ISPCOP Mission


“To promote excellence in clinical management, research and education in the perioperative care of the obese patient”

Welcome to the ISPCOP Website

The International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP), is a multidisciplinary world-wide scientific organization founded in Las Vegas during 2004 ASA (American Society of Anesthesiology) Annual Meeting. A group of committed physicians from different countries and medical specialties joined together at that moment with the spirit of focusing their efforts in order to raise the standard of care in, and to promote education and research of, the perioperative management of the obese surgical population.

Our intention in creating the ISPCOP is to spread knowledge about this topic both to, through, and for our medical and surgical colleagues, and to the general public, utilizing a dynamic multi-directional process of information exchange. Following this line of reasoning, we are persuaded that the ISPCOP Website will become a powerful and indispensable tool.

We encourage you to visit this site and share your ideas with us.
 




The International Society for
Perioperative Care of the
Obese Patient

Dedicated to providing the
best possible perioperative care
to the obese patient.

A message from Dr. Adrian Alvarez, the founding president

Application for Membership

Bylaws

Editorial from Obesity Surgery

Forum

ISPCOP Officers