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Scientific Program

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024


Time Room  Activity
08:00-10:00Room 1 - Alfredo Halpern
OPENING COURSES: EVIDENCE BASED OBESITY TREATMENT
Coordinator: Rodrigo Nunes Lamounier (MG)

15 | Best diets for weight loss based on evidence?
15 | Impact of exercise training on weight loss: what is the evidence
15 | Psychological treatment of obesity: what is the evidence
Speaker: Andrea Levy (SP)

15 | Pharmacological treatment: efficacy and safety of weight management medication
15 | Impact of pharmacological treatment beyond weight loss
15 | Bariatric surgery: impact on weight loss, weight loss maintenance and long-term health outcomes
Speaker: Cid Araujo Pitombo (RJ)

30 | Discussion
08:00-10:00Room 2 - John Waterlow
OPENING COURSES: CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT OBESITY – DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT?
20 | Diagnosis of obesity in childen and adolescents
Speaker: Durval Damiani (SP)

15 | How to identify and diagnose genetic forms of obesity in children?
Speaker: Carolina Passone (SP)

20 | Intensive behavior treatment strategies
Speaker: Ana R. Damaso (SP)

15 | Treating the Family
Speaker: Louise Cominato (SP)

20 | Pharmacological treatment – when to start and how to discuss long term use?
30 | Discussion
08:00-10:00Room 3 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
OPENING COURSES: THE ROLE OF DIFFERENT PLAYERS IN THE GENESIS AND MAINTENANCE OF OBESITY
Coordinator: Maria Teresa Zanella (SP)
Coordinator: Fernando Gerchman (RS)

15 | Genetics of obesity
Speaker: Maria Edna de Melo (SP)

15 | The role of brain
Speaker: Jose Donato Junior (SP)

15 | The role of adipose tissue
15 | The role of gut hormones
Speaker: Sylka Rodovalho (SP)

15 | The role of the gut microbiota
45 | Panel Discussion
08:00-10:00Room 5 - Phillip James
OPENING COURSES: INFORMAS: EVIDENCE GENERATION TO POLICY ACTION: LESSONS FROM FOOD POLICY ADVOCACY AROUND THE WORLD
10 | 1. Welcome and program overview
2. Global perspectives and advocacy strategies from Latin America
35 | Global frameworks and multistakeholder responses to the obesity epidemic
Global Obesity Coalition
Speaker: Johanna Ralston (United Kingdom)

GHAI Advocacy Toolkit
Speaker: Rachel Morrison (Jamaica)

INFORMAS from research to policy tools
Speaker: Boyd Swinburn (New Zealand)

45 | Latin American experiences
Speaker: Alejandra Aguilar (Spain)
Speaker: Simon Barquera (Mexico)
Speaker: Camila Corvalan (Chile)
Speaker: Pierre Cooke (Barbados)
08:30-10:00Room 4 - Peter Kopelman
SESSION: NEW ENDOCRINE SOCIETY GUIDELINES ON VITAMIN D: CONSIDERATIONS AND CONTROVERSIES IN PEOPLE WITH OBESITY AND PREDIABETES
Speaker: Fernando Valente (SP)
10:00-10:30Room 1 - Alfredo Halpern
BREAK
10:00-10:15Room 2 - John Waterlow
BREAK
10:00-10:30Room 5 - Phillip James
BREAK
10:00-11:30Room 4 - Peter Kopelman
SYMPOSIUM: SOPHIA ECO2024 - STRATIFICATION OF OBESITY PHENOTYPES TO OPTIMIZE FUTURE THERAPY (SOPHIA)
Coordinator: Carel Le Roux (Ireland)

30 | The objectives of SOPHIA, predictors of risk (Obesity clusters) and predictors of response (Bariatric surgery trajectory tool)
Speaker: Carel Le Roux (Ireland)

15 | Q&A
15 | Obesity in patients with type1 diabetes
Speaker: Ebaa Al Ozairi (Kuwait)

15 | The patient voice in SOPHIA
Speaker: Werd Al-najim (Ireland)

15 | Q&A
10:00-10:30Room 3 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
BREAK
10:15-12:15Room 2 - John Waterlow
OPENING COURSES: MANAGING DIFFICULT CASES IN OBESITY
Coordinator: Jacqueline Rizzolli (RS)

25 | Intolerant and irresponsive to GLP-1 agonist
Speaker: Cintia Cercato (SP)

25 | Extreme internalized stigma
Speaker: Stuart Flint (United Kingdom)

25 | Multiple comorbidities
Speaker: Silvana Pannain (United States)

25 | BMI over 50kg/m²
Speaker: Marcio C. Mancini (SP)

20 | Discussion
10:30-12:30Room 1 - Alfredo Halpern
OPENING COURSES: MANAGING ASSOCIATED DISEASES/COMORBIDITIES IN OBESITY
Coordinator: Cynthia Melissa Valerio (RJ)
Coordinator: Mário Kehdi Carra (SP)

25 | Treating obesity in type 2 diabetes individuals
25 | Treating obesity in patients with CVD/CKD
25 | Treating obesity in MASLD
25 | Treating in obesity in individuals with depression and other psychiatric conditions
Speaker: Adriano Segal (SP)

20 | Discussion
10:30-12:30Room 3 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
OPENING COURSES: MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DIFFERENT TREATMENTS
25 | Mechanisms of bariatric surgery
Speaker: Everton Cazzo (SP)

25 | Mechanisms of GLP-1 based therapies
Speaker: Lício Velloso (SP)

25 | Mechanisms of CNS acting drugs
25 | Mechanisms of intensive behaviour treatment
Speaker: Guilherme Artioli (SP)

20 | Discussion
10:30-12:30Room 5 - Phillip James
OPENING COURSES: INFORMAS: EVIDENCE GENERATION TO POLICY ACTION: LESSONS FROM FOOD POLICY ADVOCACY AROUND THE WORLD
3. Country experiences and future directions
60 | Other country experiences
Duração: 15 min.
Speaker: Boyd Swinburn (New Zealand)

Duração: 15 min.
Speaker: Beverly Samson (Philippines)

Duração: 15 min.
Speaker: Mikhail Laurence Millan (Philippines)

Duração: 15 min.
Speaker: Nzama Mbalati (South Africa)
10:30-12:30Room 6 - Rafael Gomez-Cuevas
PRACTICAL DISCUSSION: HOW TO OPEN AN OBESITY CLINIC
Speaker: Ada Cuevas (Chile)
11:30-12:30Room 4 - Peter Kopelman
SESSION: DESROTULANDO APP – PRACTICAL TEACHING OF FOOD LABELLING
12:30-13:30Room 1 - Alfredo Halpern
BREAK
12:30-13:30Room 2 - John Waterlow
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM - NOVO NORDISK  : (RESTRICTED TO PRESCRIBERS)
Semaglutide 2.4mg – The Revolution in Obesity Treatment
Restricted to Prescribers
Speaker: Bruno Halpern (SP)

*Slides in Portuguese
12:30-13:30Room 3 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
BREAK
12:30-13:30Room 5 - Phillip James
BREAK
12:30-13:30Room 4 - Peter Kopelman
BREAK
12:30-13:15Room 6 - Rafael Gomez-Cuevas
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM - ABAD
Speakers: VANESSA PIROLO E MARIA EDNA DE MELO
13:30-14:15Room 3+4 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
KEYNOTE LECTURE: TREATING OBESITY TO REDUCE OUTCOMES
Chairman: Bruno Halpern (SP)

Duração: 45 min.
Keynote Speaker: Donna Ryan (United States)
13:30-14:15Room 1 - Alfredo Halpern
CONFERENCE: HOW HORMONES IMPACT OBESITY AND HOW OBESITY IMPACT HORMONES?
Chair: Larissa Garcia Gomes (SP)
13:30-14:45Room 5 - Phillip James
PANEL DISCUSSION: WHO ACCELERATION PLAN: MOBILISING SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ACTION
Coordinator: Johanna Ralston (United Kingdom)
Panelist: Nomathemba Chandiwana (South Africa)
Panelist: Mikhail Laurence Millan (Philippines)
Panelist: Pierre Cooke (Barbados)
Speaker: Jorgen Johnsen (Switzerland)
13:30-14:15Room 2 - John Waterlow
KEYNOTE LECTURE: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: VOLUME, FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY
14:15-15:45Room 3+4 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
SESSION: THE GOLDEN AGE IN OBESITY PHARMACOTHERAPY
Coordinator: Louise Baur (Australia)

20 | Bridging the gap between clinical and surgical treatments: what have we reached so far?
Speaker: Walmir Coutinho (RJ)

20 | Future poli-agonists for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases
Speaker: Carel Le Roux (Ireland)

20 | “Novel targets – appetite and beyond – Are we getting there?
Speaker: Donna Ryan (United States)

30 | Discussion
14:15-15:45Room 1 - Alfredo Halpern
SESSION: CIRCADIAN RYTHMS IN OBESITY
Coordinator: Jose Donato Junior (SP)

8 | Abstracts - 129049: FEMALE MICE LACKING LIVER ADRENOCEPTOR ALPHA-1B ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO OBESITY - Presenter: Anisia Silva
20 | Experimental models of Time restricted feeding
Speaker: Gabriel Anhe (SP)

20 | Impact of Sleep Duration and Meal Timing on Weight Loss and Obesity
Speaker: Silvana Pannain (United States)

20 | Meal timing and its relationship with obesity and food intake
22 | Discussion
14:15-15:45Room 2 - John Waterlow
SESSION: BEHAVIOURAL TREATMENT OF OBESITY
Coordinator: Ana R. Damaso (SP)

08 | Abstract - 129916: THE SHORT-TERM EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION GROUPS ADDED TO USUAL CARE IN OUTPATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL - Presenter: Aline Busanello
20 | Evidence of Cognitive Behaviour treatment in the management of obesity and binge eating disorder
20 | Mindful eating and intuitive eating: defining and understanding goals
20 | Physical activity: from counselling to prescription
22 | Discussion
14:45-15:45Room 5 - Phillip James
SESSION: INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND THE INTER-RELATIONS WITH CLIMATE AND NATURE
Coordinator: Anna Giulia Medri (United States)

10 | Introductory Remarks
Speaker: Marcos Terena (DF)

Duração: 10 min.
Duração: 10 min.
Duração: 10 min.
20 | Discussion
15:45-16:45Poster Area - Per Bjorntorp
REFRESHMENT BREAK AND POSTER SESSION
E-poster 1
E-poster 2
E-poster 3
E-poster 4

  access abstracts 
15:45-16:45Room 1 - Alfredo Halpern
BREAK
15:45-16:45Room 2 - John Waterlow
LANCET SERIES: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH AMERICAS: A CALL FOR WEIGHT STIGMA PAPERS AND PUBLISHING EXCELLENCE
Speaker: Taissa Vila (RJ)
Speaker: Stuart Flint (United Kingdom)
15:45-16:45Room 5 - Phillip James
SESSION: BRAZIL MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Coordinator: Renata Bertazzi Levy (SP)

15 | Past and present of obesity surveillance and its determinants in Brazil
Speaker: Rafael Claro (MG)

15 | Projections of overweight and obesity prevalence in the country: what to expect for 2030
15 | Public policies for obesity prevention and control in Brazil
Speaker: Kelly Alves (Brazil)

15 | Discussion
16:45-17:30Room 3+4 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
CHAIRS WELCOME & OPENING CEREMONY
17:30-18:45Room 3+4 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
OPENING CONFERENCE
Coordinator: Walmir Coutinho (RJ)

45 | Ultra-processed foods and the pandemic of obesity: the thesis and the evidence
30 | Does UPF drives overeating? What are the proposed mechanisms?
Speaker: Kevin D. Hall (United States)
18:45-19:30Room 3+4 - Bernard Jeanrenaud
OPENING COCKTAIL


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