National Symposium of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Romanian Association of Endoscopic Surgery, I am honoured to invite you to attend the 12^th National Symposium of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery and the 2^nd National Symposium of Robotic Surgery.

These events have already become a yearly tradition in Romania and, in 2020, they will be hosted in a fully virtual format, between 10-12 December.

The world is rapidly evolving, and all medical specialties are doing so. Especially considering the current global context, the need to efficiently control the pandemic obesity and to increasingly use the most technologically advanced minimally invasive approaches to improve the surgical outcome of our patients is our main task.

The theme of the events, “2020 Challenges of Robotic and Metabolic Surgery in Romania”, focuses just on these current trends and how the new technologies are the key to creating a safer healthcare environment for all patients.

The participants, members of the metabolic or robotic surgery multidisciplinary teams, are invited to take advantage of this great opportunity and be a part of an interactive dialogue promoting collaborative learning. The online platform that will host the events will facilitate virtual communication and networking with the other attendees, speakers and companies and give you the chance of engaging in multiple interactions through live Q&A sessions, chat, Partners Area.

The Symposia Organizing Committee trust that you will have an active role during these important scientific events, and you will contribute to developing the educational platform for both metabolic and robotic surgery in our country.

I look forward to connecting with you during this year’s events,

Cătălin Copăescu, MD, PhD

Event President