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 | ||
| 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 | Exercise Physiology | Considerations from an Exercise Physiologist in the pre and post operative management of patients undergoing metabolic surgery |
| 2.20pm | Team | Expert guided case discussion on multidisciplinary preoperative assessment – the beauty of adapting Patient A Patient B |
| 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 5pm - 6pm | Team | Q&A NETWORKING DRINKS  |
| DAY 2 | ||||
| 8am | 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 case studies | ||
| 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 | Addressing "fear of failure": A person - centred approach | ||
| 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 | Addressing "fear of failure": A person - centred approach |
| 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 |
