Dear Colleague,

It is our pleasure to invite you to Vichy on the occasion of the 31st European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG 2022) congress. ECOG 2022 will take place from the 2nd to the 4th of November in Vichy, a city bursting with a wide choice of world class attractions, legendary music and culture and worldwide renowned thermal baths. This year’s congress aims to bring together childhood obesity experts and young scientists from across Europe.

The scientific programme will approach the multidisciplinary nature of childhood obesity prevention and treatment, giving the floor to some of the finest experts in policies and management strategies, dietary interventions, appetite and eating behaviours, pharmacological strategies as well and family programs and general physiology and metabolism. In addition, international associations such as the World Health Organization and the European Association for the Study of Obesity will animate and lead specific sessions.

ECOG 2022 will be an excellent opportunity to meet, discuss and share information and experiences with like-minded colleagues. It will be the perfect occasion for practitioners to share the experiences and enrich their career and for early career students and scientists to take their first step in the field, guided by international experts and mentors.

In the following months, we will provide you with more information about: ECOG board and ECOG 2022 scientific and organising committees, scientific and social programmes, congress venue and accommodations, registration forms and fees.

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• In-depth Experts-Meet-Experts (ExMEx) sessions, where presenters and experts meet eye to eye
• Controversial case discussions, where there is direct confrontation between the experts and their audience
• The brief, three-minute paper presentation format – where information is key – has been a success in the past and will return in Vienna!
• Almost 60 symposia and instructional lectures will convey the vital, up-to-date information necessary for modern-day practice.
• And last but not least:
  EFORT is presenting its first "Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review Course" for young orthopaedic surgeons and residents in training. This new format aims to teach the knowledge that is needed by every specialist, and to broaden the participants' orthopaedic horizons. A full-day course, with up-to-the-minute presentations in:
  • Lower and upper extremity
    
  • Spine
    
  • Paediatrics
    
  • Basic science