by Sabrina Krum, MS; Cynthia Alexander, PsyD; and
Craig Marker, PhD

Ms. Krum is completing her doctoral work at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Marker is a professor at Nova Southeastern University and the University of Miami. Dr. Alexander, is a psychologist with the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida.
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by Charles E. Edmiston, Jr., PhD, SM (ASCP), CIC (CBIC)

Dr. Charles Edmiston is Professor of Surgery and Hospital Epidemiologist at Froedtert Hospital/Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Director of the Surgical Microbiology Research Laboratory in the Department of Surgery, and fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of American, Surgical Infection Society, and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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by Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN

Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN, is Program Director at the Wittgrove Bariatric Center in La Jolla, California.

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by Susannah M. Wyles, MBBS, MSc, MRCS (Eng), and
Ahmed R. Ahmed, MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS

Dr. Wyles is Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Ahmed is Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgeon, Department of Bariatric Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare, Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Bariatric Times. 2009;6(12):12–13 Read the rest of this article »

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Dear Readers:

We close the year 2009 with another issue of Bariatric Times filled with excellent articles that I am sure you will enjoy reading.
I would like to highlight the article by Tracy Martinez on pain management in the postoperative bariatric patient. Most of our patients present with a history of osteoarthritis and joint disease and are already taking analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and in some cases narcotics preoperatively. Not only should the predisposition of our patients to develop marginal ulcers concern us, but our ability to properly and safely manage their pain postoperatively should too. I am lucky to have an excellent pain management team I can rely upon to manage these challenging patients; however, I believe in many facilities there is a dearth of information when it comes to managing pain in the challenging postoperative bariatric patient. I thank Ms. Martinez for this excellent contribution.
On a happy note, I just read that in the state of New Hampshire, the Commission to Prevent Childhood Obesity released a list of 14 recommendations to prevent childhood obesity. Among those are the following: Read the rest of this article »

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