SCOPE School China
Aug 14, 2025
The World Obesity Federation and the China Obesity Federation are co-hosting the second SCOPE School in Beijing, which will be held prior to the China Obesity Congress (COC).
This event responds to the rising prevalence of obesity across China. This event addresses the growing obesity epidemic in China — reduced physical activity in cities, increased processed food consumption, and cultural shifts toward sedentary behaviours. As a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and various cancers, obesity requires urgent and context-specific clinical attention. This programme brings together healthcare professionals, researchers, media professionals, and individuals with lived experience to explore holistic, multidisciplinary strategies for obesity care.
Through expert-led sessions delivered in Mandarin with English translation, the agenda covers the biology and pathobiology of obesity, psychological and dietary interventions, pharmacotherapy, and surgical approaches — ensuring participants gain practical, evidence-based insights tailored to the Chinese clinical landscape.
By the end of the School, you will:
- Understand the challenges in obesity management within China’s healthcare and cultural context.
- Be aware of the potential complications and staging of obesity and its impact on patient health.
- Be familiar with clinical assessments, including history taking and physical activity recommendations specific to the Chinese population.
- Appreciate approaches for personalised and patient-centred obesity management, including psychological assessments and dietary interventions.
- Be equipped to address weight bias and stigma, recognising its effects on patient experience and care outcomes.
- Be better prepared to discuss medical and surgical interventions for obesity, understanding the latest advances in pharmacotherapy and procedural approaches.
Target audience
Healthcare professionals working in clinical practice, including primary care medical practitioners, endocrinologists, nurses, pharmacists, nutrition physicians, dietitians, physiotherapists, psychologists, surgeons specialising in metabolic and bariatric surgery, researchers, public health professionals.
This event is free to attend but delegates will be required to arrange their own travel and accommodation.
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Course Co-Director, Co-Chair & Speaker
Peng Zhang
Chief of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital. President of China Obesity Federation, Beijing, China.
Course Co-Director, Chair & Speaker
Kwang Wei Tham
Senior Consultant in the Department of Endocrinology at Woodlands Health, National Healthcare Group. President of Singapore Association for the Study of Obesity, Singapore.
Co-Chair & Speaker
Louise Baur
Professor of Child & Adolescent Health at the University of Sydney (with a conjoint appointment in the Sydney School of Public Health), and a consultant paediatrician at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, where she leads clinical weight management services for youth
Speaker
Zhongtao Zhang
Professor, Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
Chair & Speaker
Wei Chen
Associate Professor with the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Speaker
Linong Ji
Professor of Medicine at Peking University, Director of Peking University Diabetes Center and Director of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Beijing, China.
Co-Chair & Speaker
Yingying Luo
Associate Professor. Peking University People's Hospital. Beijing, China.
Co-Chair & Speaker
Michele Yuen
Specialist in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong.
Virtual Speaker
Anna Chur-Hansen
Registered Psychologist with Endorsement in Health Psychology, Adelaide, Australia.
Speaker
Irene Chu
A physiotherapist by training with over a decade of clinical experience. Irene Chu served at the Singapore General Hospital Obesity Centre, where she played a key role in the multidisciplinary team as the physiotherapy obesity and bariatric service lead. She is now in private practice, offering home- and gym-based physiotherapy services, focused on empowering individuals through movement beyond traditional rehabilitation settings.
Speaker
Mingxia Yuan
Professor and Chief Physician of the Department of Endocrinology at Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Speaker
Wen-Yuan Lin
China Medical University Hospital
Speaker
Zhongze Fang
Tianjin Medical University