Tuesday September 01, 2026
10:00-18:00
ROBOTICS IN ACTION: THE NEW FRONTIER IN OBESITY CARE (HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WITH MULTIPLE ROBOTIC PLATFORMS)
TBC
METABOLIC BARIATRIC ENDOSCOPY: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO OBESITY CARE (HANDS -ON WITH MULTIPLE ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUES FOR OBESITY CARE)
TBC
REVISIONAL METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY: CHALLENGES, SOLUTIONS, SUCCESSES
TBC
FROM WEIGHT LOSS TO HEALTH GAIN: CELEBRATING THE STRENGTH OF THE INTEGRATED HEALTH TEAM
TBC
SCOPE SCHOOL
TBC
18:30-20:30
OPENING & WELCOME RECEPTION
Exhibition
Wednesday September 02, 2026
08:15-09:45
OBESITY MANAGEMENT MEDICATIONS AND METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY: HOW TO RESCUE, WHERE HOPE RETURNS
Hall F
MAGNETIC ANASTOMOSIS: CLINICAL EVIDENCE, OUTCOMES, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Hall 718
IFSO LAC SESSION: OBESITY IN THE ERA OF INNOVATION: SURGERY, PHARMACOTHERAPY, AND NEW THERAPEUTIC FRONTIERS
Hall 716
IMPROVING OBESITY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN CANADA: AN OBESITY CANADA APPROACH TO GUIDELINES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN AND SYSTEM CAPACITY BUILDING
Hall 714
ISPCOP SESSION: OPTIMIZING PERIOPERATIVE CARE IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY
Hall 717
FREE PAPERS 01: GERD AND ANTI-REFLUX INTERVENTIONS
Hall 715
FREE PAPERS 02: METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION–ASSOCIATED STEATOTIC LIVER DISEASE (MASLD)
Hall 713
FREE PAPERS 03: COMBINED & SEQUENTIAL OBESITY TREATMENTS
Hall 711
09:45-10:30
COFFEE BREAK + EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS
Exhibition
09:50-10:25
E-POSTER DISCUSSION 01: ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES & REVISIONAL OUTCOMES
TBC
E-POSTER DISCUSSION 02: ENDOLUMINAL & METABOLIC INNOVATIONS
TBC
VIDEO E-POSTER DISCUSSION 1: HERNIAS AND ANATOMICAL MIGRATION
TBC
10:30-12:30
PLENARY SESSION: BJS FOUNDATION SESSION: ADVANCES IN METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGICAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
Hall F
12:30-14:00
WOMEN FOR IFSO NETWORKING LUNCH
Hall 714
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition
14:00-15:30
THE EVOLUTION OF ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY IN SURGERY
Hall F
INTRODUCING “CARDIOMETABOLIC SURGERY” AND ITS IMPACT ON CARDIAC, ENDOCRINE, AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE
Hall 718
NOVEL STRATEGIES IN METABOLIC BARIATRIC MANAGEMENT
Hall 716
WOMEN FOR IFSO: SHOWCASING YOUR EXPERTISE AND BUILDING YOUR PRACTICE AS TREATMENTS EVOLVE
Hall 714
INTEGRATED HEALTH SESSION: GUARDING THE MICRONUTRIENT GAP: OBESITY MANAGEMENT MEDICATIONS AND MBS BEYOND THE LAB: RAPID RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
Hall 717
FREE PAPERS 04: ONE ANASTOMOSIS GASTRIC BYPASS (OAGB) & LIMB OPTIMIZATION
Hall 715
FREE PAPERS 05: ENDOSCOPY & ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS
Hall 713
FREE VIDEOS 01: MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS AND LEAKS
Hall 711
15:30-16:00
COFFEE BREAK
Exhibition
16:00-17:30
TOP VIDEOS SESSION
Hall F
USE OF AI IN METABOLIC BARIATRIC PRACTICE
Hall 718
ENDOSCOPIC APPROACHES IN METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY: STATE OF THE ART
Hall 716
NEW TECHNOLOGIES: MYTHS AND FACTS
Hall 714
IFSO EC SESSION - UNKNOWN UNKNOWNS IN METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY (MBS)
Hall 717
FREE PAPERS 06: REVISIONAL SURGERY, BILIOPANCREATIC DIVERSION (SADI-S) & COMPLEX SURGICAL OUTCOMES
Hall 713
FREE PAPERS 07: NUTRITION, DIETARY BEHAVIORAL CHANGES & TELE-HEALTH
Hall 711
Thursday September 03, 2026
08:00-08:15
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
Exhibition
08:15-09:45
TOP PAPERS SESSION
Hall F
HOW HIGH-VOLUME CENTERS DO IT: ENDOSCOPY, SURGERY & MEDICAL PROGRAMS
Hall 718
REVISIONAL MBS: MORE EVIDENCE - LESS EMINENCE
Hall 716
CABPS SESSION: THE PLACE OF DUODENAL SWITCH AND SINGLE ANASTOMOSIS DS IN THE BARIATRIC FIELD (Session in French)
Hall 714
FROM AWARENESS TO ACTION: IMPLEMENTING STIGMA FREE OBESITY CARE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
Hall 717
MENAC SESSION - CONTROVERSIES AND COMPLICATIONS IN METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Hall 715
PATIENT SELECTION AND CHOICE OF SURGERY: CAN THE SAME KEY OPEN ALL LOCKS?
Hall 713
FREE VIDEOS 02: HERNIAS, OBSTRUCTIONS, AND SPECIALIZED MANAGEMENT
Hall 711
09:45-10:30
COFFEE BREAK + EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS
Exhibition
09:50-10:25
VIDEO E-POSTER DISCUSSION 02: REVISIONS AND CONVERSIONS
TBC
E-POSTER DISCUSSION 03: IMPROVING SURGICAL QUALITY & PERIOPERATIVE SAFETY
TBC
E-POSTER DISCUSSION 04: PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL, & BIOMARKERS
TBC
10:30-12:30
PLENARY SESSION: FROM SINGLE SOLUTIONS TO STRATEGIC CARE: WHY OBESITY TREATMENT NEEDS A NEW LOGIC
Hall F
12:30-14:00
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition
14:00-15:30
IFSO METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY CASES WORLD CUP
Hall F
REGISTRY BASED RESEARCH, “THE FUTURE” IN RESEARCH
Hall 718
COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF OBESITY CARE
Hall 716
INTEGRATED HEALTH: ADVANCING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: DEVELOPING MULTIDISCIPLINARY GUIDELINES FOR METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY
Hall 714
FREE PAPERS 08: ROBOTIC SURGERY & DIGITAL INNOVATIONS
Hall 715
FREE PAPERS 09: PATIENT SAFETY AND PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES
Hall 713
FREE VIDEOS 03: REVISIONS, CONVERSIONS, AND ANATOMICAL RESTRUCTURING
Hall 711
15:30-16:00
COFFEE BREAK
Exhibition
16:00-17:30
OBESITY: A CHRONIC DISEASE - WHY DO INDIVIDUALS HAVE VARIABLE OUTCOMES WITH MEDICAL AND SURGICAL THERAPIES?
Hall F
WHEN METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY GOES WRONG: PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CATASTROPHIC COMPLICATIONS
Hall 718
YOUNG IFSO - THE NEXT GENERATION OF METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGEONS – CHALLENGES AND PATHWAYS TO GROWTH
Hall 716
INTEGRATED HEALTH: GREAT DEBATES IN OBESITY MANAGEMENT: METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY, GLP-1S, AND LIFESTYLE - EVIDENCE ON TRIAL
Hall 714
FREE PAPERS 10: PHARMACOTHERAPY IN THE CURRENT OBESITY TREATMENT ERA
Hall 715
FREE PAPERS 11: PREGNANCY, PEDIATRICS & GUIDELINES
Hall 713
FREE PAPERS 12: FEATURED PAPERS
Hall 711
17:30-18:30
YOUNG IFSO GET TOGETHER
TBC
Friday September 04, 2026
08:00-09:30
WOF / IFSO JOINT SESSION: FROM COMBINATION TO STRATEGY: DESIGNING MULTIMODAL OBESITY TREATMENT IN THE MODERN ERA
Hall F
WHERE THE ROBOT SHINES: NAVIGATING OBESITY V AND COMPLEX REVISIONS
Hall 718
INTEGRATED HEALTH SESSION - EVOLUTION AND INTERVENTION OF MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH THE MBS JOURNEY
Hall 716
IFSO NAC SESSION: UPDATES ON THE COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OBESITY AND METABOLIC SYNDROME
Hall 714
RING AUGMENTED BARIATRIC PROCEDURES
Hall 717
IFSO APC SESSION - METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY IN ASIA PACIFIC: AT THE CROSSROADS
Hall 715
FREE PAPERS 13: BODY COMPOSITION, SARCOPENIA & PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES
Hall 713
FREE PAPERS 14: TYPE 2 DIABETES
Hall 711
09:30-10:15
COFFEE BREAK + EPOSTER DISCUSSIONS
Exhibition
09:35-10:10
VIDEO E-POSTER DISCUSSION 03: INNOVATIONS AND TECHNICAL STANDARDIZATION
TBC
E-POSTER DISCUSSION 05: LONG-TERM METABOLIC & BARIATRIC OUTCOMES
TBC
E-POSTER DISCUSSION 06: SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY AND GERD PREVENTION
TBC
10:15-12:45
PLENARY SESSION: PRESIDENTIAL SESSION
Hall F
12:45-14:15
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition
14:15-16:00
PLENARY SESSION: IFSO GRAND DEBATES
Hall F
16:00-16:30
COFFEE BREAK
Exhibition
16:30-18:00
POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS OF COMBINED THERAPIES
Hall F
PRACTICE ECONOMICS: NAVIGATING THE NEW ERA OF OBESITY TREATMENT (NOT INCLUDED IN CME / CPD CREDIT)
Hall 718
ANATOMICAL REVERSAL AFTER METABOLIC BARIATRIC SURGERY: INDICATIONS, KEY TECHNICAL POINTS AND CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING (Session in Mandarin)
Hall 716
FREE PAPERS 15: MENTAL HEALTH, WEIGHT STIGMA & PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
Hall 717
FREE PAPERS 16: SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS
Hall 715
20:00-23:59
NETWORKING EVENT
TBC