PLENARY SESSION: IFSO North American Chapter Session

Global Access to Bariatric Care in Times of COVID-19

Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS, ABOM Diplomate
CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care
Medical Director for Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Medicine, CHI Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga Tennessee
Past-President, ASMBS (2012-2013)
President, IFSO North America Chapter (2021-2023)

Medical Director for CHI Memorial Hospital Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Medicine program in Chattanooga Tennessee, United States. Past-President (2012-2013) of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and President of the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) North American Chapter (2021-2023)

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Presentation Overview:

Global Access to Bariatric Care in Times of COVID. Describing the connection between Obesity and COVID-19, changes in practice patterns during the pandemic, increased outpatient surgery and virtual access to patients, and impact on the bariatric surgery numbers.