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Conference Secretariat: MCI Middle East, Tel: +971 4 311 6300, Fax: +971 4 311 6301, E-mail: goss2014@mci-group.com

www.goss2014.com

The Biggest Obesity Event of the Middle East

Post EventReport

Supported by

Endorsed by

10-13 December, 2014 | Ra�es Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Organized byEmirates Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Interest Group

Under the patronage of

2nd Annual Gulf Obesity Surgery Society Meeting

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Main Sponsor

Thank You To All Our Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsor

Exhibitors

Nestle Health ScienceAspire Bariatrics Trustmed SECA

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It’s my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to the 2nd Annual Gulf Obesity Surgery Conference, hosted by the Emirates Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Interest Group under the patronage of the Dubai Health Authority.

Obesity is a complex disease, and together with the associate disorders of Diabetes and heart disease, it forms the most common non-infectious disease that affects the society today, and Middle East comes up as the second biggest cluster in the world for the incidence of this disease. It requires a multidisciplinary approach to managing this multifaceted disorder. This conference therefore is designed to bring together professionals from every discipline involved in the care of this disorder, including Physicians, Endocrinologists, Gastroenterologists, Dieticians and other allied healthcare professionals besides Bariatric Surgeons.

The theme of this event is “ Integration” and I hope this event will set the stage to start the process of combining the knowledge base and efforts of the various disciplines involved, to find a common platform to collaborate in fighting this growing menace of the modern society.

I am grateful to all of you who are here to make a contribution, and to all of you in my team, who have worked to make this event happen. The interest in this event from all quarters has been overwhelming, and as a result the program has turned out to be very very colorful and interesting.

Ladies and Gentlemen, do enjoy the rich variety of content and of course, make time to network with colleagues and strangers. The city of Dubai is a most fascinating destination to it’ visitors. Make the best of your visit at this time, when the weather is at it’s best.

With my best regards

Sincerely,

Faruq M. BadiuddinCongress President, GOSS 2014

Emirates Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Interest Group

Welcome Message from the Congress President ofGulf Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society 2014

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Welcome Message from the President ofGulf Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society

I welcome you with pride and pleasure to the 2nd Annual GOSS Meeting that is hosted by

the Emirates Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Interest Group I congratulate the organizing

committee of GOSS 2014 under the leadership of Dr Faruq Badiuddin for successfully

organizing the meeting.

GCC has earned the highest incidence of obesity cases and surgeries in the

world and has become a prevalent problem in the region. To address this, a

conference whereby delegates can learn about the latest techniques and research

to combat obesity is needed. The annual GOSS meetings aim to be the venue where

practitioners and researchers can meet to ex change knowledge and network for possible

research collaboration. It shall also be the platform from which the industry can showcase

their latest products and services to a relevant and captive audience.

I thank you all for continuing to support GOSS activities and wish you a pleasant stay in

Dubai.

Sincerely,

Mohamed Al Jarallah

President

Gulf Obesity Surgery Society

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Welcome Message from Honorary President ofGulf Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society 2014

The Executive Board of the Gulf Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (GOSS) cordially invites you to attend its 2nd Conference, the biggest obesity event in the Middle East in 2014

The venue is the Raffles Hotel / Dubai, UAE from 10th - 13th December 2014, pre-conference Operation live demonstration and master classes will take place on 10th of December. The Conference will be held under the auspices of GOSS and organized by the Emirates Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Interest Group (OMSIG).This GOSS Society includes all surgeons interested in Obesity Surgery in six Gulf states and is holding regular local meetings.

This important regional and International Conference will focus on recent advances and controversies in obesity surgery, including evidence based laparoscopic and endoscopic obesity surgical interventions. Furthermore, there will be pre-congress master classes on Basic and Advanced in sleeve gastrectomy and mini-bypass.

The Conference will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge Concerning obesity surgery and training, as well as strategies for optimization of clinical care.

A rich social program is also planned with the meeting for delegates and accompanying persons and will include desert trips and visits to prestigious hotels and shopping malls.

We look forward to seeing you in the United Arab Emirates and assure you of a warm wel-come in Dubai where hospitality is a way of life.

Associate Professor Dr. Fawaz TorabConference Honorary President

General Secretary, Gulf Obesity and Metabolic Surgery SocietyPresident, Emirates Society of Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgeons

Past President, Emirates Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Interest Group, Al Ain, UAE

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Committee

Organizing Committee

Dr. Abdul Azim WahabMember

Dr. Fawaz TorabHonorary President

Dr. Faruq BadiuddinCongress President

Dr. Salman Al Sabah Member

Dr. Amer Al DeraziMember

Dr. Basim Al KhafajiChairman

Dr. M. Yasser KayyalCo-Chairman

Dr. Mohammed HadadMember

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Organizing Committee

Scientific Committee

Dr. Ali Manea Al-AhmaryMember

Dr. Girish JunejaChairman

Dr. El Zaqui LadhaMember

Dr. Abdel Rahman Nimeri Co-Chairman

Dr Ali KhammasMember

Dr. Mubarak Al KandariMember

Dr. Ali Al QayemMember

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Scientific Committee

Prof. Adnan MoftiMember

Dr. Raad Al MehdiMember

Ms Catherine DawesMember

Dr. Moataz BashahMember

Ms Emilie HartmannMember

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The graphs below show the registration evolution by counting the Participant creations.

Only valid participants* are counted, including accompanying persons and group members.

Status at 16/02/2015 11:46

Delegate Summary

Registration overview of The 2nd Annual Gulf Obesity Surgery Society Meeting

Organized by Emirates Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Interest Group

The results below are computed by counting one registration per Participant*.

Total number of registrations: 597 Break down: In the graphs below, only active registrations** are counted.

The graphs below show the registration evolution by counting the Participant creations. Only valid participants* are counted, including accompanying persons and group members.

Status at 16/02/2015 11:46

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Countries are taken from the participants “Primary Address”. All valid participants

are taken into account, including accompanying persons and group members.

Delegate Summary

Country repartition for The 2nd Annual Gulf Obesity Surgery Society MeetingOrganized by Emirates Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Interest Group

* Valid participants excludes cancelled and invalidated participants.** N/A means that the address was not provided by the participant or its accompanying person

Spain 2Switzerland 4Taiwan, Province of China 1United Arab Emirates 334United Kingdom 5United States 8YemenTotalCountries

2597

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Aruba 1Austria 1Bahrain 9Belgium 1Bermuda 1Canada 1Egypt 9France 9Germany 1India 5Iraq 15Italy 5Jordan 5Kuwait 57Lebanon 6Netherlands 2Oman 11Qatar 6Saudi Arabia 95Serbia 1

Country Number of valid participants*

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Delegate Evaluation

48%  

36%  

12%  

3%   1%  

Overall  quality  of  the  mee1ng  

Excellent  

Very  Good  

Good  

Fair  

Poor  

33%  

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11%  4%   1%  

Overall  quality  and  value  of  the  presenta4ons  

Excellent  

Very  Good  

Good  

Fair  

Poor  

31%  

44%  

20%  

4%   1%  

Quality  and  value  of  the  informa2on  book  

Excellent  

Very  Good  

Good  

Fair  

Poor  

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Delegate Evaluation

28%  

40%  

27%  

3%   2%  

Overall  quality  of  the  mee1ng  logis1cs  (flights,  transfers,  dinners  etc)  

Excellent  

Very  Good  

Good  

Fair  

Poor  

31%  

41%  

24%  

3%   1%  

Overall  quality  of  the  mee1ng  room  set  up  

Excellent  

Very  Good  

Good  

Fair  

Poor  

96%  

4%  

The  program's  objec0ves  were  clearly  defined  

Yes  

No  

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Delegate Evaluation

96%  

4%  

The  program  met  the  stated  objec1ves  

Yes  

No  

91%  

9%  

The  program  met  my  expecta/ons  

Yes  

No  

90%  

10%  

Did  you  learn  anything  new?  

Yes  

No  

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Delegate Evaluation

91%  

9%  

Your  &me  at  the  conference  was  maximized  

Yes  

No  

95%  

5%  

The  program  was  well  organized  

Yes  

No  

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The Exhibition held on the sidelines of the conference.

The exhibitors include UAE and international

pharmaceuticals and equipment manufacturers.

Opening Ceremony

Exhibition Summary

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Exhibition Summary

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Marketing Coverage

Email Campaign

Website Analysis

Over 20 dedicated e-blasts sent out to targeted database of

around 4,800 people

Website Visitor ClassificationNew Vs Return

Over 5,500 users with over 23,600 website visits.

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Media Partners Promoting GOSS 2014

Marketing Coverage

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Marketing Coverage

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Print Adverts

Marketing Coverage

SMS Campaign

Media & PR Campaign

Press Releases, received a total of about 330 online

hits and over 27,652 impressions,

giving the forum an advertorial value of about

USD 1,072,000

3 dedicated SMS campaign send out to a targeted database of

over 500 HCP

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Marketing Coverage

Social Media CampaignPresence on major social media platforms and forums, with +39,800 impressions

and +4,600 Likes via a Facebook Campaign

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GOSS 2015 MeetingIn Collaboration With

SLS Saudi Laparoscopy Society SASMBS Saudi Arabian Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery

KSU King Saud University

SaveDates! the

Venue: Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDates: 12 - 14 December 2015 Saturday to Monday

The 3rd Annual Meeting of EOMSIG