Management of Obesity?
Brittany Roussel, RD, CDCES
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Physical Activity and Exercise as Management Strategies for Obesity
Timothy Allerton, PhD
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Update on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery for Management of Complicated Obese Patients
William Richardson, MD
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Update on Minimally Invasive Procedures and Devices for the Management of Obesity
James Wooldridge, MD
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Medical Screening and Follow-up of the Bariatric Surgery Patient
Amanda Fontenot, MD
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Update on the Pharmacotherapy of Obesity
Gabriel Uwaifo, MD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease: Cause, Course and Management
George Therapondos, MD
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Obesity and Cancer: Overview and Place of Weight Management
Aurash Khoobehi, MD
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Questions and Answers
Panelists
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Gabriel Uwaifo, MD