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Louisiana Now Covers Bariatric Surgery for State Employees

Louisiana Now Covers Bariatric Surgery for State Employees

| September 1, 2021

by Micki Hayden, MSN, ARNP Mrs. Hayden is Bariatric Program Coordinator at Ochsner- North Shore in Slidell, Louisiana. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(9):11. Many states within the United States have been plagued by lack of access to care for patients with obesity. Approximately one percent of patients who qualify for bariatric surgery do not have bariatric coverage […]

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An Update on the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP): A unified program of the ACS and ASMBS

| November 26, 2013 | 0 Comments

An Update on the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP):  A unified program of the  ACS and ASMBS by Teresa R. Fraker, MS, BSN, RN Teresa R. Fraker, MS, BSN, RN, is Program Administrator, MBSAQIP, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois. Bariatric Times. 2013;10(11):22. About the American Society for Metabolic and […]

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ASMBS News and Update—April 2013

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

by Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS

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ASMBS News and Update—December 2012

| December 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Ponce is President, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Medical Director for Bariatric Surgery, Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton Georgia; Co-Medical Director for Bariatric Surgery, Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga Tennessee

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ASMBS News and Update—May 2012

| May 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

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.

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ASMBS News and Update—April 2012

ASMBS News and Update—April 2012

| April 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

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.

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ASMBS News and Update—March 2012

| March 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

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 We are Aligned and Poised for Great Success On March 7, 2012 the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the American College of […]

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ASMBS News and Update—January 2012

ASMBS News and Update—January 2012

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS

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ASMBS Foundation—December 2011

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

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.

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ASMBS News and Update—November 2011

ASMBS News and Update—November 2011

| November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

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.

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