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1 Acknowledgement EASO & IFSO-EC and EOS 2016 Organising Committee would like to thank and acknowledge our industry sponsors. Major Sponsors Principal Sponsors Symposium Sponsor 3 Contents Welcome 5 Host Associations 6 Committees 7 YIU Workshop 9 EASO Awards 10 IFSO-EC Scholarship Winners 11 Travel Grants 12 Congres Venue & Floor Plan 14 Programme at a Glance 16 Scientific Programme Wednesday, June 01, 2016 24 Thursday, June 02, 2016 29 Friday, June 03, 2016 41 Saturday, June 04, 2016 50 Pitch Poster Sessions (EASO) Thursday, June 02, 2016 38 Friday, June 03, 2016 48 Poster Sessions (EASO) June 1-2, 2016 56 June 3-4, 2016 72 Late Breaking Posters 99 Poster Sessions (IFSO-EC) All Summit Days 87 Industry Sponsored Satellite Symposia 103 Exhibition 107 Sponsor Profiles 108 Exhibitor Profiles 112 EU Project Village 121 Social Programme 124 General Information 125 4 Welcome Dear Colleagues We are delighted to announce that in 2016 the congresses of EASO (ECO 2016) and the IFSO European Chapter (2016 IFSO-EC Annual Congress) will merge to create the inaugural European Obesity Summit (EOS 2016). This exciting congress will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden from 1 to 4 June 2016. The Organising Committee and the Boards of EASO and IFSO-EC have worked dynamically together to create a vibrant platform which will bring together colleagues from every area of obesity research, prevention and management. Participants are clinicians, practitioners, physicians, nutritionists, surgeons and researchers – all experts and key opinion leaders in the field of obesity and its co-morbidities. EOS 2016 will be the most important obesity meeting of 2016 and so supporting it will be a strategically important decision for exhibitors and sponsors. We will deliver an extremely attractive and diverse scientific programme and we will implement a strategic marketing plan will help to attract a high number of expert delegates. We anticipate attracting 1500-2000 European and International participants and the EOS 2016 Organising Committee has developed a programme structure that offers significant delegate exposure – with all poster sessions, catering and a major social event taking place within the commercial exhibition, which is located close to all auditoria and will act as the ‘hub’ of the congress. Support of the congress will demonstrate your commitment to addressing the problem of Obesity and will help EASO and IFSO-EC to achieve their important and challenging goals. EOS 2016 will also provide companies and organisations with an outstanding opportunity to promote their products and services to obesity specialists from Europe and around the world. We look forward to welcoming you to Gothenburg With kind regards Hermann Toplak (Austria): EASO President Alberic Fiennes (UK): IFSO European Chapter President 5 The Host Associations Established in 1986, EASO is the leading European scientific- and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic practicebased professional membership association in this field, with Disorders-European Chapter (including Middle East and Africa). networks in over 30 countries. It is in formal relations with the WHO During the year 2004, the IFSO-European Chapter was unofficially Regional Office for Europe and is an active member of EU Commission founded during several personal meetings of leading European bariatric initiatives including the EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health surgeons. At the IFSO European Symposium in Prague in 2004, the main and the Joint Programing Initiative on Healthy Diet Healthy Lives. EASO goals and future activities of the Chapter were formulated. The Chapter has subsequently been officially approved by the Executive Council facilitates and engages in actions that prevent and combat the epidemic of IFSO at the IFSO World Congress in Maastricht, the Netherlands, in of obesity. It contributes to high level European and National scientific 2005. IFSO-EC is an integral part of IFSO, acting in alignment with the consultations, hosts the annual European Congress on Obesity (ECO), bylaws and other official documents of IFSO. has dynamic and active topic specific Task Forces and Working Groups, IFSO European Chapter is a scientific organization composed of 31 and coordinates obesity education across Europe. national societies of bariatric surgeons at Europe, Middle East and Africa, bringing together surgeons and allied health professionals, Mission: such as nurse practitioners, dieticians, nutritionists, psychologists, EASO considers obesity to be a health, research, and societal priority. internists and anesthesiologists, involved in the treatment of morbidly obese patients and the challenge of bariatric surgery. Formation of this It promotes the study of obesity as well as facilitating and engaging in regional chapter helped to have IFSO European Chapter meetings in this actions that reduce the burden of unhealthy excess weight in Europe part of the world and hence new researches and findings would surface. through prevention and management. Among the main tasks and strategies of IFSO-EC are: i) A special focus and interest in bariatric activities in Europe, Objectives: where the enormous European scientific potential can be used i) Raise awareness of Obesity as a major public health priority in as an important force for the development of bariatric surgery. Europe ii) Coordination of scientific collaboration amonh various ii) Inform and influence European and National policy national European (and other) bariatric surgical organizations at the European level. iii) Develop, Promote and Deliver education for the prevention iii) Collaboration with the official authorities of the European and management of overweight and obesity in Europe Union (e.g. European Parliament, EU Council, etc.), national iv) Promote, Inform and Engage in European Obesity Research governmental organizations and other international v) Disseminate key obesity-related Messages/Evidence-based organizations, such as the WHO, on awareness and prevention of obesity and treatment pathways. Guidelines/Developments iv) Organization and coordination of broad European bariatric vi) Communicate with relevant Internal and External Stakeholders scientific activities, such as European bariatric congresses, and promote multidisciplinary collaboration national meetings, etc. vii) Contribute to the economic growth of Europe by preventing v) Collaboration with non-surgical obesity-focused organizations, such as EASO, IOTF and relevant patient advocacy groups. and tackling overweight and obesity For further information, vi) Collaboration with European payor / health-care provider please visit www.easo.org organizations on the health economics, safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery. 6 Committees EASO Executive Committee Trustees President Hermann Toplak Austria President-Elect Nathalie Farpour-Lambert Switzerland Treasurer Jason Halford UK Secretary Ellen Blaak The Netherlands Vice-President Northern Region Johannes Hebebrand Germany Vice-President Middle Region Gabriela Roman Romania Vice-President Southern Region Dragan Micic Serbia Ex-Officio Co-Chair, Childhood Obesity Task Force Jennifer Baker Denmark Co-Chair, Childhood Obesity Task Force Jens-Christian Holm Denmark Chair, Obesity Management Task Force Volkan Yumuk Turkey Co-Chair, Prevention and Public Health Task Force Lauren Lissner Sweden Co-Chair, Prevention and Public Health Task Force Harry Rutter UK Chair: Nutrition Working Group Gabriela Roman Romania Chair, Scientific Advisory Board John Blundell UK Executive Director Euan Woodward UK IFSO-EC Executive Council Honorary President Nicola Scopinaro Italy President Alberic Fiennes UK President Elect Michel Suter Switzerland Past President Yuri Yashkov Russia Member at Large to IFSO Jacques Himpens Belgium Treasurer Karl Miller Austria Executive Director Martin Fried Czech Republic Representative of Official Journals Luigi Angrisani Italy Young IFSO Chapter Representative Alexander Neymark Russia 7 Committees Programme Organising Committee (POC) Chair Lauren Lissner Sweden Co-Chair Ingvar Bosaeus Sweden Co-Chair Carl-Erik Flodmark Sweden Jennifer Baker Denmark Rachel Batterham UK Ellen Blaak Netherlands Susanne Dickson Sweden Nathalie Farpour-Lambert Switzerland Alberic Fiennes UK Martin Fried Czech Republic Gema Frühbeck Spain Jason Halford UK Charlotte Hardman UK Jens-Christian Holm Denmark Dragan Micic Serbia Paulina Nowicka Sweden Torsten Olbers Sweden Ralph Peterli Switzerland Gabriela Roman Romania Harry Rutter UK Mikael Rydén Sweden Michel Suter Switzerland Hermann Toplak Austria Mikael Wiren Sweden Volkan Yumuk Turkey 8 Young Investigators United NIU workshop at EOS2016 During the 2016 European Obesity Summit (EOS2016), taking place in Gothenburg (Sweden) from 1st to 4th June 2016, the New Investigators of EASO will again unite for a scientific and social session. On this occasion we have the pleasure of welcoming young IFSO colleagues to the session. New Investigators United will be part of the official congress Scientific Programme on Thursday 2nd June 2016 at F3 Hall. A scientific session, where the NIU Best Thesis Award will be presented, will take place from 16:30 hrs and will be followed by a social event, to which all New Investigators are invited. Official Programme (F3 Hall) 16:30 - 16:35 hrs Welcome and Introductions EASO NIU Board 16:35 - 17:05 hrs EASO NIU Best Thesis Award Presentations Candidate 1: Eveline Dirinck (Belgum) Candidate 2: Aurora Perez-Cornago (Spain) 17:05 - 17:30 hrs