Understanding Bariatric Risk—A Legal, Clinical, and Customer Service Focus
October 2007
by James W. Saxton, JD; Maggie M. Finkelstein, JD; and Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, PhD
All from Stevens & Lee, Lawyers and Consultants
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Myth? Myth? Yes! Top 10 Myths About Laparoscopic Gastric Bands
October 2007
by Jeff Allen, MD
Dr. Allen is Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Struggling to Maintain Lost Weight
October 2007
by Kathy Keenan Isoldi, MS, RD, CDE; and Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP
Dr. Aronne is Former President of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has authored more than 40 papers and book chapters on obesity, and edited the National Institutes of Health Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. He is a consultant to the VA Weight Management/Physical Activity Executive Council; Ms. Isoldi is Coordinator of Nutrition Services at The Comprehensive Weight Control Program, New York, New York. Ms. Isoldi has been counseling adult and pediatric clients seeking weight management for the past 19 years. She is currently a doctoral candidate at New York University.
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