Filter Program
09:00 - 09:15
Friday, April 24
KEYNOTE
Obesity 2026
Davor Štimac
09:15 - 09:30
Friday, April 24
KEYNOTE
Welcome Speeches and Opening Remarks
09:30 - 09:45
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
EASO – Vision, Mission and Current Activities
Volkan Demirhan Yumuk
09:45 - 10:00
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
Epidemiology of childhood obesity
Sanja Musić Milanović
10:00 - 10:30
Friday, April 24
ROUND TABLE
Patient Stories I
Antonia Miletić Lupetin
Adela Franceković
Ivan Dražić
10:30 - 10:45
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
MEPs for Action on Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases
Romana Jerković
10:45 - 11:00
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
EASO – Visionary Framework on Obesity Actions
Jennifer Baker
11:00 - 12:00
Friday, April 24
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Obesity in Focus: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Preventing Complications
Davor Štimac
Dario Rahelić
Valerija Bralić Lang
Davor Miličić
12:00 - 13:00
Friday, April 24
LUNCH
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00
Friday, April 24
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Burden of Obesity: A True Cost of Chronic Disease, as part of the 9th Obesity Congress and 4th Adriatic Symposium on Obesity
Maja Baretić
Martina Matovinović
Ana Marija Liberati Pršo
14:00 - 14:30
Friday, April 24
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Aldosterone and hypertension; (un)breakable bond?
Tomislav Jakljević
Sanja Klobučar
14:30 - 15:00
Friday, April 24
DEBATE
Mediterranean Diet vs Low Carbohydrate High Fat Diet
Ana Marija Liberati Pršo
Ivan Kruljac
Martina Linarić
Josipa Radić
15:00 - 15:30
Friday, April 24
BREAK
Coffee Break
15:30 - 15:45
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
People-First Language: Importance and Practices
Maja Baretić
15:45 - 16:00
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
Obesity and Cognitive Functions
Vida Demarin
16:00 - 16:15
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
Psychodynamics of Obesity
Darko Marčinko
16:15 - 16:30
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
Obesity Stigma – Causes, Consequences and Potential Solutions
Alessandra Pokrajac Bulian
16:30 - 16:45
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
Correlation of Lipid Profile and Obesity
Peter Lansberg
16:45 - 17:00
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
The Principles of Dosing, Response Variability, and Dose Individualization Challenges in Obesity
Hesham Al-Sallami
17:00 - 17:15
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk
Davor Miličić
17:15 - 17:30
Friday, April 24
PITCH SESSION
Do You Know Your Number?
Ivan Pećin
07:00 - 07:15
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Combining Bariatric Surgery with Pharmacotherapy
Domagoj Vergles
PITCH SESSION
Healthy Weight Loss Programs in Obesity Treatment
Viktor Peršić
07:15 - 07:30
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Anti-Obesity Molecules in the Next Decade
Andrea Ciudin Mihai
PITCH SESSION
Follow-Up Before and After Bariatric Procedures: Internal Medicine Perspective
Gorana Mirošević
07:30 - 08:00
Saturday, April 25
ROUND TABLE
Round table: Bariatric Surgery
Davor Mendrila
Miroslav Bekavac Bešlin
Tihomir Grgić
Alen Pajtak
Fuad Pašić
07:30 - 07:45
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
A New Framework for the Diagnosis and Staging of Obesity in Adults
Luca Busetto
07:45 - 08:00
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Framework for the Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity and Complications From the EASO
Barbara Mcgowan
08:00 - 08:15
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Lifestlye Medicine in the Era of Highly Effective Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy
Lovorka Bilajac
PITCH SESSION
The Trojan Horse of Off-Label GLP-1 RA Use: Protecting Patients Through Responsible Practice
Andrej Belančić
08:15 - 08:30
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Vascular Health and Ageing in Obesity
Ana Jelaković
PITCH SESSION
Interconnection Between Obesity and Diabetes Pharmacological Treatment
Dario Rahelić
08:30 - 08:45
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Interdisciplinary Framework: Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Pharmacotherapy
Bojan Jelaković
PITCH SESSION
SCORE Risk in Metabolically Healthy Versus Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity
Martina Matovinović
08:45 - 09:00
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Influence of Obesity Management on Rheumatological and Immunological Disease Control
Mislav Radić
PITCH SESSION
Adverse Effects of GLP-1 RA: Meta-Analysis and Beyond
Dan Dumitrascu
09:00 - 09:30
Saturday, April 25
BREAK
Coffee Break
COFFEE BREAK
Coffee Break
09:30 - 10:15
Saturday, April 25
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Obesity in Adriatic Region
Venera Berisha
Davor Štimac
Florian Toti
Luca Busetto
Demirhan Yumuk Volkan
Ahmeti Irfan
09:30 - 10:30
Saturday, April 25
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
From Indication to Transformation: The Future of Obesity Treatment in Family Medicine
Ivana Petrović
Jelena Soldo
Valentina Nakić
Nina Bašić Marković
10:15 - 11:00
Saturday, April 25
ROUND TABLE
Anthropologic, Pediatric and Gynecological Thoughts on Obesity
Saša Missoni
Tea Štimac
Jelena Marušić
Radenka Kuzmanić Šamija
Silvije Šegulja
10:30 - 11:00
Saturday, April 25
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Pushing the Boundaries: The Clinical Power of Semaglutide in Weight Management
Sanja Klobučar
Tomislav Božek
11:00 - 12:30
Saturday, April 25
LUNCH
Lunch Break
LUNCH
Lunch Break
11:00 - 11:30
Saturday, April 25
WORKSHOP
Public Health Action and Hands-on Workshop (Students) Involving Students in Public Health Activities – Hunt on the Silent Killers
PITCH SESSION
Meeting of The Members of the Croatian Society of Obesity
12:30 - 14:00
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Early Career and Student Poster Session
12:30 - 13:00
Saturday, April 25
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Folic Acid in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome – Clinical Implications
Sanja Klobučar
13:00 - 13:30
Saturday, April 25
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Obesity and Sexual Health
Antun Gršković
13:30 - 14:00
Saturday, April 25
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Early achievement of LDL-C targets and sustained long-term control for improved patient outcomes
Tamara Turk Vensween
14:00 - 15:00
Saturday, April 25
ROUND TABLE
Patient Stories II
Eva Maras
Robert Salečić
Dario Schweitzer
14:00 - 14:30
Saturday, April 25
PANEL
Debate II: Specialists in the Management of Obesity vs Primary Care Moderator
Dragan Soldo
Leonardo Bressan
Tamara Turk Vensween
Davor Miličić
14:30 - 14:45
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Guidelines for Media Reporting and Public Communication on Children’s Health and Childhood Obesity – ‘’Child first’’
Tamara Balja
14:45 - 15:00
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Pharmacological Management of Obesity in Children
15:00 - 15:30
Saturday, April 25
COFFEE BREAK
Coffee Break
15:30 - 15:45
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Obesity and MASLD / MASH
Davor Štimac
15:30 - 15:40
Saturday, April 25
KEYNOTE
Welcome Speech
Andrej Belančić
15:40 - 15:50
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Obesity-Induced Hypertension
Marijana Vučković
15:45 - 16:00
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Sarcopenic Obesity in Liver Disease
Tamara Milovanović
15:50 - 16:00
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Epidemiology of Overweight and Obesity in Croatia - EH-UH 2
Mihaela Marinović Glavić
16:00 - 16:10
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Sleep Apnea in Obesity and Comorbidities
Marija Rogoznica Pavlović
16:00 - 16:15
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Gut Microbiome and MASLD
Ludovico Abenavoli
16:10 - 16:20
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Eating Disorders and Obesity
Filip Mustač
16:15 - 16:30
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Is There Any Role of Probiotics in Obesity?
Giuseppe Guido Maria Scarlata
16:20 - 16:30
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Genetic Causes of Obesity
Marija Troskot Cuculić
16:30 - 16:45
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Crosstalk between Bone and Insuline Resistance in Obesty
Venera Berisha
16:30 - 16:40
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Endoscopic Approaches in the Treatment of Obesity
Paul Grama
16:40 - 16:50
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Micronutrients and Obesity: Assessment of Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Status in Adults With Obesity
Tea Drndelić
16:45 - 17:15
Saturday, April 25
DEBATE
Surgery vs Pharmacotherapy in Class III Obesity
Tomislav Božek
Alen Pajtak
Sanja Klobučar
Davor Mendrila
16:50 - 17:00
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Impact of Obesity on Cardiometabolic Profiles in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Focus on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and Lipid Parameters
Zita Vukušić
17:00 - 17:10
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
The Mediterranean Region of Croatia Can No Longer Be Categorized as a Low-risk Area
Erin Puch
17:10 - 17:20
Saturday, April 25
PITCH SESSION
Emerging Pharmacological Therapies in Pediatric Obesity: A Scoping Overview of the Development Pipeline
Ana Galić
07:00 - 07:15
Sunday, April 26
PITCH SESSION
Social media and Nutritional Advices
Mirela Marić
07:15 - 07:30
Sunday, April 26
PITCH SESSION
Obesity and Media Literacy
Sanja Kocijančić Petričević
07:30 - 07:45
Sunday, April 26
WORKSHOP
Potentials of Artificial Intelligence in Obesity Care
Robert Likić
07:45 - 08:00
Sunday, April 26
PITCH SESSION
Beyond Artificial Intelligence: Envisioning the Role of Digital Twins in Obesity and Cardiometabolic Care
Andrej Belančić
08:00 - 08:15
Sunday, April 26
PITCH SESSION
The Role of Pharmacists in Obesity Management – Impacts on Outcomes and Costs
Marko Brajak
08:15 - 08:30
Sunday, April 26
PITCH SESSION
Pharmacoeconomics of Obesity
Dinko Vitezić
08:30 - 08:45
Sunday, April 26
PITCH SESSION
Effective Strategies and a Ten-Point Plan for Cardio-Kidney – Metabolic Health in Croatia
Bojan Jelaković
08:45 - 09:00
Sunday, April 26
KEYNOTE
Final Messages – Obesity in Croatia: 2030s Projections
Davor Štimac
23:44 - 23:49
Thursday, May 14
NETWORKING
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