22nd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

22nd World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) is jointly organized by International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) and would be held during Aug 29 - Sep 2, 2017 at QEII Centre - London, England, United Kingdom.

IFSO 2017 in London bringing together world leaders in metabolic and bariatric surgery to educate, discuss and collaborate. Our hosts, the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgical Society is planning a superb scientific programme that promises a unique opportunity for all those interested in obesity and metabolic surgery to share their experiences, expertise and knowledge and seek practical solutions in their search to eradicate and manage this epidemic. With an emphasis on integrated health and on surgical treatment strategies, participants can look forward to more than 8 postgraduate courses, multiple symposia and numerous oral, video and live operating sessions. This is set to be a great meeting.

Topics
• Pre-congress courses including the 6th International Conference on Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Video and operating sessions discussing technical aspects and management of complications
• Sessions about established operative, endoscopic as well as novel procedures for weight loss and type 2 diabetes
• Multidisciplinary symposia with physicians, psychologists, anaesthetists, plastic surgeons, dieticians and primary care doctors
• Symposia about special patient groups including adolescents and young adults, pregnant women who have had surgery and older patients
• Innovative sessions including the use of technology in obesity and bariatric surgery, medicolegal issues and the impact of bariatric tourism