Category: Symposium Synopsis
The 13th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 23–27, 2012 by Elias Chousleb, MD, and Natan Zundel, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Chousleb is on the Scientific and Organizing Committee of WCES. He is Assistant Professor of Surgery; Assistant Clerkship Director, Surgery at Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Zundel was President of 13th […]
First Annual Canadian Bariatric Surgery Summit
Toronto, Ontario, December 2–3, 2011 by Karthik Raj, BA Karthik Raj is the Research Project Coordinator, Surgical Education and Innovation, Department Of Surgery, St. Michael’s-Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre, Toronto, Ontaroio.
The 11th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium
Salt Lake City, Utah, February 21–26, 2011 by Kathleen A. Wenzler Kathleen Wenzler is Conference Marketing Director for Quadrant HealthCom. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(8):12
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders—IFSO XV WORLD CONGRESS
Long Beach, California, September 3 to 7, 2010 by Harry B. Frydenberg, MD Dr. Frydenberg is the Immediate Past President, IFSO Director, Epworth Centre for Bariatric Surgery, Melbourne, Australia. Bariatric Times. 2010;8(3):24
Eleventh Annual Conference on Obesity: Practical Approaches and Guidelines to Treatment
Orlando, Florida, September 24–26, 2010 by Michel Murr, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Michel Murr is a professor of surgery at the University of South Florida and director of bariatric and metaboloic surgery at Tampa General Hospital. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):15
First Bariatric Allied Health Symposium: Overview of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
First Bariatric Allied Health Symposium: Overview of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 16–17, 2010 by Jacqueline McCartney, RN, RM, CNOR, CBN, and Angelica Garcia, CST Author Affiliation: Ms. McCartney is the Bariatric Coordinator, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Operating Room, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida. Ms. Garcia is the Surgical Technician, Bariatric […]
1st Panamerican Meeting on Diabetes Surgery
São Paulo, Brazil, November 14–16, 2009 by Ricardo Cohen, MD; Luis Berti, MD; and Thomas Szego, MD Dr. Cohen is President of the 1st Panamerican Congress of Diabetes Surgery. Dr. Berti is President of the XI National Meeting of The Brazilian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (SBCBM). Dr. Szego is President of the Brazilian […]
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) Tenth Annual Conference
Symposium Synopsis: The Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) Tenth Annual Conference San Diego, California, February 22–27, 2010
The National Association of Bariatric Nurses (NABN) Sixth Annual Meeting and Conference
The National Association of Bariatric Nurses (NABN) Sixth Annual Meeting and Conference Orlando, Florida, November 4–6, 2009 by Laurie D. McGinley, RN, MS, CNS-BC, APN, CBN Bariatric Times. 2010;7(1):15
The 5th Annual Bariatric Summit…
Dear Bariatric Times Editor: The Fifth Annual Bariatric Summit was held at Amelia Island Plantation in Florida from September 20 through 22, 2008. The summit, which is both informal and interactive, was developed to address the educational needs of the entire bariatric team.
