תכנית הוועידה

08:00 - 08:40

Registration & gathering

08:40 - 08:50

Opening greetings

Prof. Dror Dicker, Dr. Dan Oieru
08:50 - 10:00

Scientific Session – הצגת עבודות מחקר

Chairs: Prof. Yael Lebenthal, Dr. Gabriella Liberman

 

Aerobic Exercise induces Adaptive Thermogenesis through a Reduction in the Volume of Highly Metabolic Organs. Tzachi Knaan, Eylam Ziv-Av, Gal Dubnov-Raz, Edward Melanson, Yftach Gepner

 

A multifaceted training tool to reduce weight bias among healthcare students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Shiri Sherf-Dagan, Lani Ofri, Inbar Tayar, Ido Keisar, Assaf Buch, Naama Paska-Davis, Michael Pinus, Riki Tesler, Roni Elran-Barak, Mona Boaz, Gizell Green

 

The Paradox of Obesity and Bone Mass. Brurya Tal, Gabi Shefer, Jessica Sack, Yonit Marcus, Yael Sofer, Marianna Yaron, Limor Ben Haim, Vanessa Rouach, Yona Greenman, Naftali Stern

 

Risk Factors and Preventive Measures for Acute Weight Gain During Military Conflict in Civilians with Obesity. Noga Minsky, Hanni Robinson, Orly Tamir, Gabriella Segal-Lieberman

 

Body Composition and Non-invasive Indices of Hepatic Fibrosis
in Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity.
Eyal Cohen-Sela, Adi Uretzky, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan,Hussein Zaitoon, Asaf Ben Simon, Eyas Midlij, Ophir Borger, Hagar Interator, Achiya Amir, Hadar Moran-Lev, Avivit Brener, Yael Lebenthal

 

Circulating microRNAs Detect High vs Low Visceral Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Patients Living With Obesity. Nataly Makarenkov, Yulia Haim, Uri Yoel, Yair Pincu, Tanya Tarnovscki, Idit F Liberty, Ivan Kukeev, Lior Baraf, Oleg Dukhno, Oleg Zilber, Matthias Blüher, Assaf Rudich, Isana Veksler-Lublinsky

10:00 - 10:50

Obesity Medicine Updates 2024

Chairs: Dr. Idit Dotan, Dr. Liat Barzilay Yoseph

 

Food Labeling and Taxation – Dr. Michal Kasher Meron, Department of endocrinology, Meir medical center; Medical director, Assuta-light, Assuta Ramat Hahayal

 

To agonize or antagonize that is the questionDr. Hadar Milloh Raz, department of endocrinology, the Israeli center for weight managment, Sheba medical center

 

One Size Does Not Fit All – 2024 update – Dr. Dan Oieru, Director of the Center for Obesity Medicine, Director of Family Medicine – Maccabi Healthcare Services – Central region

10:50 - 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 - 11:45

Plenary Session

Everybody Has a Hungry Heart
Prof. Dror Dicker

President of the Israeli Association for the study of obesity

11:45 - 12:30

Commercial Symposium – Wegovy

(Novo Nordisk)
Chairs: Dr. Hadar Milloh Raz, Dr. Michal Kasher Meron

 

Wegovy 2.4 mg – The Future is Here – Dr. Roy Eldor, Director of Diabetes Unit, Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Hypertension, Tel-Aviv

Sourasky Medical Center. (20min.)

 

·         Wegovy 2.4 mg – Much More Than Wight Loss  – Dr. Idit Dotan, Head of Diabetes and Obesity services, The institute of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic diseases Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus. (20min.)

12:30 - 13:10

Heart Failure and Obesity

Chairs: Prof. Avi Karasik, Dr. Rakefet Bachrach

 

Obesity and Heart Failure – From Physiology to Treatment – Dr. Avishay Grupper, Director of the Heart failure Unit, Shamir Medical Center Chairman of the Israeli Heart failure working group (Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim) (20 min.)

 

Obesity and CVD: A STEP Into the Future – Prof. Shlomi Matetzky, Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Deputy Director Cardiology System, Sheba Medical Center (Sponsored by the medical department of Novo Nordisk)  (20 min.)

13:10 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 14:40

Early Life and Pediatric Obesity

Chairs: Prof. Yael Lebenthal

 

Childhood Obesity and Associated Complications – Underlying MechanismsDr. Liya Kerem, Pediatric Endocrinologist at Hadassah University Medical Center (20min.)

 

The Genetics of Early Onset Severe Obesity – Prof. Orit Pinhas-Hamiel, Pediatric Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer (20min.)

14:40 - 15:20

Cognition and Metabolism

Chairs: Dr. Batya Kornboim, Dr. Yael Sofer

 

Lessons on the Association Between Obesity and Cognitive Performance From 2.5 Million Israeli Teenagers – Prof. Gilad Twig, Head of the population health research center, The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology, Sheba Medical Center. (20min.)

 

BMI as a Coin Toss for Obesity Identification – Prof. Yftach Gepner PhD. Chair, Department of Health Promotion School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Sylvan Adams Sports Institute, Tel Aviv University. (20min.)

15:20 - 15:50

Coffee break

15:50 - 16:30

The Obesity Medicine Pipeline

Chairs: Prof. Dror Dicker, Dr. Dan Oieru

 

Obesity and Sarcopenia, where will the future lead us? – Prof. Ofri Mosenzon, Senior Medical Director, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, NY, USA

 

The Future Treatments – Dr. Gabriella Liberman, Head of the Israeli Center for Weight Management, Sheba Medical Center

16:30 - 17:00

Summary and wrap up