Industry Supported Sessions

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

​​​​​INDUSTRY SESSION ORGANIZED BY MEDTRONIC
Metabolic Surgery from Clinical Trials to Real World Experience
18:30-20:00 
Hall B 
Chair: Francois Pattou, France 

​Metabolic Surgery Long Term Results and Perspectives
Francois Pattou, France 
​Evidence from Clinical Trials
Sayeed Ikramuddin, USA
​From Bariatric Surgery to Multidisciplinary Approach of the Metabolic Disease
Chris Pring, UK 
​Short term and Long Term Medical Management of T2D Patients Before and After Metabolic Surgery 
Yves Reznik, France 
Diasurg2 Study, Study Design and Lessons Learned So Far
Beat Müller​, Germany 



TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 

​​​SUPPORTED BY AN UNRESTRICTED EDUCATIONAL GRANT FROM NOVONORDISK
WCITT2D 2015: Symposium 1
The Gut in the Physiology and Pathophysiology of Metabolic Diseases
08:00-10:35
Hall A
Co-Chairs: Steve Bloom, UK; Fiona Gribble, UK​

​​INDUSTRY SESSION ORGANIZED BY FRACTYL
Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing - An Innovative Procedural Therapy for Improved Glycaemic Control 
13:15-14:15
Hall B
Co-Chairs: Alan Cherrington, USA, K. George Alberti, UK

​13:15-13:20​Opening Remarks
Alan CherringtonUSA​​ 
​13:20–13:32​Small Intestine Hyperplasia, Hormonal Consequences and Insulin Resistance
Filip KnopDenmark 
​13:32–13:45​Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes – Significance of Duodenal Exclusion
Carel LeRouxIreland 
​13:45–13:57​Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing: Concept Overview and First In Human Results
Manoel GalvaoBrazil 
​13:57–14:10​REVITA 1 – A European Multi-Center Randomized Control Trial –Study Overview
Geltrude MingroneUK
​14:10–14:15​Summary
Alan CherringtonUSA; K. George AlbertiUK; Francesco RubinoUK

INDUSTRY SESSION PROVIDED BY INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL PRESS AND SUPPORTED BY AN EDUCATIONAL GRANT BY NOVONORDISK 
Non-surgical Weight Control in Type 2 Diabetes. What Works?
15:30-17:00
Hall B
Chair: Nicholas Finer, UK

​15:30-15:35​Introduction
Nicholas Finer, UK
​15:35-15:55​How does medical weight loss ameliorate type 2 diabetes
Mike Lean, UK 
​15:55-16:15​Newer pharmacotherapies for diabetes and weight loss
Clifford Bailey, UK
​16:15-16:35​Integrating pharmacological weight control in multi-component management of type 2 diabetes
Luc Van Gaal, Belgium
​16:35-16:55​Which intervention for which patient?
All Faculty 
​16:55-17:00​​Summary and Closing Remarks 
Nicholas Finer, UK 

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SUPPORTED BY AN UNRESTRICTED EDUCATIONAL GRANT FROM NOVONORDISK
​The Science Behind Metabolic Surgery
The Mechanisms of Action of Metabolic Surgery
17:15-19:45
Hall B 
Co-Chairs: Rachel Batterham, UK; John Kirwan, USA 

SUPPORTED BY AN UNRESTRICTED EDUCATIONAL GRANT FROM ETHICON

Diabetes Surgery - Cost Effectiveness, Coverage and Access to Care 
(By invitation only) 

17:15-19:45
Hall C
Chairs: William Herman, USA


INDUSTRY SESSION ORGANIZED BY METACURE 
Diamond® by MetaCure: Minimally Invasive Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes by Electrical Modulation of Physiological Regulatory Systems​
19:45-20:45
Hall B 
​​Chair: Harold Lebovitz, USA

Electrophysiology of the stomach and principles of Gastric Contractility Modulation (GCM) 
Shlomo Ben-Haim, UK 
Surgical intervention in Diamond therapy
Wieslaw Tarnowski, Poland
Clinical results of Diamond therapy for DM2T with obesity
Harold Lebovitz, USA
​Panel Discussion ​

INDUSTRY SESSION ORGANIZED BY ETHICON
Ethicon Policy Symposium 
The fight for patient access to care is constantly changing. The objective of the session is to identify the barriers that patients have in gaining access to surgery for the treatment of Obesity & Type 2 Diabetes.
19:45-20:15
Hall C​
​​Featuring Dame Jenni Murray, UK 
Coffee, refreshments & snacks will be available

​WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

SUPPORTED BY AN UNRESTRICTED EDUCATIONAL GRANT FROM ETHICON
WCITT2D Session 6: Policy Track
Cost-effectiveness of Diabetes Surgery and Heath Care Policies
10:20-12:40
Hall A
Co-Chairs: Bruce Wolfe, USA; K. George Alberti, UK​​


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