scientific program - 7th Frankfurter Meeting 22.+23.11.2012

WELCOME
Dear colleagues,
In 2012 we welcome you again to the Frankfurter Meeting, which has been
growing to one of the largest meetings on Surgery in Obesity and Metabolic
Disorders. Therefore the meeting is one of the central congresses of the German
Society for Obesity Therapy (CA-ADIP) and takes places under auspieces
of the general German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) and
the international Federation (IFSO).
Once again we welcome you in a unique venue with a high-quality program
and a hostile atmosphere. The Gesellschafthaus in the Frankfurt green oasis
Palmengarten is one of the most convenient locations for such a big venue.
This year we focus even more on live-surgeries, which will be transmitted
directly from the hospital “Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen”, where international
experts like Michel Gagner, Jacques Himpens, Jean-Marc Chevallier and
others will perform different procedures and we will have a live-conference
directly to the audience to facilitate a direct discussion.
Additionally we offer again educating courses for surgeons starting in the field of bariatric
surgery as well as colleagues from the Integrated Health and Bariatric Nurses. These courses
are addressed to german colleagues and are organized in cooperation with the Berufsverband
Deutscher Chirurgen (BDC).
Moreover we offer again a bariatric suturing training course, were basic technical features
can be trained on specimen under mentoring of experienced surgeons and instructions by
Dr. Carus from Bremen.
Due to the big demand we lately opened up a new session on curiosities and specialities
showing rare cases and their solutions. The program will be displayed online and onsite.
The scientific discussions can be continued in the evening with a dinner and a glass of wine
or beer in one of the many high quality restaurants and facilities in Frankfurt City.
Welcome to Frankfurt!
Prof. Rudolf Weiner Dr. Sylvia Weiner
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