Tackling Obesity: Innovative Strategies For A Healthier Future
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SPEAKERS
Prof Dr Louise Baur
University of Sydney, Australia
Title: Evidence and challenges in treating child and adolescent obesity
Session: Plenary 1 (6th April 2021) 9:20 – 10:00 am
Prof Dr Adam Drewnowski
Director, Nutritional Science Program, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Title: Affordable nutrition and economics of obesity
Session: Plenary 2 (7th April 2021) 9:00 – 9:40 am
Prof Dr John Wilding
Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences Centre, Aintree University Hospital, United Kingdom
Title: Obesity pharmacotherapy – which treatments really work?
Session: Plenary 3 (7th April 2021) 16:15 – 17:00 pm
Session: Symposium 4 (7th April 2021) 09:45 – 10:45 am
Prof. Dr. Hatta Sidi
Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Malaysia
Title: TBC
Session: Symposium 4 (7th April 2021) 09:45 – 10:45 am
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fabian Yap Kok Peng
Head & Senior Consultant, Paediatric Endocrinology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
Title: Predicting and preventing childhood obesity: do we need more evidence or newer models of care?
Session: Symposium 5 (7th April 2021) 13:00 – 13:45 pm
Dr. Mary Chong Foong Fong
School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Title: A web-based, time-use application to assess diet and movement behaviour in Asian schoolchildren
Session: Symposium 5 (7th April 2021) 13:00 – 13:45 pm
Prof. Dr. Wayne Cutfield
The Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Title: Microbiome transfer and childhood obesity
Session: Symposium 5 (7th April 2021) 13:00 – 13:45 pm
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zubaidah Nor Hanipah
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Title: Setting the MDT for morbid obesity
Session: Symposium 6 (7th April 2021) 14:30 – 15:30 pm
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mo’ez Al-Islam Ezzat Faris
Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Title: The effectiveness of intermittent fasting in body weight management and its clinical applications
Session: Symposium 6 (7th April 2021) 14:30 – 15:30 pm
Ms. Salma Mehar
NHS North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups
Title: The REWIND remission programme with low calorie and reduced carbs diets: a dietetic perspective
Session: Symposium 6 (7th April 2021) 14:30 – 15:30 pm
Prof. Dr. Leonard Kim Kyoung Kon
Department of Family Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, South Korea
Title: Anti-obesity drugs before and after bariatric surgery
Session: Symposium 6 (7th April 2021) 14:30 – 15:30 pm
Prof. Dr. Ian D Caterson
University of Sydney, Australia
Title: What positive changes have we seen in our fight with Obesity?
Session: Symposium 7 (7th April 2021) 15:30 – 16:15 pm
Prof. Dr. Jean Pierre Poulain
University of Toulouse, France
Title: Principle of precaution and circumspection: Elements for a strategy of obesity prevention
Session: Symposium 7 (7th April 2021) 15:30 – 16:15 pm
Prof. Dr. Danielle Gallegos
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Title: Coexistence of Food insecurity and obesity: An Australian Experience and Approach
Session: Symposium 8 (8th April 2021) 09:45 – 10:45 am
Assoc Prof. Dr. Norhasmah Sulaiman
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Title: Not having enough food can cause obesity: Is that possible?
Session: Symposium 8 (8th April 2021) 09:45 – 10:45 am
Prof. Dr. Rafael Perex-Escamilla
Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, USA
Title: TBC
Session: Symposium 8 (8th April 2021) 09:45 – 10:45 am
Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala
Institute of Minimal Invasive Surgical Sciences & Research Centre, Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, India
Title: Metabolomic outcomes of bariatric surgery
Session: Symposium 9 (8th April 2021) 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Dr Chih-Kun Huang
China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Title: cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery-why insurance providers should consider coverage
Session: Symposium 9 (8th April 2021) 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Dr Simon Wong Kin Hung
Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Title: Latest innovations in bariatric procedures
Session: Symposium 9 (8th April 2021) 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, UKM Specialist Centre.
Title: History and progress of bariatric surgery in Malaysia
Session: Symposium 9 (8th April 2021) 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Prof Masamitsu Nakazato
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Japan.
Title: Leap2, a hepatic peptide identified in bariatric surgery research, in metabolic regulation
Session: Symposium 9 (8th April 2021) 10:45 am – 12:00 pm
Prof. Dr. Tony Okely
University of Wollongong, Australia.
Title: The role of 24 hour movement behaviours in understanding and responding to the global child obesity pandemic (specific focus on Asia-Oceania region
Session: Symposium 10 (8th April 2021) 13:00 – 12:45 pm
Prof. Dr. Winnie Chee
Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, International Medical University, Malaysia.
Title: Structured nutrition in optimizing weight loss
Session: Symposium 10 (8th April 2021) 13:00 – 12:45 pm
Dr. Rosa Allyn Sy
Endocrinologist, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Manila, Phillipines.
Title: Obesity and its complications
Session: Symposium 11 (8th April 2021) 14:45 – 15:30 pm
Prof Dr. Chan Wah Kheong
Gastro-Enterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia.
Title: Obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) latest update
Session: Symposium 11 (8th April 2021) 14:45 – 15:30 pm