The 1st Congress of the Kazakhstan Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons will be held in Kazakhstan on September 29, 2023. The main topic of this congress was "Metabolic surgery of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the clinical practice of a surgeon and endocrinologist".

The venue of the Congress is the Hilton Astana Hotel at 46 Sauran Street, Astana.

The 2nd Kazakhstan KaSBariMeT Congress was initiated by two republican public associations: "Kazakhstan Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons" and "Association of Endocrinologists of Kazakhstan" with the organizational support of Astana Medical University.

The relevance of the congress is due to the fact that there is an annual increase in the number of patients with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes - their number in Kazakhstan is already more than one million people. Developing renal insufficiency and other complications are the cause of high mortality among these patients - more than 10 thousand people with type 2 diabetes die every year. Thousands remain visually impaired and due to limb amputations.

The congress is dedicated to bridging the gap in professional awareness and establishing interaction between endocrinologists and metabolic surgeons regarding indications and views on metabolic surgery of type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes. Discussion of these issues with the participation of leading international and national experts and an interdisciplinary approach will allow us to develop recommendations and suggestions for improving the results of treatment of this socially significant pathology.

Welcome to the KaSBariMeT-2023 Congress!

KaSBariMeT-2023 Organizing Committee