The 4th World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes (WCITD 2019) is dedicated to the latest research findings on metabolic/bariatric surgery and novel interventional therapies for type 2 diabetes.
Topics
- Impact of bariatric/metabolic surgery on cardiometabolic risk
- Impact of bariatric/metabolic surgery on glycemic control
- Randomized clinical trials comparing surgery vs medical treatment for diabetes
- Mechanisms of action of bariatric and metabolic surgery
- Novel technologies and gastrointestinal devices for diabetes
- Randomized clinical trials comparing surgical procedures head to head for the treatment of diabetes
- Cost effectiveness of surgery as a treatment of diabetes
- Stigma and discrimination against people with diabetes and obesity
- Epidemiology and economic impact of diabetes
- Effects of bariatric/metabolic surgery on diabetes-related complications
- Intestinal glucose metabolism and nutrient sensing
- Integration of pharmaceutical/surgical therapies and optimization of glcontrol post-surgery
- Role of gut microbiota in metabolism and in the pathophysiology of obesity and diabetes
- Role of bile acids in glucose homeostasis
- 16 . Safety of bariatric/metabolic surgery
- Role of the gastrointestinal tract in glucose metabolism
Who should Attend
Clinicians, scientists, and policy makers.
