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Introduction to the British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society

What is the British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society?
Voluntary society of surgeons involved in Obesity management.
  Membership includes:
 
Medical Professionals
 
Specialist Dieticians
 
Specialist Nurses
 
Psychologists
 
Other Allied Healthcare professionals
  Statutes / Byelaws:
 
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Aims of Society
  To promote the development of high quality centres for obesity surgery
 
Surgeon accreditation criteria
 
Hospital accreditation criteria
  To educate and train future obesity surgeons and practitioners
 
BOMSS scientific sessions at National Surgical Meetings
 
BOMSS approved educational and training courses
  To guide commissioning and policy for the use of obesity surgery in
the UK
Affiliations
 
Association of Upper Gastro-Intestinal Surgeons (AUGIS)
 
International Federation of Surgery for Obesity (IFSO)
 
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)
Partner Societies
 
Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALS)
 
Society of Bariatric Anaesthetists (SOBA)
 
Contact Details
Professional and Health Service only:
E:
info@british-obesity-surgery.org
 

Enquiries from members of the public should be addressed to their GP.

 
Latest News
 
List of Council Members
President: Prof J Baxter (Swansea)
Secretary: Mr A Fiennes (London)
Treasurer: Mr R Ackroyd (Sheffield)
   
Members: Mr S Dexter (Leeds)
  Mr M Rhodes (Norwich)
  Mr P Sedman (Hull)
  Mr S Somers (Chichester)
  Mr R Welbourn (Taunton)
  Ms A Fox-Hiley (assoc,Leeds)
 
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