overview and LEARNING OBJECTIVES
It will also demonstrate the strengths of the integrated health team who work collaboratively with patients to prepare and support them to achieve their post-surgery goals.
At the end of the two-day course, you should be able to:
1. Explain the recommended steps in the pre-operative work up for metabolic and bariatric surgery
2. Identify the recommended clinical / hospital / practice resources required to safely care for people with higher weight
3. Identify potential complications and implications for physical, nutritional, psychological, and reproductive health following metabolic and bariatric surgery
4. Discuss the key challenges/barriers that people with higher weight encounter in the health system and outline possible solutions to improve care access
5. Explain strategies for effective therapeutic engagement with members of the integrated health team when supporting people with higher weight
course structure
| DAY 1 | ||||
| 7.30am | Registration desk opens | |||
| 8.30 - 10am | Session 1 Introduction of metabolic and bariatric surgery | |||
| 8.30am | Melissa | Welcome and agenda for the day | ||
| 8.40am | Psychology | Weight stigma and Implicit Association Test (IAT) | ||
| 8.50am | Medical | The disease of obesity – a modern understanding | ||
| 9.20am | Team | How do we define success? | ||
| 9.30am | Psychology | What does the research show us about patient experience? | ||
| 9.45am | Team | Introduction of cases | ||
| 10 – 10.30am | MORNING TEA |
| 10.30am - 12.30pm | Session 2 Integrated health roles in the continuum of care | |
| 10.30am | Medical | Coordinating care from cradle to the grave |
| 10.50am | Nursing | Being the patient’s partner on a life-changing journey |
| 11.10am | Dietetics | We’re not the food police |
| 11.30am | Psychology | It’s not a test, don’t stress |
| 12pm | Team | Q&A |
| 12.30 – 1.30pm | LUNCH |
| 1.30 - 3.30pm | Session 3 Case overview – how the team prepares a patient for surgery and adapts to individual needs during pre-op | |
| 1.30pm | Surgical | The operation – surgical overview |
| 2pm | Team | Expert guided case discussion on multidisciplinary preoperative assessment – the beauty of adapting Patient A – Julie Patient B – Hemi ‘James’ |
| 2.20pm | Team | Q&A |
| 3.30 - 4pm | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 4-5pm | Session 4 The surgery and peri-operative care | |
| 4pm | Team | Readiness for surgery – the traffic light approach |
| 4.05pm | Surgical | Video walk-through of common procedures |
| 4.25pm | Nursing | Enhancing recovery – optimal care in the immediate peri-operative period |
| 4.50pm | Team | Q&A |
| DAY 2 | ||||
| 7.30am | Registration desk opens | |||
| 8.30 - 10.30am | Session 1 Post-operative early care to avoid complications | |||
| 8.30am | Melissa | Welcome | ||
| 8.35am | Team | Review of cases | ||
| 8.45am | Nursing | Nursing during the recovery phase | ||
| 9.05am | Dietetics | Who knew solid food could be so good! | ||
| 9.25am | Medical | Medical care during the recovery phase – more than meets the eye | ||
| 9.45am | Surgical | Surgical follow up | ||
| 10am | Team | Q&A | ||
| 10.30am – 11am | MORNING TEA |
| 11am – 12.30pm | Session 2 Living with the surgery and maximising success | |
| 11am | Medical | Life-long care for a chronic disease, and surveillance for complications |
| 11.10am | Nursing | Always by the patient’s side |
| 11.20am | Psychology | Eating disorders |
| 11.40am | Dietetics | Eating for life |
| 12pm | Psychology | Dealing with the speed bumps |
| 12.20pm | Team | Q&A |
| 12.50pm – 1.30pm | LUNCH |
| 1.30 – 3.30pm | Session 3 Break out groups – see below for details | |||
| 1.30pm | Breakout 1 | Micronutrients | ||
| 2pm | Rotate | |||
| 2.10pm | Breakout 2 | Adjuvant pharmacotherapy + weight regain | ||
| 2.40pm | Rotate | |||
| 2.50pm | Breakout 3 | The goal truth: What do patients really want from surgery? | ||
| 3.20pm | Team | Q&A | ||
Each delegate will rotate through each of the 3 breakout sessions.
| Breakout 1 | Micronutrients |
| Breakout 2 | Adjuvant pharmacotherapy + weight regain |
| Breakout 3 | The goal truth: What do patients really want from surgery? |
| 3.30pm – 4pm | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 4 – 5pm | Session 4 Bringing it all together | |
| 4pm | Team | Summary of case studies |
| 4.05pm | Surgeon | Surgical long-term management – revisional surgery |
| 4.15pm | Team | Summary of key learning points from each discipline |
| 4.35pm | Team | Recap and Q&A |
| 4.55pm | Melissa | Close |
THE TEAM
Convenor: Melissa Whiting
Event manager: Leanne Rogers
Dietitians: Liz Goodall and Dr Cathy Harbury
Medical Practitioners: Dr Teresa Girolamo and Dr Zanna Murfitt
Nurses: Jane Collins and Kate Berridge
Psychologists: Kylie Murphy and Annemarie Hindle
Surgeon - Dr Alex Craven
RATES
ANZMOSS member 2 days $400
Non member 2 days $600
Target audience Dietitians, nurses, psychologists, bariatric practitioners 0 to 5 years experience
There is NO online. This course is designed to be hands on and in person.
*** REGISTRATION CLOSES at 11.59pm Sunday 12th May and will NOT be extended***
Non member 2 days $600
Target audience Dietitians, nurses, psychologists, bariatric practitioners 0 to 5 years experience
There is NO online. This course is designed to be hands on and in person.
*** REGISTRATION CLOSES at 11.59pm Sunday 12th May and will NOT be extended***
REGISTRATION
MEMBERSHIP
Membership will be open to all persons who are actively engaged in the field of Obesity surgery and management including research, education, counselling and therapy. No restrictions shall be imposed on any person by virtue of religious or political beliefs, gender, nationality, race or age, but the Society shall have the right to refuse membership to any person without assigning any reason thereof.
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MELBOURNE 2023 COURSE PICTURES
SPONSORS
ANZMOSS would like to offer you the opportunity to sponsor the Integrated Health Professional Development Course, 17 and 18 May 2024, being held at the ICC, Sydney.
The inaugural March 2023 course held in Melbourne was a huge success.
The goal of the two day course is to provide an ANZMOSS endorsed and approved practical training program that is meaningful within the bariatric surgery field. It will serve as a stand-alone course for practitioners but will also extend to future programs for those involved, or seeking to be involved in a bariatric career pathway.
We are seeking your support for this meeting in the form of a $3,800 AUD sponsorship package. ($4,180 including GST)
Exhibition Entitlements
Trestle table exhibition for the duration of the conference
Two (2) exhibition passes - includes catering
Logo acknowledgment in the program, and on sponsors page of the ANZMOSS website (with link to your webpage)
Access to the delegate list of all delegates (no email addresses)
Convenor and ANZMOSS executive officer support
Company promo sign at front of room (provided by exhibitor)
Please contact the ANZMOSS office for further details info@anzmoss.com.au
Thankyou to our sponsors:
The inaugural March 2023 course held in Melbourne was a huge success.
The goal of the two day course is to provide an ANZMOSS endorsed and approved practical training program that is meaningful within the bariatric surgery field. It will serve as a stand-alone course for practitioners but will also extend to future programs for those involved, or seeking to be involved in a bariatric career pathway.
We are seeking your support for this meeting in the form of a $3,800 AUD sponsorship package. ($4,180 including GST)
Exhibition Entitlements
Trestle table exhibition for the duration of the conference
Two (2) exhibition passes - includes catering
Logo acknowledgment in the program, and on sponsors page of the ANZMOSS website (with link to your webpage)
Access to the delegate list of all delegates (no email addresses)
Convenor and ANZMOSS executive officer support
Company promo sign at front of room (provided by exhibitor)
Please contact the ANZMOSS office for further details info@anzmoss.com.au
Thankyou to our sponsors:
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