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New Year’s Letter of the President
Dear Member Societies, dear Colleagues, dear Friends,On behalf of the Executive Council of the IFSO- European Chapter, it…
Register Now: EBSQ Examination in Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery – Limited Spots Available!
Dear IFSO Members, We are pleased to announce that registration for the European Board of Surgery Qualifications (EBSQ)…
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New Podcast activity - "Career Planning in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery"
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that IFSO-EC "podcast entitled - Career Planning in Metabolic and…
Joint IFSO-EC / EASO congress 2027
We are happy to announce that the joint IFSO-EC / EASO congress in 2027 will take place in…
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Emergency poster
Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective treatment for severe obesity, resulting in long-term weight loss and…
EASO Venice Declaration 2024
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Liraglutide lowers weight and HbA1c in T2DM Arab patients
Liraglutide is effective in reducing weight, HbA1c as well as other metabolic parameters in Arab population with type2…
Obesity continues to increase in Europe
Overweight and obesity is increasing in the EU with 53% of adults in the EU now either overweight…
Emergency Room Poster
Emergency Room Poster The poster has been developed to assist Acute Care Physicians in the assessment and management…
New obesity treatment prevents bone loss during weight loss
Using the intestinal hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) in obesity treatment prevents the loss of bone mass otherwise…
Single-anastomosis bypass - an attractive alternative?
According to a paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, the single-anastomosis gastric bypass “may be an…
Obese Patients at High Risk of Post-surgery Complications
Research from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is revealing the heavy surgical consequences of…
Surgical patients may have different psychological profiles
The researchers from the Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, published in PlosOne, have concluded that psychological factors are independent…
Surgery can benefit some obese pediatric patients
As a last resort when conservative interventions have failed, bariatric surgery can improve liver disease and other obesity-related…
Alberic Fiennes obituary
The entire IFSO community, and especially IFSO European Chapter, is very sad to announce that Dr. Alberic Fiennes…
Stop The War
“IFSO-EC position statement about the invasion of Ukraine”