South West England

Rhodri King
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Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, United Kingdom

The South West ASO Network has been established with the aim of strengthening links and networks between all health care professionals and academics in the South West of England who have an interest in the management of patients with obesity and are actively involved in the provision of obesity services. Through this network we hope to share different examples of practice locally, enabling the development of evidence based weight management services and shared resources along with creating a forum for the discussion of cases, research and policies.

Our intention is to hold one to two meetings annually at different centres across the south west. Attendance at these meetings is open to anyone with an interest in obesity, such as hospital consultants, GPs, dietitians, psychologists, nurses, other allied health care professionals and support workers and academics. The South West Network contacts are Dr Isabelle Douek (main contact), Dr Rhodri King, Professor Jon Pinkney and Beth Greenslade.

Meetings

Past Meetings

South West ASO COMS Meeting

Based on recent events and the rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to postpone the ASO South West network event that was planned for Tuesday 30 June 2020.

We will be planning for a later date (depending how the situation develops) and we are able to ensure the health and safety of our Speakers and guests.

We have not taken this decision lightly as this is hugely disappointing for all of us. We recognise that we are responding to the bigger picture of protecting healthcare professionals, the vulnerable and the general public from COVID-19, and to prevent the spread of the virus.

We appreciate your understanding during this uncertain time.

Tuesday 30 June 2020 - Meeting Postponed

Objectives of meeting:

Updates from Tier 3 centres in the South West, sharing best practice
Innovation groups to encourage networking for MDT members
Development of regional guidelines e.g. post bypass hypoglycaemia
Plenary lecture and case presentations

We look forward to seeing you at this meeting to share ideas and develop regional guidelines. We aim to spend the morning developing our services and resources across the region whilst the afternoon will feature a plenary lecture with discussion.

We will also have a session for case presentations in the afternoon. Please submit an abstract for consideration to Dr Amanda Stride amanda.stride@nhs.net