The Importance of Brazilian Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Its Interaction With the Xxi World Congress of Ifso in Brazil

Abstract

F rom the first cases performed in 1974 and the growing interest aroused in surgeons in 1996 was founded the Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery, being in the same year associated with IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders) which enabled the performance the 7 th World Congress and IFSO First World Bariatric Surgery Congress in Brazil in 2002 in São Paulo. In 2006, based on the increasing importance of metabolic surgery in the medical community it was one of the first societies to enter the name "metabolic" in its name, becoming the Brazilian Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery -SBCBM. The founders followed the example of other countries, creating a society dedicated to bring together correlated professionals of the different areas, encouraging professional and technical development of the specialty.SBCBM is one of the 17 National Societies of the Latin American Chapter of IFSO (IFSO-LAC) and has encouraged Brazilian members to actively participate in scientific events held on this continent. The IFSO-LAC Board has been working intensively, maintaining frequent communication between the partners, which has resulted in greater integration of Latin American professionals involved in bariatric and metabolic surgery. In recent years, the SBCBM is seeking greater integration with other societies of IFSO-LAC, bringing Latin American events to Brazil and supporting other studies in several countries of the continent, in order to promote regional growth and strengthening of bariatric and metabolic surgery.In 2003, due to the increasing number of operations and, also, dedicated professionals to the area and in recognition of the need to involve multidisciplinary teams in preparation and monitoring programs of bariatric operations, SBCBM organized the creation of the Associated Specialties Commission (COESA). Every year, the society has promoted scientific and academic events to deepen the debate on obesity and bariatric surgery, addressing various topics. The First Brazilian Bariatric Surgery Congress took place in 1998, and in 2017 will be promoted the eighteenth edition in Florianopólis, SC, Brazil.Brazil can be an example, due he is the second country in the world in number of bariatric operations, with more than 95,000 operations per year, behind only the United States. The growth in number of operations in the last ten years was 300% and the risk of bariatric procedures today is the equivalent of an abdominal surgery intermediate size.With the increasing number of operations, SBCBM also increased, and currently has over 1700 members, among surgeons and associated specialties (endocrinologists, cardiologists, physical trainers, plastic surgeons, physiotherapists, nurses, dentists, speech therapists, nutritionists, nutritionists, and psychiatrist and psychologist). It has representatives throughout the country through the chapters and police stations. As there are controversies and controversial issues, there was the need to create rules and guidelines always look...

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