Programme

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THURSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER

12:00

Arrival and Registration

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Welcome and Introductions

Dr Sadaf Farooqi

Reader in Human Metabolism, University of Cambridge

13:45

Obesity - Physiology and Pathophysiology

Dr Nick Finer

Consultant Endocrinologist, University College Hospital, London

14:30

Role of the Physician in the Management of Obesity and Associated Disorders

Dr Simon Aylwin

Consultant Endocrinologist, King's College Hospital, London

15:30

Tea

16:00

Obesity Services in the Community and the Primary/Secondary Care Interface

Dr Paddy English

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth

17:00

Setting up and Running a Specialist Obesity Service

Panel discussion involving all Faculty

Chair: Professor John Wilding, Professor of Medicine

University of Liverpool

18:00

Hot topics in Research

Dr Adrian Park

Consultant Physician, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge

18:30

Transfer to accommodation. Dinnerat St John’s College.

FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER

08:30

History, Clinical Examination and Investigation

Dr Nick Finer

09:30

Motivational interviewing and Behavioural approaches

Dr Andrew Johnson

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol

10:30

Coffee

11:00

Assessment of obese patients

Dr Andrew Johnson

12:00

Interpretation of Clinical Trials and Medical Management

Dr Jonathan Pinkney

Consultant Physician, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro

13:00

Lunch

14:00

What you need to know about Nutrition, Dietary and Exercise based interventions

TBC

15:00

Setting up an Inpatient Obesity service and Bariatric Surgery

Dr Rob Andrews

Senior Lecturer in Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Bristol

16:00

Open session with Faculty to discuss problems encountered in developing and delivering obesity services

Chair: Professor John Wilding

17:00

Concluding remarks and Close of meeting

Organised by the conveners of the Society for Endocrinology’s Obesity Special Interest Group –

Dr Sadaf Farooqi and Professor John Wilding

CPD accreditation pending approval