Experts in Severe and Complex Obesity
Experts in Severe and Complex Obesity (ESCO) is an expert group set up 'to lobby for more NHS obesity surgery'.[1] It was launched at the National Obesity Forum's Annual Conference in October 2009 by patron Anne Diamond.[2] ESCO includes experts in the fields of surgery, endocrinology, dietetics, psychology, gynaecology and health economics. [1]
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Activities
The group advocates for 'equitable access to high quality, multi-disciplinary treatment for people with severe and complex obesity in England'. ESCO Chairman and consultant endocrinologist Nick Finer outlined its plans:
- ESCO will advise on long term solutions to improve patient monitoring, standards of care and further research in health economics centred on a multi-disciplinary approach. We aim not only to develop achievable solutions but to change perceptions – that these treatments can put conditions like type 2 diabetes into remission, so weight loss alone should not be just seen as an endpoint.”[1]
Affiliations
The group has received official endorsement from the National Obesity Forum and the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS).[1]
People
- Professor Nick Finer - Chairman of ESCO, Consultant Endocrinologist, Honorary Professor of Medicine, University College Hospital London, Chair of Education and Management Task Force of the International Association for the Study of Obesity [3]
- Dr Alberic Fiennes, Vita Clinics’ UK Bariatric Surgeon Adviser, [1]Secretary of The British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS)
- Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum
- Dr Carel Le Roux, consultant physician
- Duff Bruce FRCS, consultant, GI surgeon and current chairman of the Scottish charity The Severe and Complex Obesity Treatment Service (SCOTS) [4]
Contact
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Vita Clinics, New expert group to lobby for more NHS obesity surgery, 7 October 2009, accessed 26 October 2010. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Vita" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Vita Clinics, Anne Diamond calls for more NHS obesity surgery to be funded, 7 October 2010, accessed 26 October 2010.
- ↑ Easier Lifestyle Shedding the pounds: Still more to consider, 22 September 2010, accessed 26 October 2010.
- ↑ Aberdeen Surgical Meet the Team, accessed 26 October 2010.
