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Published on September 23, 2024

New Podcast activity “Past, Present and Future of Bariatric Surgery”

Dear Coleagues, we are pleased to inform you that IFSO-EC’s podcast entitled “Past, Present and Future of Bariatric Surgery” has been published now! Make an immersion into the topic of Past, Present and Future of Bariatric Surgery with this 30-minute podcast! Sjaak Pouwels and Jean-Marc Chevallier share their expertise and insights on this important subject. We hope you enjoy it!...

Published on August 11, 2024

IFSO-EC Congress 2025 in Venice

The future nearest IFSO-EC congress will take place on 15th –17th May 2024 in Venice, Italy.

Published on October 1, 2024

New article in Journal Club available!

We have published new article in our Journal club entitled “Efficacy and safety of one anastomosis gastric bypass versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at 5 years (YOMEGA): a prospective, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised extension study”, commented by Marloes Emous. You can read it HERE.

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Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective treatment for severe obesity, resulting in long-term weight loss and remission of…

New article in Journal Club available!

We have published new article in our Journal club entitled “The Impact of Longer Biliopancreatic Limb Length on Weight Loss and Comorbidity…

EASO Venice Declaration 2024

The document is available HERE

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IFSO-EC webinar

Next IFSO-EC webinar will take place 18th September 2024. We have invited two excellent speakers: Christine Stier (Germany) and Amador Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela…

Submit your application to join the IFSO-EC IH Committee

Dear Members of IFSO EC, I am reaching out to you to extend an invitation to the integrated health professionals…

New Podcast activity “Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery”

Dear Coleagues, we are pleased to inform you that IFSO-EC’s first ever podcast entitled “Pregnancy following bariatric surgery” has been…

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Voting members of The Executive Council

Nicola di Lorenzo, Jean-Marc Chevallier, Paulina Salminen, Moritz Daniel Felsenreich, Catalin Copaescu, Chetan Parmar and Gerhard Prager

Non voting members of The Executive Council

Maurizio De Luca, Edo Aarts, Jean-Marc Chevallier, Anna Casajoana, Juan Pujol Rafols, Roxanna Zakeri, Martin Fried, Ralph Peterli, Ronald Liem, Tair Ben-Porat

New Year´s letter from President – 5th January 2024

Prof. Nicola Di Lorenzo
IFSO-EC President

Dear Member Societies, dear Colleagues, dear Friends,

on behalf of the Executive Council of the IFSO- European Chapter, it is my pleasure and honor to address to you some words regarding our Community.

2023 was an excellent year: both the IFSO-EC Conference in Zurich and the World IFSO Congress in Napoli were more than successful, and we happily pay a tribute for the excellent organization to the Presidents, Ralph Peterli and Luigi Angrisani, as well to the PCO’s, Guarant and MCMCongressi.

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