Conference Program at a Glance

7:00 am – 5:30 pm

REGISTRATION OPEN

Room: Theatre Foyer | 1st Floor

7:30 – 9:00 am

BREAKFAST

Room: Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor 

7:30 – 9:00 am

EXHIBIT HALL

Room: Foyer Cartier/International | 3rd Floor

8:00 – 8:30 am

BREAKFAST SESSION 

Landscape of Bariatric Surgery in the Times of GLP1s

Speaker: Dr. Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FIFSO, DABS-FPMBS, DABOM

Room: Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

8:30 – 8:45 am

Question and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Laurent Biertho, MD

Room: Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

9:00 – 9:15 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FAASM, President
Speaker: Dr. Radu Pescarus, MD, FRCSC, Conference Chair

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

Presidential Address: Let’s Get Stronger!

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FAASM

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

PLENARY SESSION #1

9:30 – 10:25 am

Controversies in Bariatric Care

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

9:30 – 10:10 am

DEBATE: Management Of Partial & Non-Responders Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

9:30 – 9:45 am

Nutrition

Speaker: Ms. Évelyne Bergevin, Dt.P

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

9:45 – 10:00 am

Medical

Speaker: Dr. David Harris, MD, FRCPC, Dipl. ABOM 

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

10:00 – 10:15 am

Surgical 

Speaker: Dr. Michel Gagner, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FASMBS, FSSO 

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

10:15 – 10:25 am

Question and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Alfons Pomp, FRCSC, FACS

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

10:25 – 10:45 am

NUTRITION BREAK/EXHIBIT HALL
Room:  Foyer Cartier/International | 3rd Floor

PLENARY SESSION #2

10:45 – 11:40 am

IFSO NAC Session: Best Treatment Option for Obesity Class I and Type 2 Diabetes

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

10 :45 – 11:00 am

Pharmacotherapy

Speaker: Dr. Marie–Philippe Morin, MD, FRCPC, ABOM

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

11:00 – 11:15 am

Endoscopy (Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty)

Speaker: Dr. Roberto Trasolini, MD, FRCPC

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

11:15 – 11:30 am

Surgical Management of Obesity Class 1 with Type 2 Diabetes

Speaker: Dr. Ann M. Rogers, MD

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

11:30 – 11:40 am

Questions and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Dr. Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FIFSO, DABS-FPMBS, DABOM
Moderator: Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FAASM

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

Keynote Address

The Intersection of Cardiology and Obesity Within the Field of Bariatric Medicine

Speaker: Dr. Subodh Verma MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAHA, FCCS, FCAHS

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor                                                                                                                                                 

Questions & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FAASM

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

12:20 – 1:15 pm

LUNCH

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

1:00 – 1:15 pm

CABPS Distinguished Service Award

Recipient: Dr. Michael Vallis, PhD., R.Psych

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

PLENARY SESSION #3

Evolving Paradigms in the Medical Treatment of Obesity

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

Obesity Management in Underserved Communities

Speaker: Dr. Fannie L. Trempe, MD, Msc, FRCPC 

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

1:25 – 1:35 pm 

Optimizing Surgical Bariatric Outcomes: Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatments

Speaker: Dr. Mirna Azar, MD, FRCPC 

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

1:35 – 1:45 pm 

Obesity Management in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women

Speaker: Dr. Alexandra Bussieres, MD, FRCPC

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

1:45 – 1:55 pm 

Question and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Judy Shiau, MD, FRCPC, Dipl. ABOM

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

CONCURRENT SESSION – PART 1 (A):

Medicine and Allied Health

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Assessment of Disordered Eating among Bariatric Surgery Patients

Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Cassin, PhD, C.Psych.

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

2:15 – 2:30 pm 

Successful Psychological Interventions in the Management of Obesity 

Speaker: Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, MD, MHPE, FRCPC

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Psychosocial Factors Related to Weight Regain and Effective Interventions

Speaker: Dr. Michael Vallis, PhD., R.Psych

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Breaking Down Barriers to Physical Activity Before and After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Speaker: Dr. Aurélie Baillot, PhD. 

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

3:00 – 3:10 pm 

Question and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Michael Vallis, PhD., R.Psych

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

CONCURRENT SESSION – PART 1(B):

Surgery Video Session: Surgical Disasters and How I Managed Them

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

Stapler Malfunction During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Speaker: Dr. Anne-Sophie Studer, MD, FRCSC

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

Laparoscopic Complete Reversal of a Duodenal Switch

Speaker: Dr. Jake Choi, MD

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

2:16 – 2:24 pm

Stapler Misfire During Laparoscopic Revision of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with Intra-operative Endoscopy

Speaker: Dr. Etienne St-Louis, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

Endoscopic and Surgical Management of Complex Gastroesophageal Junction Fistula

Speaker: Dr. Amine Alaoui, MD

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

Upside Down 

Speaker: Dr. Annie Lafortune, MD, FRCSC 

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

2:40 – 2:48 pm 

Endoscopic Closure of a Gastric-Pulmonary Fistula in Bariatric Patient

Speaker: Dr. Hatim AlSulaim, MD, MPH, FRCSC

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

When Bariatric Procedure Goes Wrong!

Speaker:  Dr. Abdulaziz Karim Ali, MD

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

Surgical Management of a Gastro-Gastric Fistula following a Banded Gastric Bypass

Speaker:  Dr. Alexandre Bougie, MD, FRCSC

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

3:04 – 3:10 pm 

Question and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Allan Okrainec, MD, FRCSC

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

3:10 – 3:30 pm

NUTRITION BREAK/EXHIBIT HALL

Room: Foyer Cartier/International | 3rd Floor

CONCURRENT SESSION - PART 2 (A): RAPID FIRE ABSTRACTS

3:30 – 4:25 pm

Allied Health Accepted Papers 

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Assessing the use of a nutrition education resource for adolescents post-bariatric surgery: A study protocol

Speaker:  Ms. Patricia Acosta, MSc.

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Factors Influencing Dietary Modification Following Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review of Perceived Barriers and Enablers

Speaker:  Ms. Reyhaneh Yousefi, RD

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Self-esteem trajectories following metabolic bariatric surgery and their association with physical activity levels at 5 years

Speaker:  Ms. Jessica Burdick BSc.

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Change in body image dissatisfaction over two years in adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery

Speaker:  Mr. Hector Luca Oliveira de Santana da Silva, BSc.

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Emotional eating trajectories following metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS): Associations with 5-year weight loss outcomes

Speaker:  Dr. Marilou Côté, MD

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Maladaptive eating behaviours in the long-term post-metabolic bariatric surgery: Implications for weight loss outcomes

Speaker:  Ms. Patricia Acosta, MSc.

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

4:18 – 4:25 pm

Question and Answer Period

Moderator:  Dr. Susan Wnuk, PhD, C. Psych.

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

CONCURRENT SESSION - PART 2 (B): RAPID FIRE ABSTRACTS

3:30 – 4:25 pm

Bariatric Medicine Accepted Papers

Room: Salon  Cartier 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Diabetes remission in gynecologic oncology patients completing an acute preoperative weight loss protocol

Speaker:  Ms. Haley Frerichs, BSc.

Room: Salon  Cartier 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Effect of semaglutide 2.4 mg on alanine aminotransferase in adolescents with obesity: A post-hoc analysis of the STEP TEENS trial

Speaker:  Dr. Ran Cheng, MD

Room: Salon  Cartier 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Reducing BMI below the obesity threshold in adolescents treated with once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4 mg: A post-hoc analysis from the STEP TEENS randomised controlled trial

Speaker:  Dr. Michael A. Tsoukas, MD, FRCPC

Room: Salon  Cartier 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

The Effect of Baseline Thyroid Function on Weight Loss Outcomes in Euthyroid Individuals Undergoing Full Meal Replacement Therapy

Speaker:  Dr. Ran Cheng, MD

Room: Salon  Cartier 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

Metabolic and renal outcomes of empagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Speaker:  Dr. Ali Alshahrani, MD

Room: Salon  Cartier 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

ACTION Teens global survey: Attitudes about obesity and weight loss among adolescents living with obesity, caregivers, and healthcare professionals

Speaker:  Dr. Julie St-Pierre, MD, PhD, FAHA, FRCPC

Room: Salon  Cartier 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

4:18 – 4:25 pm

Question and Answer Period

Moderator:  Dr. Mirna Azar, MD, FRCPC

Room: Salon  Cartier 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

CONCURRENT SESSION - PART 2 (C): RAPID FIRE ABSTRACTS

3:30 – 4:25 pm

Bariatric Surgery Accepted Papers

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor 

Ambulatory Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Single-Center Descriptive Experience

Speaker:  Dr. Ali Safar, MD

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor 

Retrospective Study Examining Impact of Implementation of a Bariatric Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol on Post-Operative Opioid Consumption at a High-Volume Bariatric Centre in Ontario

Speaker:  Dr. Olivia Lovrics

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor 

MAGGI: MAGNETIC Side-to-Side Gastro-lleostomy

Speaker: Dr. Lamees Almutlaq, MD, FRCSC

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor 

Surgical Revision For Malnutrition Post SADI-S:  laparoscopic Common Channel Elongation as a Secure Treatment Option – A Case Series Study

Speaker: Dr. Aghiles Abbad, MD

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor 

Magnetic Duodeno-ileostomy (MAGDI) without Gastrectomy for Type-2 Diabetes using a Swallowable Magnet

Speaker:  Dr. Michel Gagner, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FASMBS, FSSO

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor 

ERABS Generation: Same Day Discharge (SDD) for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in a high-volume bariatric center in Quebec

Speaker:  Dr. Alexis Deffain, MD

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor 

Question and Answer Period

Moderator:  Dr. Artan Reso, MD, Med, FRCSC

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor 

4:30 – 4:35 pm 

Closing Remarks 

4:35 – 5:00 pm

CABPS Annual General Meeting [AGM]

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

4:30 – 6:00 pm

CABPS Wine & Cheese Reception

Room: Foyer International/Cartier | 3rd Floor

6:30 – 9:00 pm

Innovation Evening for Ethicon's Technologies - Social Night

Maison Publique - McLean's - 1420 Rue Peel

REGISTRATION OPEN 

Room:  Theatre Foyer | 1st Floor

7:30 – 9:30 am

BREAKFAST

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

7:30 – 9:30 am

EXHIBIT HALL  

Room:  Foyer Cartier/International | 3rd Floor

8:00 – 8:30 am

Breakfast Session

Perspective on the Evolution of Type 2 Diabetes Management

Speaker: Dr. Ron Goldenberg

Room:  Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

8:30 – 8:45 am

Question and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FAASM

Room: Salon Mont-Royal 1 & 2 | 4th Floor

8:55 – 9:00 am

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Radu Pescarus, MD, FRCSC

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

PLENARY SESSION #4:

9:00 – 10:30 am

SADI – DS Session (Simultaneous translation available)

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

9:00 – 9:20 am 

Surgical Indication: DS versus SADI – How to Choose the Right Procedure? 

Speaker: Dr. Laurent Biertho, MD

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

9:20 – 9:40 am 

Long–Term Surgical Complications

Speaker:  Dr. Francois Julien, MD, FRCSC

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

9:40 – 9:55 am

Nutritional Considerations and Follow – up

Speaker:  Ms. Marjorie Labrecque

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

9:55 – 10:10 am

Metabolic Risks

Speaker:  Ms. Marili Daigle, M. Sc., D.E.S.S.

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

10:10 – 10:30 am

Question and Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Laurent Biertho, MD

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

10:30 – 11:00 am

NUTRITION BREAK/EXHIBIT HALL

Room: Foyer Cartier/International | 3rd Floor

11:00 – 11:30 am

Keynote Address

The David C. W. Lau Lectureship:  Nutrition in Obesity

Speaker: Dr. Johane Allard, MD, FRCPC

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

 11:30 – 11:45 am

Questions & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Sarah Chapelsky, MD, FRCPC, D. ABOM

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

CONCURRENT SESSION – PART 3 (A)

11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Symposium: Interventions Adjuvant to Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery

Room:  Salon International 1 & 2

11:45 am – 12:00 pm

The Development of Behavioural Change Interventions Adjunct to Metabolic Bariatric Surgery

Speaker:  Dr. Simon Bacon, PhD, FTOS, FCCS, FABMR

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

12:00 – 12:15 pm

Patient Perspective

Speaker: Ms. Annick Gauthier

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

12:15 – 12:30 pm

Overcoming Body Dysmorphia Following Weight Loss

Speaker: Dr. Sylvain Iceta, MD, PhD

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

12:30 – 12:45 pm

Question & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Simon Bacon, PhD, FTOS, FCCS, FABMR

Room: Salon International 1 & 2 | 3rd Floor

CONCURRENT SESSION – PART 3 (B)

11:45 am – 12:45 pm

"How I do it" Surgical Session

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

11:45 am – 11:55 pm

Duodenal Dissection: Inferior vs Posterior Approach

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Silverstein, MD

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

11:55 – 12:05 pm

Duodeno – Ileostomy: Hand – Sewn vs Mechanical

Speaker: Dr.  Jake Choi, MD

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

12:05 – 12:15 pm

Combined Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair and Gastric Bypass

Speaker:  Dr. Hatim AlSulaim, MD, MPH, FRCSC

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

12:15 – 12:25 pm

Robotic Gastro-Jejunostomy and Jejunojejunostomy

Speaker: Dr. Fabio Garofalo, MD

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

12:25 – 12:35 pm

SADI-S Revision for Malabsorption:  Laparoscopic Common Channel Elongation 

Speaker: Dr. Étienne St-Louis, MD, PhD, FRCSC

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

12:35 – 12:45 pm

Question & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Alexandre Bougie, MD, FRCSC 

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

12:45 – 1:15 pm

Keynote Address

The Next Generation of Obesity Management:  Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Speaker: Dr. Michael Vallis, PhD, R.Psych  

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor

1:15 – 1:30 pm

Question & Answer Period

Moderator: Dr. Judy Shiau, MD, FRCPC, Dipl. ABOM

Room: Theatre | 1st Floor

1:30 – 1:45 pm

Draw & Closing Remarks

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, FAASM, President
Speaker: Dr. Radu Pescarus, MD, FRCSC, Conference Chair

Room:  Theatre | 1st Floor