Russian-Chinese School of Bariatric Surgery

Dear colleagues,

On March 12-13, 2026, in Moscow, the "Russian-Chinese School of Bariatric Surgery" will take place.

The event is dedicated to current and controversial issues related to bariatric surgery, interdisciplinary collaboration among therapeutic and surgical specialists in the pre- and postoperative periods, and the peculiarities of patient routing with comorbidities. The program includes a seminar for operating room nurses.

Russian-Chinese School of Bariatric Surgery:

On the first day, a pre-course will be held in the form of demonstration surgeries; on the second day, speakers from Russia and China will present their reports.

March 12-13, 2026

Moscow, Cosmos Hotel, Moscow, st. New Arbat 2

Conference Program

Day 1

March
2026

Day 2

March
2026

9:00 – 9:30

Opening Ceremony

A.V. Troitsky

S.I. Emelyanov

V.S. Samoylov

G.I. Morozova

09:30 – 11:00

Class 1 – Sleeve gastrectomy

Moderators: A.E. Neimark, N.A. Solovyov

"How I do it" (Expert video by V.S. Samoylov) – 10 min

"How I do it" (Speaker details TBD) – 10 min

"How I do it" (Expert video by Guiqi Wang, Hebei Medical University) – 10 min

"How I do it" (Speaker details TBD) – 10 min

Discussion of presented videos – 40 min

Summarizing lecture by expert – 10 min (Neimark A.E.)

11:00 – 13:00

Class 2 – Bypass surgeries-1 (Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass)

Moderators: Y.V. Ivanov

"How I do it" (Expert video, speaker TBD) – 10 min

"How I do it" (Expert video by E.S. Danilina) – 10 min

"How I do it" (Expert video by Nengwei Zhang, Beijing Shijitan Hospital) – 10 min

"How I do it" (Speaker details TBD) – 10 min

Discussion of videos – 40 min

Summary by expert – 10 min (Speaker TBD)

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:00

Class 3 – Bypass Surgeries-2

Moderators: V.S. Samoylov, V.R. Stankevich

"How I do MGB" (Expert video by Peng Zhang, Capital Medical University) – 10 min

"How I do MGB" (Video + lecture by A.A. Kalinichenko) – 10 min

"How I do SADI-S" (Video + lecture, speaker TBD) – 10 min

"How I do SASI" (Video + lecture, speaker TBD) – 10 min

Video discussion – 40 min

Summing-up lecture – 10 min (TBD)

16:00 – 18:00

Class 4 – Reconstructive Bariatric Surgery

Moderators: E.A. Zorin (Report duration: 10 min)

Clinical case 1 (demonstration): biliopancreatic diversion and hiatal hernia. Y.I. Yashkov – 10 min

Discussion – 10 min

Clinical case 2 (demonstration): Roux-en-Y gastric bypass – revision to MGB, speaker TBD – 10 min

Discussion – 10 min

Clinical case 3 (demonstration): anatomy return after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass – speaker TBD – 10 min

Discussion – 10 min

Clinical case 4 (demonstration): re-sleeve resection – speaker TBD – 10 min

Discussion – 10 min

Clinical case 5 (demonstration): reconstructive operation – Liu Yanjun, Chengdu Third People’s Hospital

Discussion – 10 min

Clinical case 6 (demonstration): banding revision in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass – V.R. Stankevich – 10 min

Discussion – 10 min

09:00 – 11:00

Class 5 – Treatment tactics for early complications of bariatric surgeries

Moderators: (Report duration: 15 min)

Bariatric surgery complications – Guiqi Wang, Hebei Medical University

Early complications of PDS – speaker TBD

Early complications of MGB – speaker TBD

Early complications of Roux – V.R. Stankevich

Early complications of SADI-S – speaker TBD

Early complications of SASI – speaker TBD

Interactive vote on the importance of topics discussed – 5 min

Discussion of the most interesting topics – 30 min

11:00 – 13:00

Class 6 – Preoperative management of bariatric patients

Moderators: G.I. Morozova, I.A. Panyukhina, Yu.I. Yashkov, A. Miras

Criteria for assessing assistance quality in morbid obesity – E.V. Yudintseva

Legal aspects of bariatric patient care – N.N. Grigoriev

Preoperative patient assessment – G.I. Morozova

Preoperative patient education – V.I. Sychev

Preoperative weight reduction – speaker TBD

Pharmacotherapy for obesity before and after surgery – A. Miras (UK)

Psychological counseling before bariatric surgery – AСС?

CPAP therapy in preoperative preparation – Oryolskaya

Interactive vote – 5 min

Discussion of the topics of greatest interest – 20 min

14:00 – 16:00

Class 7 – Postoperative management of bariatric patients

Moderators: A.G. Kedrova, A.V. Konev

Postoperative nutrition – speaker TBD

Vitamin therapy post-surgery – speaker TBD

Pharmacological management of comorbidities post-bariatric surgery – speaker TBD

Postoperative management programs – I.A. Panyukhina

Psychological counseling after surgery – speaker TBD

Management features for women of reproductive age – E.V. Vorobyeva

Interactive vote – 5 min

Discussion – 20 min

16:00 – 18:00

Class 8 – Weight regain after bariatric surgery

Moderators: (Report duration: 15 min)

Weight regain after bariatric surgery – E.M. Voronez

Psychological aspects of weight regain – speaker TBD

"Treating is impossible, operate" – speaker TBD

"Treating, but not operating" – A.I. Tishkina

Expert opinion – Liu Shaozhuang, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Interactive vote – 10 min

Discussion – 30 min

Conference Program

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