Scientific Programme

There is a wide range of the topics to cover all aspects of the surgery of obesity and metabolic disorders. The programme consists of invited talks and free communications & posters chosen from submitted abstracts.

See below the Programme at a Glance, Programme of the Pre-congress Courses and Main Congress Days Programme /as of 20 April 2023/. Click in the picture(s) below to view individual parts in PDF or find the overall Scientific Programme by clicking on PDF icon.

Accreditation information

Please see beneath

Programme at a Glance

Pre-Congress Courses

Congress Programme

Hands-on Trainings

Practical hands-on course
in laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Perform a laparoscopic
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
on a porcine model
assisted by experienced instructors!

Registration is mandatory
and possible on the congress
webpage for a fee of 50 euros.

Places are limited and
allotted on a "first
come, first served" basis.

CME Accreditation

The 11th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders – European Chapter (IFSO-EC), IFSO-EC 2023, Zürich, Switzerland, 03/05/2023-06/05/2023 has been granted 20 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).

The Swiss Association of Registered Dietitians accreditation

We are pleased to inform you that an application for SVDE ASDD accreditation has been successfully accepted as follows:

Entire Congress

18 SVDE ASDD Credits

Daily participation: