Dear readers of Bariatric Times,

I cannot believe that it is already November and the holiday season is upon us.

This month, I urge you to read the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) News and Update by Dr. Robin Blackstone. This installment contains information with which readers should become familiar, such as news of improved access to care due to ASMBS efforts working with Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC), a summary of the Device Development in Obesity and Metabolic Disease (DDOMD) meeting, October 16 to 18, 2011, Washington, DC, and the ASMBS’ updated position statement on laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Read the rest of this article »

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by Elizabeth Paulus, MD; Aziz M. Merchant, MD; and Edward Lin, DO, FACS

Drs. Paulus and Merchant are from Synergy-Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Saginaw, Michigan; Dr. Lin is from Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Emory Endosurgery Unit, Atlanta, Georgia. Read the rest of this article »

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The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Their Partners Educate Elected Officials and Policymakers on the Importance of Access to Bariatric Surgery

by Joe Nadglowski

Joe Nadglowski is President and CEO of the OAC and Executive Director of the ASMBS Foundation.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(11):14–15 Read the rest of this article »

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by Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP

Dr. Still is Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Still is also a board member of the Obesity Action Coalition, Tampa, Florida.

This article contains a complimentary physician handout. To downloadable PDF of of this handout click HERE.

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November 2011

by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Dr. Blackstone is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona. Read the rest of this article »

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Houston, Texas

by Trudy L. Ivins, RN, CBN
Trudy Ivins, RN, CBN, is the Bariatric Program Director for Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center located in Houston, Texas.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(11):22–26 Read the rest of this article »

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The ASMBS Releases Updated Position Statement on Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Bariatric Procedure Read the rest of this article »

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Virtual Environments For Supporting Obesity Treatment (AVATOB) Read the rest of this article »

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