#obsmuk #twitter chat

It is easy to tweet chat! If you have never participated to a tweet chat, Fear NOT! It is easy. 1) Turn up on time. 2) Type the tweet chat hashtag (ie #obsmuk) in your twitter search box and click on the magnifying glass next to it 3) All the tweets related to the chat will appear in front of you. 4) Click on latest to see the latest tweets. 5) You can watch passively, read the tweets, like and retweet. 6) If you wish to contribute more, click on the tweet sign and then a new tweet will start. Always write the number of the question you are contributing to (Q1 for example) and the hashtag of the chat (ie #obsmuk). For example. Q1 #obsmuk Hello. 7) Even when you reply to another tweet type #obsmuk and the question number. 8) Pay attention to the tweet chat's moderator tweets as they will indicate moving from one question to the next. 9) We recommend using tweetdeck but you can follow the chat perfectly well from twitter. 10) To use tweetdeck,

BOMSS 2018 The BOMSS 2018 scientific meeting took place on 25 th and 26 th January. It was a great opportunity to receive scientific and political updates about bariatric surgery in the UK and beyond. Several leaders and friends of #obsmuk attended the meeting and led the way regarding publicising the conference and highlighting some of the important research and updates that have been presented in the conference. To continue the conversation and to ensure some of the important topics are discussed and communicated to a wider audience, #obsmuk invites everyone to a twitter chat (on 7 th Feb at 8pm GMT). Please join us! The topics that we wish to discuss. 1)       Continuing decline (relative and absolute) in number of bariatric operations in the UK. What are the reasons? and the solutions? 2)       Tier 3 weight management services are sometimes considered as one of the reasons for reduction in the number of bariatric operations. However, tier 3 is a vital se