GALA WORKSHOP INFO

Sign-up for the Gala Workshops through Rose (see GALA sign-up posting).

GALA EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS - 11/14/09

11:00 am  Registration Begins
Noon         Workshops Begin
4:00 pm    Workshops End

NOTE:  11:00-5:00  Vendor Booths will be open before, during and after the workshops in the area near the conference rooms where the workshops will be held. The booths will be open to all Gala attendees.

Here are some of the workshops which will be available to those *****serve tickets for this afternoon portion of the Gala:

1. Cross Addition – Jeff Cain, President of WLSEC
2. Plastic Surgery – Dr Michael Fasching
3. Back on Track, ½ motivational ½ what to do when "bounce back" happens - Lynn Holtzleiter
4. Diet/Vitamins – Bariatric Advantage
5. Pregnancy after WLS – Nutritionist and a Panel of people having had WLS babies the
after life of WLS pregnancy
6. Exercise for Bariatric Surgery Patients - Amy Amberg
7. Sleep Deprivation & Weight Gain - Laurie RN from Abbott
8. Favorite Foods/Dining Out - Debbie Vanderhall RN Abbott
9. Bariatric & Plastic Surgery Insurance Challenges - Tammy (Bishop) Simmon Appeal Advocate, Center for Bariatric Advocacy & Support
10. WLS and Co-morbidities: diabetes, hypertension, reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, high cholesterol, and cancer - Dr Henry Buchwald, University Of Minnesota