• 07:30 - 08:20 

    Registration

  • 08:30 - 08:40 

    Symposium Opening Ceremony

  • 08:40 - 10:40 

    Session I: Multidisciplinary Approach of Metabolic Affected Patients

    Cătălin Copăescu (București, România), Dragan Micic (Belgrad, Serbia), Marius Nedelcu (Brașov, România)
     
    08:40 - 08:55
    The Association Between Eating Disorders and Obesity
    Oltea Joja
    București, România
     
    08:55 - 09:10
    New Drugs for Weight Loss - an Efficient Competition or Complementary to Bariatric Surgery?
    Dragan Micic
    Belgrad, Serbia
     
    09:10 - 09:25
    Surgenomics: a New Look at Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
    Eren Taskin
    Istanbul, Turcia
     
    09:25 - 09:40
    Why Do You Need an Endocrinologist in the Bariatric Team?
    Snezana Polovina
    Belgrad, Serbia
     
    09:40 - 09:50
    Bariatric Surgery Influence on Endometrial Cancer
    Irina Bălescu, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
    09:50 - 10:00
    Metabolically Unhealthy Obese Before and after Sleeve Gastrectomy
    Adriana Florinela Cățoi Galea, Romeo Florin Galea, Aurel Mironiuc, Ștefan Chiorescu, Alina Pârvu
    Cluj-Napoca, România
     
    10:00 - 10:10
    “CREDOR” - An RTC for the Efficiency of Metabolic Surgery Versus Conservative Treatment in Patients with Poor Control of T2DM - 1 Year Results
    Bogdan Smeu, Constantin Ionescu-Tîrgoviște, Cristian Gruja, Daniela Lixandru, Gabriela Tanko, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
    10:10 - 10:20
    Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia after Gastric By-Pass - Actual Diagnostic and Treatment
    Raluca Oana Munteanu
    București, România
     
  • 10:40 - 11:00 

    Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting

  • 11:00 - 12:50 

    Session II: For Better Results of the Metabolic Surgery Programs

    Antonio José Torres (Madrid, Spania), Milos Bjelovic (Belgrad, Serbia), Ciprian Duță (Timișoara, România)
     
    11:00 - 11:15
    IFSO COE Program: an Update
    Ioannis Melissas
    Creta, Grecia
     
    11:15 - 11:30
    Medical Criteria to Select, Postpone, Refuse a Bariatric Patient
    Daniela Godoroja, Simona Bragadireanu, Roxana Bădescu, Gabriela Constantin
    București, România
     
    11:30 - 11:45
    Preoperative Preparation of the High-Risk Bariatric Patients by Intragastric Balloons
    Iurii Iashkov
    Moscova, Rusia
     
    11:45 - 11:55
    Non-Invasive Ventilation in Obesity
    Cristina Elena Mitrofan, Daniel Timofte
    Iași, România
     
    11:55 - 12:05
    Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery Can Be Improved by Special Follow-Up Program?
    Daniela Barjica, Caius Lazăr, Amadeus Dobrescu, Gabriel Verdeș, George Noditi, Ciprian Duță
    Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie, Timișoara, România
     
    12:05 - 12:15
    Folate Deficiency Management after Bariatric Surgery
    Ruxandra Pleșea
    București, România
     
    12:15 - 12:25
    GERD after Bariatric Surgery - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Solutions
    Ionuț Hutopilă, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
    12:25 - 12:35
    From Vertical Ring Gastroplasty to Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric By-Pass in the Center of Bariatric Surgery from the Second Surgical Clinic of Cluj-Napoca
    Romeo Florin Galea, Adriana Florinela Cățoi Galea, Aurel Mironiuc, Ștefan Chiorescu, Emil Pop, Dorin Mureșan
    Cluj-Napoca, România
     
  • 12:50 - 13:00 

    Bariatric Surgery Symposium Presidential Address

    Cătălin Copăescu (București, România)
  • 13:00 - 14:00 

    Lunch Break and Exhibition Visiting

  • 14:00 - 16:00 

    Session III: Technical Challenges & Innovations in Bariatric Surgery

    Eren Taskin (Istanbul, Turcia), Cosmin Ion Puia (Cluj-Napoca, România), Nicolae Iordache (București, România)
     
    14:00 - 14:15
    The Ethics of New Surgical Procedures in Bariatric Surgery
    Antonio José Torres
    Madrid, Spania
     
    14:15 - 14:25
    Pylorus - Preserving Techniques of BPD - Switch and SADI's: Russian Experience
    Iurii Iashkov
    Moscova, Rusia
     
    14:25 - 14:35
    A Simple Procedure for T2DM Treatment
    Ioannis Melissas
    Creta, Grecia
     
    14:35 - 14:45
    Complete Posterior Approach - 3 Ports Sleeve Gastrectomy
    Marius Nedelcu (1), Bogdan Moldovan (1), Costel Rad (1), Dumitru Pocreață (1), Patrick Noel (2)
    (1) Spitalul Sf. Constantin, Brașov, România
    (2) American Surgecenter, Abu Dhabi, Emiratele Arabe Unite
     
    14:45 - 14:55
    Gastric By-Pass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
    Milos Bjelovic
    Belgrad, Serbia
     
    14:55 - 15:05
    Mini Gastric By-Pass with 4K Technology (Video)
    Cristian Boru (1), Gianfranco Silecchia (2)
    (1) București, România
    (2) Latina, Italia
     
    15:05 - 15:15
    Laparoscopic Transgastric Procedures in Bariatric Surgery Candidates - a Single Center Experience
    Bogdan Smeu, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
    15:15 - 15:25
    Loop Gastric By-Pass - the Step by Step Technique (Video)
    Maura Priboi, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
    15:25 - 15:35
    Surgical Procedures for Obese Patients - Other than Bariatrics
    Victor Diaconu, Dan Ulmeanu
    București, România
     
    15:35 - 15:45
    EUS-Guided Gastrojejunostomy Using a Lumen Apposing Expandable Metallic Stent - Results of a Feasibility Study and Long Term Metabolic Outcome
    Adrian Săftoiu (1), Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu (1), Ștefan Pătrașcu (1), Sandu Ramboiu (1), Lucian Gruionu (1), Elena Daniela Burtea (1), D. C. Nicolau (1), Cătălin Copăescu (2), Florin Turcu (2), Valeriu Șurlin (1)
    (1) Craiova, România
    (2) București, România
     
  • 16:00 - 16:30 

    Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting

  • 16:30 - 18:30 

    Session IV: Techniques for the Complications’ Prevention and Management

    Iurii Iashkov (Moscova, Rusia), Ioannis Melissas (Creta, Grecia), Cătălin Copăescu (București, România)
     
    16:30 - 16:40
    Concomitant Surgical Treatment of Obesity and Surgical Comorbidities
    Daniel Timofte (1), Ionuț Huțanu (1), Delia Reurean-Pintilei (2), Cristina Elena Mitrofan (3), Lidia Ionescu (1), Mihaela Blaj (1)
    (1) Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie „Gr. T. Popa”, Iași, România
    (2) Spitalul Medconsult, Iași, România
    (3) Spitalului Clinic de Pneumoftiziologie, Iași, România
     
    16:40 - 16:50
    Abdominal Wall Hernias in Morbidly Obese Patients - a Reliable Algorithm
    Simona Filip, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
    16:50 - 17:00
    Modified Lonroth Technique for RYGBP
    Marius Nedelcu (1), Bogdan Moldovan (1), Costel Rad (1), Dumitru Pocreață (1), Patrick Noel (2)
    (1) Spitalul Sf. Constantin, Brașov, România
    (2) American Surgecenter, Abu Dhabi, Emiratele Arabe Unite
     
    17:00 - 17:10
    Reducing the Intraoperative Bleeding Risk in LSG - a 5 Years Prospective Study
    Bogdana Bănescu, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
    17:10 - 17:20
    The Best Choice for Hemostasis on the Stapler Line
    Dan Ulmeanu, Victor Diaconu
    București, România
     
    17:20 - 17:30
    Endoscopic Treatment of Sleeve Gastrectomy Obstructive Complications
    Florin Turcu, Cristian Balahura, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
    17:30 - 17:40
    Management of Leaks and Complications after Gastric Sleeve Surgery (Video Based Presentation)
    Eren Taskin
    Istanbul, Turcia
     
    17:40 - 17:50
    Diluted Chloramine in the Treatment of Upper Gastric Fistulae - a Case Report
    Ion Cosmin Puia (1), Paul Puia (2)
    (1) Institutul Regional de Gastroenterologie și Hepatologie „Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor”, Cluj-Napoca, România
    (2) Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Iuliu Hațieganu”, Cluj-Napoca, România
     
    17:50 - 18:00
    Laparoscopic Eso-Gastro-Jejunostomy for Chronic Leaks after LSG
    Sorin Velici, Dan Andrei, Cătălin Copăescu
    București, România
     
  • 14:00 - 16:00 

    Nurses Session I

    Simona Bragadireanu (București, România), Ruxandra Pleșea (București, România)
     
    Postoperative Follow-Up of the Bariatric Patient
    Bogdan Smeu
    București, România
     
    Preoperative Care of the Bariatric Patient
    Maura Priboi
    București, România
     
    Non-Invasive Ventilation in Bariatric Patients
    Roxana Bădescu
    București, România
     
    Postoperative Care of Bariatric Patients
    Simona Bragadireanu
    București, România
     
    Perioperative Diet of a Bariatric Patient - First 30 Days
    Ruxandra Pleșea
    București, România
     
    Management of Nutritional Deficiencies after LSG
    Oana Dumitrache
    București, România
     
    Preparing and Following after an Endoscopy in a Bariatric and Metabolic Patient
    Cristian Balahura
    București, România
     
  • 16:00 - 16:30 

    Coffee Break and Exhibition Visiting

  • 16:30 - 18:30 

    Nurses Session II

    Georgeta Păsărin (București, România), Victor Tomulescu (București, România)
     
    Colostomy and Ileostomy Care in Obese Patients
    Georgeta Păsărin
    București, România
     
    Protection Equipment in the Operating Room
    Marius Anin
    București, România
     
    Mechanical Suture - Gold Standard in Laparoscopic Surgery
    Ozana Nicolae
    București, România
     
    Cleaning, Disinfecting and Sterilizing Methods for Storz Instruments and Laparoscopic Equipment
    Adrian Pavel
    București, România
     
    Hernia Meshes Walkthrough, from General Characteristics to Their Addressability
    Nicoleta Ivan
    București, România
     
    Laparoscopic Instruments - a New Concept. Practical Aspects Regarding Preparation and Handling in the OR
    George Dumitrescu
    București, România