Haris Khwaja’s Post

I am excited and delighted to share with you the program for the May 14th International Bariatric Club-University of Oxford Webinar Theme: Dangerous Decision Making in Giant Hiatal Hernia Repair Surgery Chairs Dr Yalini Vigneswaran (USA)  Prof Carlos Vaz (Portugal) Moderators Mr John Loy (UK) Prof Alexis Sanchez (USA)  DR, Juan Eduardo Contreras (Chile) Dangerous Decision Making in Synchronous Giant Hiatal Hernia Repair & Bariatric Surgery Prof Dieter Birk (Germany) The Enigma of Energy in Esophageal & Hiatal Dissection in Giant Hiatus Hernia Repair  - a critical analysis  of Monopolor Hook Diathermy, Ultrasonic & Advanced Bipolar Energy Prof Lee Swanstrom (France/USA) Why the Robotic Approach Rules for the Repair of Giant Hiatus Hernias? Dr Caitlin Houghton (USA) https://lnkd.in/eDBN4wtx Registration link: https://lnkd.in/eFB7Qd2b Thank you to the 2024 Sponsors & Partners Platinum DAVID Verykind Medical David Medical Medtronic Medtronic Surgical Innovations Medtronic Robotic-Assisted Surgery Medtronic Digital Surgery Stryker Stryker Endoscopy Stryker Endoscopy Gold Ethicon, Inc. Johnson & Johnson MedTech Johnson & Johnson MedTech UK & Ireland 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 USGI Medical Reach Surgical CONMED Corporation CONMED Advanced Surgical CONMED Advanced Endoscopic Technologies bluesail+ surgical Bluesail Surgical KARL STORZ XNY Medical Silver GT Metabolic Solutions Bronze Arthrex Arthrex GmbH Arthrex UK Intuitive Intuitive Surgical Ltd Moon Surgical Partners Dendrite Clinical Systems Bariatric Channel LaparoscopicSurg Kind Regards Haris

I am delighted and excited to share the unique 104th International Bariatric Club (www.ibcclub.org)-University of Oxford Surgery Webinar which will be globally live streamed on April 30th Theme: The Next Generation of Surgical Robots for Bariatric Surgery: #AI, Automation & Global Access Registration: https://lnkd.in/ePwG84H9 Chairs Prof Santiago Horgan (USA) Dr Jorge Bravo López (Chile) Moderators Dr Arun Prasad (India) Prof Marco Raffaelli (Italy) Prof Juan Roberto Gonzalez Santamaria M.D. F.A.C.S. (Mexico) The da Vinci 5 Robot - 22nd Century Innovation for the 21st Century Surgeon Prof Andre Teixeira MD, FACS, FASMBS (USA) The Next Generation of Asian Robotic Surgical Platforms - Balancing Futuristic Functionality with Financial Affordability Dr Mohit Bhandari (India) The Maestro Robotic Platform: Minimalism, Portability & Scalability…..Redefined Dr benjamin cadiere (France) Thank you to the Sponsors: Platinum Stryker Stryker Endoscopy Stryker Surgical Technologies Medtronic Medtronic Surgical Innovations Medtronic Robotic-Assisted Surgery Medtronic Digital Surgery DAVID Verykind Medical Gold XNY Medical CONMED Corporation CONMED Advanced Surgical CONMED Advanced Endoscopic Technologies Ethicon, Inc. Johnson & Johnson MedTech UK & Ireland 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 Johnson & Johnson MedTech USGI Medical KARL STORZ Reach Surgical bluesail+ surgical Silver GT Metabolic Solutions Bronze Intuitive Intuitive Surgical Ltd Moon Surgical Arthrex Arthrex GmbH Chris Yeaton Harald Ginterstorfer Daniel Musker Jeffery Alvarez Craig Hoppé SS Innovations

Fifth IBC-University of Oxford World Congress September 17-19, 2024 www.ibcclub.org Third International Bariatric Club-University of Oxford Asia Pacific Parallel Symposium Thursday, September 19th, 2024 Track 2: East Writing Hall Chair: Prof Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala (Digestive Health Institute & BYL Nair Hospital and Topiwala Medical College, Mumbai, India) Moderators: Dr. Lilian Kow (Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia) Dr. Jaideep Raj Rao (Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore) IBC-University of Oxford Asia Pacific Invited Lectures 11:30–11:40 A Comparison of the Effect of MGB-OAGB versus LRYGB on Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease Prof Dr K S Kular (Kular College & Hospital, Ludhiana, India) 11:45–11:55 Fistula-jejunostomy for Gastric Sleeve Fistulas in 2024: Why, When & How? Prof Saeed Safari (Firoozgar General Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran) 12:00–12:10 Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in Japan: Implications for the Epidemics of Obesity & Gastric Cancer Dr kodai Takahashi (Tokto Takahashi Clinic, Tokyo, Japan) 12:15-12:25 Embracing Anti-Obesity Medications by Bariatric Surgeons: will it Lead to First Class Results from Subsequent Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery? Dr Abhishek Katakwar (AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, India) 12:30–12:55 Expert Forum Video Session: Dealing with a Double Disaster: The Twisted Sleeve with Dehisced Staple Line Presenter: Dr PhD., Op. Dr. Farid Rafiyev (Liv Bona Dea Hospital. Baku, Azerbaijan) Chairs: Dr Asim Shabbir (National University Hospital National University of Singapore, Singapore) Dr. Yosuke Seki (Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan) Panel Prof Michael Edye (Western Sydney University, Australia) Prof Manoel Galvao Neto (IRCAD India Indore, India and Orlando Health, USA) Dr Ruth Blackham (Aurora Bariatric & General Surgery & The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia) Dr. Amit Bhambri (SPS Hospitals Ludhiana, India) Dr Ravi Rao (Perth Surgical & Bariatrics Australia) Dr Kamthorn Yolsuriyanwong (Songklanagarind Excellence Center for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery (SECOMS) & Prince of Songkla University, Thailand) Prof Aatif Inam (Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences & Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (Islamabad) PAKISTAN

A warm invitation to a vitally important & globally relevant surgery webinar of value to all health care professionals, medical technology companies and global healthcare policymakers. Theme: Towards Sustainability in Minimally Invasive Surgery Registration link: https://lnkd.in/eq4V9BCf 103rd International Bariatric Club-University of Oxford Surgery Webinar April 16, 2024 800-930 PDT 1100-1230 EDT 1600-1730 British Summer Time 1700-1830 CEST Promotional video: https://lnkd.in/eNqNNWUY Chairs Prof Matthew Kroh (USA) Prof Ariel Ortiz MD, FACS, FASMBS (USA) Moderators Miss Anna Kamocka (UK) Dr Amer Alderazi (Bahrain) Prof Caetano Marchesini (Brazil) Lecture 1 Strategies for Healthcare Waste Management in the Operating Room - towards greener surgery Mr Markus Meissner (Austria) Lecture 2 Smart Stapling and Sustainability in Surgery Dr giuseppe marinari (Italy) Lecture 3 Advanced Energy Devices and Sustainability in Bariatric Surgery Dr Helmuth Billy (USA) Thank you to the 2024 Webinar Sponsors Platinum Medtronic, Medtronic Surgical Innovations Medtronic Robotic-Assisted Surgery, Medtronic Digital Surgery DAVID Verykind Medical David Medical Stryker Stryker Endoscopy Stryker Surgical Technologies Gold USGI Medical Ethicon, Inc. Johnson & Johnson MedTech UK & Ireland 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 Johnson & Johnson MedTech Johnson & Johnson & Johnson & Johnson - Australia and New Zealand XNY Medical CONMED Corporation , CONMED Advanced Surgical , CONMED Advanced Endoscopic Technologies Reach Surgical bluesail+ surgical, Bluesail Surgical KARL STORZ Silver GT Metabolic Solutions Bronze Intuitive Surgical Ltd Intuitive Arthrex Arthrex UK Arthrex GmbH Moon Surgical World Health Organization World Economic Forum

Fifth International Bariatric Club-University of Oxford World Congress University of Oxford, United Kingdom September 17-19, 2024 www.ibcclub.org The Futuristic Session Thursday, September 19th, 2024 Track 1: South Writing Plenary Hall Chair: Dr Mohit Bhandari (Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics & IRCAD India, Indore, India) Moderator: Dr Ian S. Soriano, MD (University of California, San Francisco USA) & Dr. Weiner Sylvia (Sana Clinic Offenbach, Frankfurt, Germany) 16:20-16:30 Endoscopic Delivery of GLP-1 Analogues: too good to be true Prof Manoel Galvao Neto (Orlando Health USA & IRCAD India Indore, India) 16:35-16:45 Poetry in Motion with the Intuitive Surgical Ltd da Vinci 5 Robotic Platform - One Giant Leap for Minimally Invasive Surgery? Dr Andrea Pakula MD, MPH, FACS (Simi Valley Adventist Hospital, California, USA) 16:50-17:00 Individualised Obesity Therapy: Precision Medicine from Infinity to Beyond Prof Andres Acosta M.D., Ph.D. (Mayo Clinic Minnesota, USA) 17:05–17:30 Grand Debate II (8 minutes each debater, 8 minutes cross examination) Bile in the Gastric Pouch in MGB-OAGB has no Significant, Long Term Clinical Consequences Chair: Dr Christine Stier (University Hospital Heidelberg-Mannheim, Germany) Moderator: Prof Matthew Kroh (Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA) For: Prof Salvatore Tolone (University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy) Against: Prof Eric DeMaria (The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, USA) 17:35–18:00 Grand Debate III (8 minutes each debater, 8 minutes cross examination) SADI as a Revisional Surgery for Weight Re-gain after Sleeve Gastrectomy: Great in Theory but not in Practice Chair: Prof Miller Karl (King's College Hospital London – UAE & Wehrle Private Hospital, Salzburg, Austria) Moderator: Prof Shanu Kothari (University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville USA) Great in Theory but not in Practice: Dr Frits Berends (WeightWorks Clinics Amersfoot, Utrecht, The Netherlands) Great in Theory & in Practice: Dr Helmuth Billy (Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates California, USA) 18:00 Congress Closing Remarks Mr. Bruno Sgromo (Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Oxford , UK) Prof Haris Khwaja (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust & Imperial College London, UK & Christ Church, Oxford , University of Oxford, UK)

Fifth IBC-University of Oxford World Congress www.ibcclub.org University of Oxford, United Kingdom September 17-19, 2024 Second IBC-University of Oxford Europe Symposium September 17th, 2024 Chair: Prof Dieter Birk (Germany) Moderators Dr giuseppe marinari (Italy) Dr. Marc Focquet (Belgium) IBC-University of Oxford Europe Invited Lectures 16:20-16:30 Endoscopic Suturing Closure of Oesophageal and Gastric Perforations: Indications, Technique and Outcomes Prof Silvana Perretta (France) 16:35-16:45 Latest Anaesthetic Strategies to Manage Nausea and Vomiting after Bariatric Surgery - what’s new in 2024? Dr. Matthieu Clanet (Belgium) 16:50-17:00 Chronic Steroid Use in Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Short- and Long-term Complications Re-defined Mr. Dimitrios Pournaras (UK) 17:05-17:15 Swallowability, Efficacy & Absorbability: the features of the Perfect Intragastric Balloon? Prof Jerome Dargent (France) 17:20-17:45 *Experts’ Video Session*: Strangulated Internal Hernia after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass - Progressive or Controversial Concepts in Surgical Management in 2024? Chair: Prof Marco Anselmino, MD, PhD, FASMBS (Italy) Co-chair: Prof Altaf Awan (UK) Panel: Prof Miller Karl (Austria) Prof Tadeja Pintar (Slovenia) Dr Kamran Shah (Sweden) Dr Bruno Dillemans (Belgium) Prof Mirko Otto (Germany) Prof Andrei Keidar MD, (Israel) Miss Anna Kamocka (UK) Prof Jon Kristinsson (Norway) 17:50-18:15 IBC-University of Oxford Europe Debate (8 minutes each debater, 8 minutes cross examination) ‘Banded Sleeve Gastrectomy: Long term Benefits or Long-term Problems?’ Chair: Dr Frits Berends (The Netherlands) Moderator: Professor Cătălin Copăescu (Romania) *Long-term Benefits:* Prof Jodok Fink (Germany) *Long-term Problems:* Dr Christine Stier (Germany) 18:15 Closing Remarks Prof Dieter Birk (Germany)

A warm invitation to the cutting edge world of surgical robotics with the: 104th International Bariatric Club-University of Oxford Surgery Webinar April 30, 2024 800-930 PDT 1000-1130 Mexico City 1100-1230 EDT 1600-1730 BST 1700-1830 CEST 2030-2200 IST 2300-0030 China Theme: The Next Generation of Surgical Robots for Weight Loss Surgery: Artificial Intelligence, Automation and Global Access Registration: https://lnkd.in/ePwG84H9 Chairs Professor Santiago Horgan (USA) Dr Jorge Bravo López (Chile) Moderators Dr Arun Prasad (India) Professor Marco Raffaelli (Italy) Professor Dr Juan Roberto Gonzalez Santamaria M.D. F.A.C.S. (Mexico) The da Vinci 5 Robot - 22nd Century Innovation for the 21st Century Surgeon Professor Andre Teixeira MD, FACS, FASMBS (USA) The Next Generation of Asian Robotic Surgical Platforms - Balancing Futuristic Functionality with Financial Affordability Dr Mohit Bhandari (India) The Maestro Robotic Platform: Minimalism, Portability & Scalability…..Redefined Dr benjamin cadiere (France) Thank you to the 2024 Webinar Sponsors Platinum Medtronic , Medtronic Surgical Innovations , Medtronic Robotic-Assisted Surgery, Medtronic Digital Surgery DAVID Verykind Medical Stryker, Stryker Endoscopy , Stryker Surgical Technologies Gold USGI Medical Ethicon, Inc. Johnson & Johnson MedTech UK & Ireland 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 Johnson & Johnson MedTech Johnson & Johnson - Australia and New Zealand XNY Medical CONMED Corporation , CONMED Advanced Surgical , CONMED Advanced Endoscopic Technologies Reach Surgical bluesail+ surgical, Bluesail Surgical KARL STORZ Silver GT Metabolic Solutions Bronze Intuitive Surgical Ltd, Intuitive Arthrex, Arthrex UK , Arthrex GmbH Moon Surgical

The Fifth International Bariatric Club-University of Oxford World Congress (www.ibcclub.org) to take place from September 17-19, 2024 has received CME accreditation as follows: CineMed designates this live activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Awarded 20.5 CPD points by the The Royal College of Surgeons of England Abstract Submission for the Fifth IBC-University of Oxford World Congress (www.ibcclub.org) closes on July 14, 2024 All accepted abstracts (oral, poster & video) as well as the congress programme will be published in the British Journal of Surgery by Oxford University Press and will be disseminated globally Abstract submission link: https://lnkd.in/erk5ZYSg

Dear Colleagues, The British Journal of Surgery Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 British Journal of Surgery (BJS) Award. The BJS Award recognises a discovery, innovation or scientific study that has changed clinical practice. You are invited to nominate an exceptional individual for their scientific work that has had a profound impact on patient care. The nomination window will open on April 2 and close on June 21, 2024 The winner will be awarded: ● €100000 ● A medal ● A framed diploma ● An invitation to the Award Ceremony and dinner with a guest ● A BJS Academy Webinar Informational Video: https://lnkd.in/efA427fw For more information, and guidelines for nomination, please visit bjsacademy.com/award. Kind Regards, Haris Khwaja Consultant Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon Chelsea and Westminster Hospital & Imperial College 369 Fulham Road London, UK Director: Fifth International Bariatric Club-University of Oxford World Congress September 17-19, 2024 University of Oxford, UK www.ibcclub.org

Today we re-streamed the very popular webinar entitled Robo-laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: Balancing Robotic Precision with the Security of Laparoscopic Smart Stapling that was originally live-streamed for World Obesity Day on March 4th Thank you to the outstanding faculty & the team from Medtronic for creating this webinar and for promoting this outstanding educational event to every corner of the globe Streamed globally live via IBC Meta Restream.io & IBC TV YouTube Thank you to the esteemed Faculty ! Andre Teixeira MD, FACS, FASMBS Mohit Bhandari Ben Clapp Santiago Horgan Margaret Inman Stelin Johnson Diego Camacho Helmuth Billy Thank you to Medtronic for all the support to create and disseminate this special educational event Medtronic Surgical Innovations Medtronic Robotic-Assisted Surgery Medtronic Digital Surgery Gina M. Baldo Joe Wack Simone Floscoli Valerie Quatannens Andrea Fuskova Frank R. Bisceglie Matthew Hide Bassam Slim Lars Alling Ludzer de Boer Thank you to the IBC team & Partners for great promotion & seamless execution of the webinar on March 4th and the restream event today Gloria Miranda Adrián Anzorena Erik Mercado Tomasz Rogula Ariel Ortiz MD, FACS, FASMBS LaparoscopicSurg Dendrite Clinical Systems Bariatric Channel https://lnkd.in/gzTn9TMS