European Obesity Medico-Surgical Workshop: Medicine and Surgery in Optimising the Care of Obese Patients
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This European workshop, jointly organised by EASO and IFSO-EC in collaboration with the German Obesity Association (DAG), addressed key current challenges in the medical and surgical care of severe obesity and metabolic diseases. The workshop combined keynote lectures by international experts and smaller group sessions on practical issues. The workshop provided a unique forum for education and discussion of interdisciplinary management and research issues related to the medico-surgical care of severe obesity and metabolic diseases. Participants represented 23 different countries and many areas of expertiese, including internal medicine, diabetology, endocrinology, clinical nutrition, gastroenterology, anaesthesiology, intensive care...and surgeons together, willing to learn and exchange questions and experiences in this rapidly evolving field of obesity management.
A meeting report will be available soon.