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I hereby certify that all the information contained in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, true and

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Name of Institution

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Ensure that surgeons performing bariatric surgery have the appropriate certification, training and experience to treat patients with severe obesity and/or other metabolic disorders as described in the surgeon's credentials.

Ensure that individuals who provide services in the bariatric surgery programme are adequately qualified to provide such services.

Provide ancillary services such as specialized nursing care, dietary instruction, counselling and psychological assistance if and when needed.

Have readily available consultants in cardiology, pulmonology, psychiatry and rehabilitation with previous experience in treating bariatric surgery patients.

Have trained anaesthesiologists with experience in treating bariatric surgery patients.

Keep consistent and inspectable records of the adverse events that occur during the management of the patients.

Ensure that basic equipment necessary for the obese patients such as scales, operating room tables, instruments and supplies specifically designed for bariatric laparoscopic and open surgery, laparoscopic towers, wheelchairs, various other articles of furniture and lifts that can accommodate stretchers are available, as well as a recovery room capable of providing critical care to morbidly obese patients and an intensive care unit with similar capacity.

Ensure that radiology department facilities can perform emergency chest x-rays with portable machinery, abdominal ultrasonography and upper GI series.

Ensure that blood tests can be performed on a 24-hour basis.

Ensure that blood bank facilities are available and blood transfusion can be carried out at any time.

Ensure that the director of bariatric surgery has at least 5 years experience in the field and is capable of performing advanced bariatric procedures successfully.

Have comprehensive and full in-house consultative services required for the care of the bariatric surgical patients, including critical care services.

Have the complete line of necessary equipment, instruments, items of furniture, wheel chairs, operating room tables, beds, radiology facilities such as CT scan and other facilities specially designed and suitable for morbidly and super obese patients.

Have a written informed consent process that informs each patient of the surgical procedure, the risk for complications and mortality rate, alternative treatments, the possibility of failure to lose weight and his/her right to refuse treatment.

Maintain details of the treatment and outcome of each patient in a digital database.

Provide all necessary assistance and advise the staff to attend relevant meetings, subscribe to international journals and become members of a national bariatric society.

Have experienced interventional radiologists and endoscopist available to take over the non-surgical management of possible anastomotic leaks and strictures.

It is committed to the highest level of excellence in bariatric surgical patient care and maintains a regular program of education for medical, nursing, administrative and allied health staff in bariatric surgery.

Performs at least 50 bariatric surgical cases per year including revisional cases. The peri-operative care and the surgical procedures have to be standardized for each surgeon.

Has a bariatric surgeon who spends the main portion of his or her effort in the field of bariatric surgery.

Has supervised support groups for bariatric patients.

Provides life-time follow-up for the majority and not less than 75% of all bariatric surgical patients. Details of the patients' outcome should be included in a digital database and confidential information should be available on request by IFSO authorities.

I give my full consent to the aforementioned terms and conditions.

Surgeon(s) (Step 2A) - Surgeon

Surgeon(s) (Step 2B) - Surgeon

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Family Name

First Name

Title

Identification Card (ID) Number (or Passport Number)

E-mail Address

Postal Address

Postal Code

City

Country

Phone Number

Fax Number

Cell Phone

Appropriate certification to perform general surgery.

Training and experience in gastrointestinal open and/or laparoscopic surgery.

Successful completion of a training course in an existing bariatric Institution or at least a minimum of two days bariatric training course including live demonstrations and laboratory hands-on-training.

Testimonials by mentors (proctors) of satisfactory bariatric surgical ability.

Careful maintenance of a database of all bariatric cases, including outcomes, which can be audited by the appropriate national and IFSO Accreditation Council authorities.

Carrying out of operations in approved facilities as described above.

Be able to perform revisional surgery by open and/or laparoscopic approach.

Attend bariatric meetings regularly, subscribe to at least one bariatric journal, and report his/her experience by presenting at local or international congresses or by publishing articles in peer-reviewed Journals.

Perform advanced bariatric surgery at the appropriate facilities.

Perform at least 25 bariatric cases per year including a number of revisional cases among them (50 cases are required in case band is the majority of bariatric cases).

Be involved in the training and the accreditation of less-experienced bariatric surgeons.

Be committed to complete and life time follow-up of his/her patients and prove that his/her follow-up for at least 75% of them for 5 or more years.

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Step 4

Agreement with EAC-BS

All patients will be asked to sign an informed consent form allowing their pre-operative, intra-operative and outcome data (excluding personal data such as name, surname, address, contact details e.t.c) to be included in the International Bariatric Registry (IBAR TM) for the purpose of carrying out anonymous studies, statistic and outcome reports, as well as for the ongoing evaluation of the Institutions as a COE.

To ensure absolute accuracy, patients who decline to give their consent will be included in the registry only as a patient treated and will thus be included in the total number of cases managed at each Institution, purely as a statistic. However, a clear note of the patient’s wish to remain anonymous and not be included in the registry should be indicated in the relevant databank check-box.

I understand that with respect to this application all information provided to EAC-BS and all patients’ data entered in the International Bariatric Registry (IBARTM) is in full compliance with the National laws and regulations concerning the patients’ status of anonymity, confidentiality of patient’s information and the conditions governing the assimilation, provision or assessment of information related patient data applicable on the date of submission in the applicant's country.

I understand completely that wilfully affording incorrect information and/or misleading data, specifically concerning complications and deaths will result in the immediate loss of my status as a Centre of Excellence.

I accept that that the term “Provisional Status” is an internal title used only within the EAC-BS and therefore I agree not to publicize or advertise such designation to any third party.

I fully comprehend that that being awarded provisional status does not automatically guarantee the final approval of EAC-BS as a Centre of Excellence. This decision is based on patients' outcome results.

I consent to a full onsite inspection to be carried out by the appointees of EAC-BS and furthermore understand that full approval by IFSO-EC as Centre of Excellence is subject to the results of such an inspection, in order to verify the reported data. For as long as my centre is included in the COE program I understand that it is among my obligations to afford any and every assistance to the registered auditors of the EAC-BS.

I agree to standarize all operations and treatment plans to ensure that our patients are treated in accordance with internationally defined clinical protocols, although the determination of the specific treatment regimen remains at the discretion of myself and my team of physicians. Should I decide to change my protocols, I will notify the EAC-BS accordingly, with a detailed letter to that effect. Implementation of such clinical protocols in all centres of excellence will allow comparison procedures and treatment plans.

I fully understand and acknowledge that my application for approval as a Centre of Excellence is entirely voluntary. I furthermore completely understand and acknowledge that the application fee is non-refundable and that payment of the said application fee does not guarantee approval as a Centre of Excellence.

I understand that I have the right to appeal any decision concerning this application by registering such an appeal with the EAC-BS Scientific Committee and that I will accept the decision of the EAC-BS Scientific Committee as final.

In the light of my voluntary application for consideration as an IFSO-EC Centre of Excellence, I hereby waive any right to claims against the IFSO-EC or EAC-BS and their representatives or employees arising out of this application or the non-approval of this application. I furthermore waive any claim or right to file a any form of legal suit against IFSO-EC or EAC-BS and their representatives or employees, or any individual, medical institution or hospital or indeed other body that may arise from the assimilation, provision or assessment of information related to my application.

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