About Us
Promoting Excellence
The European Society for the Peri-operative Care of the Obese Patient (ESPCOP) aims to promote excellence in all aspects of the management of the surgical patient with obesity.
ESPCOP is a sub-society of the ESAIC
ESPCOP is a sub-society of the ESAIC and we are grateful for the support offered by the ESAIC to organize sessions, workshops and pre-congress events.
International Experts
ESPCOP organises two pre-congress events at Euroanaesthesia every year: International experts teach on the Key Issues daytime course, then discuss controversies and best practice at the evening Research Forum.
Member Exclusive Educational Materials
ESPCOP members have access to a regularly changing library of short videos created by leading experts around the world.
Upcoming Events
ESPCOP
Pre-Congress Course and Research Meeting (Euroanaesthesia 2024)
24th of May
in Munich
Activities & Membership
Meet the Committee
Luc De Baerdemaeker
President
Luc is President of ESPCOP, director of anaesthesia at the University Hospital Gent and an expert in Anaesthesia for Bariatric and Liver Surgery. His PhD was in the field of pharmacokinetics in obese patients.
Michael Margarson
Vice-President
Mike trained in London, Oxford, Munich and Sydney, is Vice-President of ESPCOP, a Founding member of both SOBA-UK, and a long-term consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care in Chichester, UK.
Sarah Saxena
Board Member
Sarah is an anaesthesiology specialist from Brugge, Belgium, with academic links to the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Educational Materials
ESPCOP members have access to a regularly changing library of short videos created by leading experts around the world.