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1 Page 1 of 5 Home Welcome Messages Committee Faculty Opening Ceremony Biopolis, Matrix Auditorium, Level 2 (How to Get There?) 22 October 2010 Itinerary 09:00 Multi Ethnic Dance Performance Sri Warisan Performing Arts Programmes Congress Information Pre Congress Workshop Call for Abstract Registration Accommodation Exhibition & Sponsorship 09:10 Welcome Speech A/Prof Davide Lomanto 09:15 Opening Speech Prof Wei-Jei Lee 09:20 Speech by Guest-Of-Honour Prof Satku 09:30 Phototaking ExCo Committee Biopolis Research Centre, Matrix Building (Main Congress) (How to Get There?) 22 October :00 Opening Ceremony * Theatrette Social Programme About Singapore Contact Us 09:30 APMBSS Presidential Lecture: Obesity in Asia: What should we do about it Wei-Jei Lee Moderator: Ti Thiow Kong/Davide Lomanto 10:00 Break 10:30 Symposium 1: Obesity Epidemiology in Asia-Pacific Free Papers Chairman: Jeanette Lee/Tey Beng Hea Problem of obesity in Asia-Pacific Region Etiology & Genetics of Obesity Yung-Seng Lee Data from Indonesia Barlian Sutedja Data from Taiwan Wei-Jei Lee Data from Hong Kong Simon Wong Data from Thailand Paisal Pongchaierks Data from Malaysia Kin Fah Chin Data from Singapore Asim Shabbir Data from India Rajesh Kullar Data from Japan Seigo Kitano Data from Vietnam Data from Philippines Tran Binh Giang Hildegardes Dineros Data from S Korea Sang Kuon Lee 12:30-14:00 Ethicon Endosurgery Lunch Symposium The Journey to Bariatric Center of Excellence: Essentials for the next generation of surgeons Chih-Kun Huang Moderator: Asim Shabbir 14:00 Symposium 2: Multidisciplinary Weight Management Program Free Papers Chairman: Anton Cheng/Enders Ng How to set up a multi-disciplinary program Kris Dumon Best Medical Treatment for Obesity Beng-Hea Tey Establish pathway & accreditation of obesity program Chih-Kun Huang Anesthetic and Sleep Apnea Issue in Morbidly Obese Patients Kris Dumon 15:00 Break 15:30 Symposium 3: Bariatric Surgery: Restrictive procedures Chairman: S Kitano/WJ Lee Adjustable gastric banding: the State of Art Paul O'Brien

2 Page 2 of 5 Best Technique for sleeve gastrectomy Rajesh Khullar Platinum Sponsors Gold Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Indication & result after sleeve gastrectomy Nicola Basso Gastric Band Complications: How to deal with it Paisal Pongchaierks 16:30 Debate: Gastric Sleeve will be replacing the band Pro: M. Lakdawala Moderator: D. Lomanto & CK Huang 17:30 Executive Committee Meeting APMBSS Biopolis Research Centre, Matrix Building (Main Congress) (How to Get There?) 23 October 2010 Cons: Paul O'Brien Speaker Theatrette 9:00 APMBSS Distinguished Lecture: Obesity Therapy: Lessons Learned and the Future Paul O'Brien Moderator: Jimmy BY So/ Fred Zheng 09:30 Symposium 4: Malapsorbtive Procedures Moderators: K Kasama/ M Lakdawala How does Bariatric Surgery work? Eldo Frezza Best Techniques for RYGB and Mini-Gastric Bypass Wei Jei Lee Results & Follow up of RYGB Laparoscopic Bilopancreantic Diversion (BPD): How do I do it? Luc Lemmens 10:30 Break 11:00 Debate: Malabsorptive procedure should be the first choice for all morbidly obese patient? Pro: Allied Health Care Symposium Moderator: Jimmy BY So & WJ Lee Cons: P. Chowbey 11:30 Symposium 5: Managing complications & Revisional surgery Moderators: S / P O'brien Inadequate weight loss after surgery: what to do Shashank Shah Revisional surgery for failed restrictive procedure Nicola Basso Minimize the risk of bariatric surgery Luc Lemmens Endoluminal Revision in Bariatric Surgery: different devices and results Giovanni Dapri 12:30 Covidien Lunch Symposium Topic to be advised Moderator: S Kitano 14:00 PM Symposium 6: Interventions for Diabetes Mellitus Allied Health Care Symposium Moderators: J W Greve/ B Sutedja Best Medicine for Diabetes Mellitus Chin- Meng Khoo Effect of varies bariatric procedures for Diabetes Mellitus Eldo Frezza Mechanisms of Diabetes Mellitus amelioration after bariatric surgery Surgery for Asian Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Jan Willem Greve Kazunori Kasama 15:00 Break 15:30 Symposium 7: Endoluminal & Novel Therapy Moderators: Sathien/ N Basso Endoscopic therapy for obesity Clinical Experience of endoluminal sleeve for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus & Obesity Jan Willem Greve Current result of Intragastric Balloon Seigo Kitano

3 Page 3 of 5 Single Port Bariatric Surgery Chih-Kun Huang Electric modulation for obesity treatment Simon Wong 16:30 End Free Paper Session Biopolis Research Centre, Matrix Building (How to Get There?) 22 October 2010 Topics Session1: Procedures 1 Moderators: Andrew Wong/Allen Buenafe 10:30 Invited Lecture Role of intra-operative endoscopy in bariatric surgery Suthep Udomsawaengsup, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 11:00 A Multi-disciplinary approach provides consistent results for bariatric surgery Pasupathy S, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 11:08 Individual surgeon versus team practice: surgical outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux En Y gastric bypass in An Asian Centre Asim Shabbir, National University Hospital, Singapore 11:16 Early Experience with a novel procedure for obesity: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Lee SY, Singapore General Hospital Singapore 11:24 Initial Experience of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Korea Yong Jin Kim, Soonchunhyang University, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Center, South Korea Session2:Procedures 2 Moderators:Rolf Hartung/ Ravi K 11:32 Evaluation of outcomes and complications of gastric banding with mesh in Kashan Beheshti Hospital in Behrouz Kalidari, Behesti Hospital, Iran 11:40 Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery for morbidly obese : Experience at NUH Jonathan Foo NUH Singapore 11:48 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB): surgical results and 3 years follow-up Se-Hoon Kang,Seoul University Alumni Hospital, South Korea 11:56 Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band for Morbid Obesity: Results at 5 years Aaron Poh, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore 12:04 Laparoscopic Roux En Y Gastric bypass and remission of diabetes in Low BMI patients: Short terms results from an Asian Centre. Asim Shabbir, National University Hospital, Singapore 12:12 Bariatric Surgery for Super-Obese Pasupathy S, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore Session 3:Procedures 3 and research Moderators:Prof Thiow Kong Ti,Wilfred Mui 12:20 Laparoscopic adjustable banded gastric application: innovative concept Chi-Hsien Lo, Eda Hospital, Taiwan 12:28 The Experience for Failed Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Yen-Hao Su, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 12:36 The mirna profiling on the Effect of Rosiglitazone on Subcutaneous vs Visceral Adipocytes Cheng KS Anton, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore 12:44 A common gene variation on FTO Gene Predicts Weight Loss and Blood Glucose Alleviation in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery Hsin-Hung Chen, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan 12:52 Impact of bariatric surgery on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in morbidly obese chinese patients Shirley YW Liu, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong 13:00-14:00 Lunch Session4: Diabetes Mellitus Moderators:Shanker Pasupathy/G Dapri 14:00 Asian Consensus for Diabetic Surgery:Report from 1st Asian diabetic surgery summit (ADSS) Wifred Mui, Kong Kong 14:08 The Impact of Bariatric Surgery On Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Morbidly Obese Individuals

4 Page 4 of 5 Lim CH, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 14:16 Sensitivity of HbA1c for diagnosis of diabetes is lower in obese female older patients Joan Khoo, Changi General Hospital, Singapore 14:24 Effect of Elongated Roux En-Y gastrojejunostomy with Distal Gastrectomy for Diabetic Patients of Curable Gastric Neoplasm Daeh-Yun Yang, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea 14:32 Early improvement in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus post-roux-en-y Gastric Bypass in Asian patients Ganesh Ramalingam, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore Allied Health Symposium 23 October 2010 Topic Speaker 09:30 Welcome M Lakdawala Symposium: 1 Moderators:Tai E Shyong/M Lakdawala 09:40 Epidemiology of Obesity in Asia Tai E Shyong 09:50 Who cares: Support group for bariatric patients in Asia Center Vivian Liang 10:00 Optimize patient's care: Specialized bariatric nurses Jessica Lin 10:10 Science & Art: Patient Selection and procedure selection in Bariatric Surgery 10:20 Prescribing Physical Activity for Obese / Overweight individuals Rita Huang Benedict Tan 10:30 Discussion 10:40 Tea break Symposium: 2 Moderators: H Baladas/Roger Ho 11:00 Psychological considerations and Behavioural Therapy for obese patients Bernardine Low 11:10 Prospective study of health-related quality of life after Rouen Y bypass surgery for morbid Alina Lin obesity 11:20 Health-related quality of life in Adult patients with morbid obesity coming for bariatric surgery Ivy Huang Symposium: 3 Moderators:Khong Hee Lim/Jasmi YA 11:30 Change of eating behavior after restrictive bariatric surgery Chan Ho Yan Yolanda 11:40 Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Following Laparoscopi Mini- Gastric Bypass * 11:50 Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy 12:00 Impact on Chinese Personality & Quality of Life following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Hsing-Fang Hsieh Shu-Chun Chen Yi-Chih Lee 12:10 Discussion 12:30 Lunch Symposium: 4 Moderators:Lin Lin Su, Eric Gan 13:30 Myths & Fallacies surrounding popular diet or weight loss regimens 13:40 Role of the nutritionist for optimum results prior to bariatic Surgery 13:50 Post-Operative nutrition in bariatric surgery, an Asian Model Carlyne Remedios Chan Sue Mei Amy Hsu 14:00 Post Operative Nutrition in Bariatric Surgery Aparna Govil 14:10 Max Hospital - India Experience Ritika Samaddari 14:20 Discussion 14:30 End of symposium

5 Page 5 of 5 Posters Presentation 1 Results of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective study of 217 patients with morbid obesity Hui-Ling Yuan, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 2 The severity of obstructive sleep apnea as a new predictor of peri-operative prognosis in patients underwent bariatric surgery Pu-Sheng Yeh, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 3 Anemia after Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obese Patients Jun-Juin Tsou, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 4 Effect of gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on secondary hyperparathyroidism Keong Chong, Min-Sheng General Hospital Taiwan 5 Stroke Volume Variation (SVV) is helpful in fluid management elderly morbidly obese surgical patients - 5 cases report. Wei-Cheng Yao, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 6 A Prospective results: Revision bariatric surgery after laparoscopic vertical band gastroplasty (LVBG) Tai-Chi Chen, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 7 Results of Revision Surgery: Switch Mini-Gastric Bypass to Sleeve Gastrectomy Jung-Chien Chen, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 8 Modified SILS (Two Site Techniques) Sleeve Gastrectomy for Treatment of Morbid Obesity Kong-Han Ser, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 9 Comparison of two different methods for liver suspension in laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a randomized trial Hui-Ling Cheng, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan

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