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Sat,
Oct 25, 2025 |
8:00AM -
3:30PM EDT
Humber River Health Presents
Humber River Health’s Bariatric Symposium 2025
Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC; Jhanvi Solanki; Lazar Klein, MD; Keyur Patel, MD; Roshni John; Jill Hamilton, MD; Multidisciplinary Panel; Trudy McFarlane, MD
Topics: Bariatrics, Gastric Bypass, Liver Disease, Nutritional Deficiencies, Obesity
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Moderated by: Dr. Arthur Kushner
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Objectives
Learning Objectives:
- Weight loss outcomes of gastric bypass, SADI-S, and traditional duodenal switch
- Review differences in weight loss between gastric bypass and duodenal switch (SADI-S and BPD/DS)
- Explore weight loss and comorbidity resolution at our high-volume center for bariatric surgery
- Consider the role for revisional duodenal switch for weight regain follow gastric bypass.
- Fatty Liver Disease/NASH and Obesity
- Describe natural history of MASLD
- Understand non-invasive tools for diagnosis of advanced MASLD
- Discuss current management of MASLD
- Pharmacotherapy in the treatment of obesity-what is available and what is to come
- Review the mechanism of action and efficacy of pharmacological agents in the treatment of obesity
- Explore future pharmacologic agents for weight management and obesity related comorbidities
- Limitations in implementing pharmacologic therapy
- Nutritional Deficiencies and Challenges Associated with Obesity
- Identify common vitamin and mineral deficiencies associated with obesity and post-bariatric surgery
- Discuss appropriate screening methods for detecting these deficiencies
- Review evidence-based strategies for nutritional supplementation before and after bariatric surgery to support optimal patient outcomes
- Assessment and Management of Pediatric Obesity
- To describe the primary recommendations of the 2025 Canadian Pediatric Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines
- To review the outcomes of pharmacotherapy trials and bariatric surgery in adolescent population
- To identify a balanced approach to obesity management in the pediatric population
- Post Operative Care in Bariatric Surgery: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
- Gain understanding of the structure of the HRH BCoE and Services provided
- Understanding a patient’s journey following bariatric surgery
- Role of the multidisciplinary team in caring for patients post-operatively
- The Weight We Carry: Black Bodies, Bias & Belonging
- Identify and describe how anti-Black racism and weight stigma intersect to impact the health and care experiences of Black individuals living with obesity
- Recognize and reflect on personal and systemic biases that influence clinical encounters and decision making in obesity care
- Apply culturally safe and affirming strategies to support holistic, person-centered care for black patients living with obesity
Faculty
Stephen Glazer MD, FRCPC
Medical Director, Bariatric Program, Humber River Health
Immediate Past President, Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons
Immediate Past President, Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Stephen Glazer is a board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine, Intensive Care, Sleep and Bariatric Medicine, with additional expertise in cardiology, diabetes, and pre-operative risk assessment. He has served as Medical Director of Humber River Health’s Bariatric Program since 2010, where he helped build both surgical and medical treatment pathways for patients living with obesity.
A recognized leader in bariatric medicine, Dr. Glazer has numerous publications in Obesity including being the lead author of the preoperative chapter of the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines . He is a strong advocate for recognizing obesity as a chronic disease and improving access to care for patients across Canada.
Jhanvi Solanki
Lazar Klein MD
Keyur Patel MD
Roshni John
Jill Hamilton MD
Multidisciplinary Panel
Trudy McFarlane MD
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast (In-person)
08:00 AM - 08:10 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC & Jhanvi Solanki
08:10 AM - 09:00 AM
Weight loss outcomes of gastric bypass, SADI-S, and traditional duodenal switch
Lazar Klein, MD
09:00 AM - 09:50 PM
Understanding and Managing MASLD
Keyur Patel, MD
09:50 AM - 10:05 AM
BREAK
10:05 AM - 10:55 AM
Pharmacotherapy in the treatment of obesity- what is available and what is to come
Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC
10:55 AM - 11:45 AM
Management of nutrition deficiencies pre and post-bariatric surgery
Roshni John
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Assessment and Management of Pediatric Obesity
Jill Hamilton, MD
12:45 PM - 01:35 PM
LUNCH
01:35 PM - 02:35 PM
Post Operative Care in Bariatric Surgery: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
Multidisciplinary Panel
02:35 PM - 03:25 PM
The Weight We Carry: Black Bodies, Bias & Belonging
Trudy McFarlane, MD
03:25 PM - 03:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Stephen Glazer, MD, FRCPC
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