Scientific Programme

For the Scientific Programme, please click here

Congress Topics

  • Human variation and body weight: genes or environment?
  • Obesity epidemic worldwide and in the Balkans
  • Neuroendocrinology of obesity
  • Adipocyte products and disease
  • Drugs increasing body weight
  • Global therapeutic approach of obesity
  • Nutrition and physical activity
  • Intervention and public health programmes
  • Childhood and adolescent obesity
  • Obesity, diabetes and other related diseases

CLINICAL WORKSHOP

During the 3rd Balkan Congress on Obesity a Clinical workshop is scheduled for Sunday October 19th 2008, under the subject:
"Practical issues on clinical investigation and treatment of childhood obesity"

The clinical workshop is organized by the Εuropean Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG), the Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity and the A' Department of Paediatrics University of Athens.

For its detailed programme please click here

Participation for Clinical Workshop is 200€.

In order to register on-line please click here