Report on 2^nd International Conference: Metabolic Surgery

On 30-31 May 2010, the 2nd International Conference on metabolic surgery was held in Kielce. The Scientific Committee chaired by Prof. Edward Stanowski – honorary Chairman of the Polish Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society Chapter of the Association of Polish Surgeons – supervised the preparation of the scientific programme of the conference. Among international guests there were Prof. Rudolf Weiner from Frankfurt (Germany) – the President of the European Chapter of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO EC); Prof. Almantas Maleckas from Kaunas (Lithuania) – the Supervisor of the Department of Miniinvasive and Bariatric Surgery of the Medical University of Kaunas; and Prof. Tomasz Rogula, our fellow countryman, who has been working for many years in the United States, recently under the supervision of Prof. Philip Schauer in Cleveland Clinic.

Among Polish guests we were honored to welcome Prof. Barbara Zahorska-Markiewicz – the President of the Polish Association for the Study of Obesity – who dealt with new opportunities for obesity treatment and among other issues drew attention to those offered by metabolic surgery in her presentation delivered during the conference inauguration. Moreover, during the opening session Prof. Rudolf Weiner presented the idea of two-stage bariatric surgery minimizing the risk of perioperative complications, a relatively new way of treatment for patients with advanced obesity. Towards the end of the opening session, Assoc. Prof. Mariusz Wyleżoł presented the methodology of Polish guidelines for bariatric surgery, which were drawn up in 2009. The first day of the Conference was closed by the wonderful performance of Ludmiła Worobec-Witek and Artur Jaroń and the festive dinner.

On the second day of the Conference the outstanding specialists Prof. Marianna Janion, Grażyna Witczak PhD and Katarzyna Krekora-Wollny PhD acquainted us thoroughly with the hazards of obesity. In particular, they concentrated on metabolic syndrome, its diabetic consequences and possibilities of its non-invasive treatment. Next, on the basis of the up-to-date research results, Prof. Janusz Strzelczyk, Assoc. Prof. Mariusz Wyleżoł, Assoc. Prof. Krzysztof Paśnik, Maciej Michalik PhD, and Prof. Stanisław Głuszek in their presentations concerning metabolic and bariatric management of obesity talked about indications for surgical treatment, results achieved in both weight loss...


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