Addressing the Obesity Pandemic
City
Webinar
Type of event
virtual
Invitation
Dear Dr.
The Zurich Heart House would like to invite you to a special webinar on
Addressing the Obesity Pandemic
Date: Thursday, April 30th, 2026, 17:00 – 18:30 CET
We are looking forward to meeting you during this webinar.
Thomas F. Lüscher, Zurich/London
Konstantinos Koskinas, Bern
Programme
Chair: Thomas F. Lüscher, London/Zurich and Konstantinos Koskinas, Bern
| 17:00 | The obesity pandemic: Trends and Perspectives | Olivia O’Driscoll/Nowell Phelps, London |
| 17:15 | Is obesity a disease or a life style problem? | Eleonora Seelig, Basel |
| 17:30 | The adipokine hypothesis of heart failure | Milton Packer, Dallas |
| 17:45 | Anti-obesity management: pills or injection? | Konstantinos Koskinas, Bern |
| 18:00 | Panel Discussion | |
| 18:30 | End of symposium |
The programme may be subject to change.
Accreditation
| This webinar has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for a maximum of 1.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). |  |
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