Please note this programme is subject to change without notice
| Day 1 | 8th July 2024 - Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and approach to obesity management | |
| Time | Content | Speaker |
| 0900-0920 | Registration | |
| 0920-0930 | Welcome | YDEF |
|
0930-1010 |
Plenary: Obesity: epidemiology and complications | Jonathan Hazlehurst, University of Birmingham |
| 1010 -1050 | Plenary: The pathophysiology of obesity | Jonathan Hazlehurst, University of Birmingham |
| 1050 - 1110 | Coffee break | |
|
1110-1230 |
Plenary & discussion: Obesity stigma – from a patient and an academic perspective |
Stuart Flint, University of Leeds |
|
1230-1330 |
Lunch | |
|
1330 - 1410 |
Plenary: What to screen for in weight management services? | Dr Kevin Stuart, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
|
1410 - 1500 |
Metabolic surgery for obesity | Mr Andrew Currie, University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Trust |
|
1500-1520 |
Coffee break | |
|
1520-1600 |
Plenary: Current pharmacotherapies for obesity | Dr David Hughes, University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Trust |
|
1600-1640 |
Plenary: How to set up and run a tier 3 weight management service | Dr David Hughes, University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Trust |
|
1640 - 1650 |
Close | YDEF |
| 1900 onwards | Dinner | YDEF |
| Day 2 | 9th July: Specialist management of obesity and the MDT | |
| 0920-0930 | Welcome |
YDEF |
| 0930 - 1100 |
Workshops: Workshop 1: |
Workshop 1: Mary O'Kane, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Workshop 2: Dr Mark Loveder, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
|
| 1100 - 1120 | Coffee break | |
|
1120 - 1200 |
Plenary: Principles of long-term management of a patient following bariatric surgery | Mary O’Kane, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 1200 - 1240 |
Plenary: The management of pregnancy following bariatric surgery |
Dr Isy Douek, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| 1240 - 1340 | Lunch | |
| 1340-1420 | Plenary: The diagnosis and management of childhood and adolescent obesity | Dr Pooja Sachdev, University of Nottingham |
| 1420 - 1500 | Plenary: The multidisciplinary management of childhood and adolescent obesity | Dr Pooja Sachdev, University of Nottingham |
| 1500 - 1515 | Close | YDEF |
Thank you to our sponsors
This conference has been instigated and organised by YDEF. Sponsorship opportunities have been offered to several pharmaceutical companies. Lilly has sponsored the conference and contributed funding towards this event in return for exhibition space. They have had no input to the agenda or the selection of speakers.