The Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) is proud to host the ADS Clinical Workshop: The Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Management of Obesity targeted to endocrinologists, orthopaedic surgeons, general practitioners credentialled diabetes educators and other allied health professionals, to be held on Saturday, 18th June 2022 from 12.45pm to 5.00pm (AEST).

The aim of this event is to provide up-to-date education on the management of obesity with bariatric surgery, discuss the ways in which various types of surgery can assist in weight loss, clinical considerations in the post-bariatric management of obesity as well as presentation and discussion of relevant cases studies.

Event Details

Venue: Online Virtual Event
Meeting Room: Online meeting room link will be advised closer to the event
Date: Saturday, 18th June 2022
Registration Fees: Free of charge
Event Times: Registration is from 12:45pm to 1:00pm (AEST); workshop to commence sharply at 1:00pm and will conclude at 5.00pm.

Registration

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Speakers

• The Australian Obesity Management Algorithm
  Associate Professor Tania Markovic, University of Sydney
• The role of bariatric surgery in the management of Obesity + Q&A
  Professor Jeffrey Hamdorf, University of Western Australia
• Clinical considerations for post-bariatric surgery
  Adjunct professor John Dixon, Monash University
• Case Studies & Discussion + Q&A

The 2022 ADS Clinical Workshop: The Role of Bariatric Surgery in the Management of Obesity is supported by Ethicon (Johnson & Johnson Surgical Technologies). The ADS gratefully acknowledges the financial support for this educational activity.