Bariatric Center Spotlight:
Johns Hopkins Bariatric Surgery Center

Equipment Perspective:
Bariatric Bed Selection: One Center�s Experience
Lauren Spilsbury, RN, MSN

Event Perspective:
Walk from Obesity�2005
Liz Goldenberg from New York and Dr. Mal Fobi from California

Insurance Perspective:
Losing Weight Is Hard: Financing Can Make It Easier
Rob Morris

News Update:
Consortium for Excellence: A New Concept for Quality Improvement
Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS

Nutrition Perspective:
Comparison of Nutritional Therapy for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch
Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN, and Jaimie Sherry, MS, RD, CDN

Patient Perspective:
Insurance� Assurance or Nuisance?
Michael Jordan

Perspective:
Interview with Mathias A.L. Fobi, MD, FACS, FACN, FICS

Practice Management:
Accommodating the Obese Patient and Visitor in Healthcare Facilities
Stephen A. Wiser, AIA

Psychological Perspective:
A Study: Body Image and Sexual Functioning in Obese Patients Presenting for Bariatric Surgery
Varsha Vaidya, MD

Surgical Perspective:
Management of Skin Redundancy of the Abdomen in the Bariatric Patient
Michele Shermak, MD