Is The ObesityHelp Event On Your Agenda?

Clothing Exchange Drop-off with Volunteer Organizers,
Run by Support Group Leader Kathy Mitchell

Location: Monterrey Room

9:00AM – 11:00AM

Early Registration

Location: Mazatlan Pre-Function Area
Lanyards Sponsored by Building Blocks

11:00AM – 12:00PM

Clothing Exchange – Open To Public

Location: Monterrey Room

12:00PM

Workshop Session #1

Option A: Group Discussion with Nicole Bullock

Location: Mazatlan A
Connecting for Support, Outreach and Accountability - Session is Full

1:00PM – 1:50PM

Option B: Fitness Session with Richard Kalasky

Location: Mazatlan B
Overweight to Endurance Athlete, Running and Triathalon - Sponsored by BariWare

1:00PM – 1:50PM

Workshop Session #2

Option A: Workshop with Diana Vogel, MS, MFT, Intern

Location: Mazatlan A
Navigating Relationships After Weight Loss Surgery

2:00PM – 2:50PM

Option B: Fitness Activity with Robanne Robin

Location: Mazatlan B
Get Your Strong On – Learn Hip Hop

2:00PM – 2:50PM

Option C: Group Discussion with Michelle Vicari

Location: Mazatlan C
Share Your “A-HA!” Moment - Session is Full

2:00PM – 2:50PM

Workshop Session #3

Option A: Group Discussion with Beth Sheldon Badore

Location: Mazatlan C
Celebrating Non-Scale Victories

3:00PM – 3:50PM

Option B: Fitness Panel with Dan, Richard & Robanne

Location: Mazatlan B
From Obese to Athlete, Can I Really Get There?

3:00PM – 3:50PM

Q&A Panel – Post Op Grads

Location: Mazatlan Ballroom
Panelists: Beth Sheldon Badore, Nicole Bullock, Terry Row, Michelle Vicari, Chris Waffle, Jessica Stockton

4:15PM – 5:45PM

Break:

This is YOU time to spend however you’d like.  Rest Up, Explore, Have Fun with Friends!

5:45 – 8:00PM

Costume Party Meet & Greet

Location: Cabo Pre-Function, Patio De Sol
Sponsored by Premier Protein

8:00PM – 11:00PM

Registration

Location: Mazatlan Pre-Function Area
Laynards Sponsored by Building Blocks

Come early to mix and mingle with your fellow attendees and all our great exhibitors.

7:30AM

Welcome Ceremony Introduction Emceed by Dave Gyurina

Location: Mazatlan Ballroom

8:15AM

Opening Plenary Keynote Speaker – Dr. Arya Sharma

Location: Mazatlan Ballroom
Moving Beyond Diet and Exercise

8:30AM – 9:45AM

Prize Drawings

Location: Mazatlan Ballroom

9:45AM – 10:00AM

Break – Visit Exhibitors

Location: Mazatlan Pre-Function Area

10:00AM – 11:00AM

Breakout Session #1

Option A with Dr. Milton Owens

Location: Mazatlan A
Is Weight Re-Gain Stalking You? Outsmart It! - An Innovative Checklist for Troubleshooting Weight Gain - Session is Full

11:00AM – 11:50AM

Option B with Dr. Alejandro Quiroz

Location: Mazatlan B
Exploring Your Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Options

11:00AM – 11:50AM

Option C with Chris Waffle

Location: Mazatlan C
Where’s the Funny Fat Guy?

11:00AM – 11:50AM

Lunch included with your General Admission Tickets

Sponsored by Lap-Band

12:00PM

Break – Visit Exhibitors

Location: Mazatlan Pre-Function Area

1:00PM – 1:30PM

Breakout Session #2

Option A with Dr. Arya Sharma

Location: Mazatlan A
Bariatric Surgeons Operate On Your Gut, Not Your Head! – Session is Full

1:30PM – 2:20PM

Option B with Dr. J. Timothy Katzen

Location: Mazatlan B
The Next Phase in Your Journey – Reconstructive Surgery After Weight Loss Surgery

1:30PM – 2:20PM

Option C with Walter Lindstrom, Esq.

Location: Mazatlan C
Fireside Chat to Discuss Getting Approvals for Bariatric, Revision or Reconstructive Surgery & How to Deal with Denials

1:30PM – 2:20PM

Breakout Session #3

Option A with Diana Vogel, MS, MFT, Intern

Location: Mazatlan A
Learning to Recognize and Combat Complacency

2:30PM – 3:20PM

Option B with Michelle English, BSN

Location: Mazatlan B
Incorporating Nutrient Dense Whole Foods into the Bariatric Diet

2:30PM – 3:20PM

Option C with Mary Wight, R.D.

Location: Mazatlan C
“I have to take WHAT…for the REST OF MY LIFE” - Understanding vitamin and mineral deficiencies

2:30PM – 3:20PM

Break

3:20PM – 3:50PM

Q&A Panel – Professionals

Location: Mazatlan Ballroom
Panelists: Dr. Sharma, Dr. Quiroz, Dr. Owens, Michelle English BSN, Diana Vogel, MS, MFT, Intern, Mary Wight, R.D.

4:00PM – 5:30PM

Red Carpet Hollywood Entrance

Fashion Show Emceed by Dave Gyurina with Co-Host Ayeshah Ghrelinbgone

Sponsored by Fit Frappé

After Party

Sponsored by Quest Nutrition

Photo Booth and Flip Book

Sponsored by COSMED Plastic Surgery Center

8:00PM – Midnight