IFSO

International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for Obesity (IFSO)

[IFSO @IfsoSecretariat]

HURRY UP! ⏰
LAST DAYS to submit your abstract for #IFSOMENAC2026!

👉🏻Deadline: 30 September
📍 Manama, Bahrain
📅 3-5 December 2026
🔗 https://t.co/e83GT7VPCU

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✨IFSO HISTORY BOOK✨

Thirty years ago, a group of visionary surgeons came together with a common belief: that obesity was a serious disease deserving scientific attention, multidisciplinary care, and effective treatment.

👉https://t.co/NcfbcBMknK

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Paris booth moments at #IFSO2026 Toronto 📸✨
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Paris, get ready for #IFSO2027 🚀

Keep swiping… the last slide hits different 😎🇫🇷🔥

[Jaime Ponce MD @JaimePonceMD]

𝗔𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗙𝗦𝗢, one of my strategic goals is to create practical tools for our members worldwide.

Here is the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲. 👇

An IFSO patient counseling tool presenting the 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗨𝗠 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘.

Lifestyle • Medications • Endoscopy • MBS • Combination Therapy

One conversation. ALL options. Treatment matched to the individual patient and severity of disease.

Coming soon. 🌎 #IFSO
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🌍✨ IFSO IH OBSERVERSHIP PROGRAM 2026 ✨🌍

👏 Congratulations to Florence Gan from Philippines on completing her IH Observership at the Obesity & Metabolic Service, Singapore 🏥, under the mentorship of Dr. Dr.Kwang-Wei Tham.

🥳 Well done!

Observe. Learn. Advance.
#IFSO

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Endorsed meeting:
BARICON 2026
📅 September 24-26, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India

🔗 More info: https://t.co/PiGOg6SKtT

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"Why didn't I do this sooner?"
For too long, people living with obesity have been told they're simply lazy or eating too much. But obesity is a disease, one that deserves professional care, not blame.
#IFSO

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HURRY UP! ⏰
10 DAYS LEFT to submit your abstract for #IFSOMENAC2026!
📍 Manama, Bahrain
📅 3-5 December 2026
🔗 https://t.co/e83GT7VhNm

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👉 Weren’t you able to attend #IFSO2026 in person in Toronto? 🇨🇦
Don’t miss this exclusive webinar featuring all the IFSO 2026 Highlights!

“WHAT YOU HAVE MISSED AT IFSO 2026”

📅 Monday, October 12
🕑 2 pm Central European Time
🔗Register here
https://t.co/U0UYFu5o9K

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The goal of treating obesity was never just about numbers — it's about the years ahead and the quality of the life within them.
By addressing obesity as the chronic disease it is, METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY helps people reduce serious health risks and reclaim their vitality.

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IFSO 2026 Toronto through our eyes 📸✨

Connections, creativity, and a new generation pushing the metabolic bariatric field forward 💫

Next stop: Paris 2027 🇫🇷🚀

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IFSO Masters of MBS Academy:
👉"Diagnosis and Closure of Peterson's Space and Internal Hernia" by Shahab Shahabi
https://t.co/H7H7scB6j1

NOT JUST WATCH BUT... CONTRIBUTE!
Submit your video and share your expertise!
More info on: https://t.co/C2LmdpWkhv

#IFSO #MASTERSOFMBS #MBS

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HURRY UP! ⏰

Only 2 weeks to submit your abstract for #IFSOMENAC2026
📍 Manama, Bahrain
📅 3-5 December 2026
🔗 https://t.co/e83GT7VhNm

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✨ IFSO‑APC Scholarships 2027 applications are now open!

Three scholarships available to support young IFSO APC members attending the next IFSO‑APC Meeting in Singapore.

📅 Deadline: January 3rd, 2027
🔗 All details and application guidelines: https://t.co/qQaW3FqBZl

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Sometimes the most powerful proof is a patient's own words.
METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY is never just about weight. It's about giving people their health, their energy and their days back.

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📚 September Issue of @JournalObesity is out!

🔄 Long-term revisional outcomes
💊 Surgery vs endoscopy vs semaglutide
🩸 VTE prevention & perioperative safety
🧠 Eating behaviors, ADHD & alcohol risk
🧬 Reproductive, metabolic & micronutrient health

➡️ https://t.co/1EMAZZ8ngD

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METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY supports nutritional care by helping the body respond better to what it's given and creating new conditions for nutrition to truly work. It doesn't replace healthy eating — it makes healthy eating count.
Surgery and nutrition move forward together

[Philip Schauer, MD @PSchauerMD]

It was truly a great honor to receive this prestigious IFSO Pioneer in Metabolic Surgery Award at #IFSO2026 in Toronto. With more than 12,000 members from 78 countries, https://t.co/AdN3vytzgm is a world leader in Metabolic Disease. Many other IFSO surgeons have shown how metabolic surgery leads to long-term disease remission, improved quality of life and reduced mortality. lts great to be a metabolic surgeon! @IfsoSecretariat @IFSO_NAC @ASMBS @PBRCNews @lsusurgerydept @JaimePonceMD @KhaledGawdat @rvcohen @FRubinoMD @francois_pattou @NeilFlochMD @jdscottmd @Jmortonmd @mattars77 @PaulinaSalminen @marinakurian @metabolic_knife @Ali_Aminian_MD @CorcellesMd @ScottShikoraMD @drbutsch @matthew_kroh

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Dr. @JaimePonceMD Assumes Presidency of IFSO, the International Federation for the Surgery and Other Therapies for O... https://t.co/XTeYmG3WKX

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