ABOUT ECPO ⌄
- - About ECPO
    Working collaboratively across Europe to improve the lives of people who are living with and are affected by the chronic disease of obesity through advocacy, policy and education.
ADVOCACY ⌄
- - ECPO Advocates
    EASO ECPO serves to elevate and promote the needs and interests of the European patient community with a broad range of stakeholders, including EASO scientific and clinical communities, media and industry.
EDUCATION ⌄
- - Education
    Obesity is a complex chronic relapsing disease that increases a persons risk of other diseases and comorbidities.
PEOPLE FIRST ⌄
- - People First
    People First language has been widely adopted for most chronic diseases and disabilities – but not obesity. We believe it’s time to make a change.
ECPO MEDIA ⌄
- - Patient Resources
    Bringing all of ECPO resources into one easy to reach and easy to navigate space.

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Advocate Spotlight Videos

The ECPO Patient Council was established in 2014 in order to support the European patient community.

The Patient Council promotes the views and needs of people with obesity, and acts as a bridge between the patient and clinical/scientific communities. Patient Council members tell their life stories in this section.

Advocate Spotlights

Dutch weight loss surgery patient – Dutch

Belgian weight loss surgery patient – Flemish

French weight loss surgery patient – French

German weight loss surgery patient – German

European weight loss surgery patients – English

Vicki Mooney, Ireland

Solveig Sigurdardottir, Iceland

Orley Andreasson, Sweden

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