Presentations
Welcome and Introductions
Chairman, John Bowis
Shifting responsibility in dealing with obesity: The important role of national healthcare systems
Dr Renate Sommer, Member, European Parliament (EPP, Germany)
Session i: Patients, Treatment And Obesity Strategies
The patient perspective: Obesity is a disease requiring better advice and treatment
Sven Schubert, EASO European Obesity Patient Council
Susie Birney, EASO European Obesity Patient Council
Filling the gaps: The importance of treatment strategies in national obesity policies
Prof Hermann Toplak, Medical University, Graz, Austria and President, EASO
The role of the GP in obesity management
Dr Abd Tahrani, University of Birmingham
The case for engaging doctors: Insights from a survey of 700 GPs across Europe
Tim Edgar, Project Leader, EASO GPs survey
Session ii: Learning From Existing Strategies
Patients and treatment at the centre of policy: Lessons from the Netherlands
Prof Elisabeth van Rossum, Head of Obesity at Centrum Gezond Gewicht, Adult Division, Erasmus MC
The role of healthcare professionals in successful treatment and follow-up: Lessons from the Netherlands
Dr Valerie Monpellier, Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek
Training healthcare professionals: A French example
Prof Dr Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, University Hospitals Geneva, and President-Elect, EASO
The benefits of obesity training for comorbid disease specialists
Prof Vasilis Kotsis, University of Thessaloniki, and Chairman of the Working Group on Obesity Diabetes and the High Risk Patient, European Society of Hypertension
Session iii: Challenges And Opportunities In Prevention
The first step: An effective obesity classification
Dr Jo Martin Jewell, Technical Officer for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, WHO Regional Office for Europe
Obesity education: The key to improving prevention
Dr Patrick O’Sullivan, Chair of the Working Group on Healthy Lifestyles, Standing Committee of European Doctors
The challenges of maintaining weight management
Prof Dr Bodil Just Christensen, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
Incentivising better health in the context of economic contribution to GDP
Prof Stephen Bevan, Head of HR Research Development, Institute for Employment Studies
Session iv: The Way Ahead
Portugal classified obesity as a disease in 2004: What it has meant for our obesity policy
Prof Dr Pedro Graça, Coordinator of the National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Nutrition, Ministry of Health Portugal
Obesity update: Tools for public health promotion
Dr Michele Cecchini, Senior Health Economist and Policy Analyst, Health Division with focus on Public Health, OECD
Working Together: Chaired discussion, questions & answers, and concluding remarks
John Bowis