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Therapeutic Treatment Options for Osteoporosis in the Surgical Weight Loss Population

| April 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Siggi Ming, MS, ARNP, NP-C, and Russell S. Gornichec, MD, FACS Ms. Ming and Dr. Gornichec are both from the Weight Loss Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. financial disclosure: Ms. Ming and Dr. Gornichec report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article.

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Maintaining Dignity of Patients with Morbid Obesity in the Hospital Setting

Maintaining Dignity of Patients with Morbid Obesity in the Hospital Setting

| April 15, 2011 | 2 Comments

This CE activity is expired. by Shirley A. Thomas, RN, MPA, and Mary Lee-Fong, RN-C, MSN Ms. Thomas is the nurse manager of the Vascular and GI Surgery and Telemetry Unit and Bariatric Consultant at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. She serves on the National Association of Bariatrics Nurses Board. Ms. Lee-Fong is […]

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Routine Preoperative EGD, UGI, and H. pylori Screening: Are They Necessary?

| March 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Tony Chan, MD; Sheela Patel; and Amir Mehran, MD Drs. Chan and Mehran, and Ms. Patel are all from the Matabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Financial disclosure: Drs. Chan and Mehran, and Ms. Patel have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. […]

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Psychiatric Medications and Weight Gain: A Review

| March 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Thomas Rosko, MD Dr. Rosko is Director, Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Financial disclosure: Dr. Rosko is on the Speaker’s Bureau for Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporation. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(3):12–15

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Following Through:  The Role of Intention in Physical Activity Adherence with Post-bariatric Surgery Recommendations

Following Through: The Role of Intention in Physical Activity Adherence with Post-bariatric Surgery Recommendations

| March 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Robin M. Stoops, MA, MS, CPT, and Cynthia L. Alexander, PsyD Ms. Stoops and Dr. Alexander are from Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida. Financial disclosure: Ms. Stoops and Dr. Alexander report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(3):18–19

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Single-incision Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

| February 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Koji Park, MD; John Afthinos, MD; James McGinty, MD; Ninan Koshy, MD; and Julio Teixeira, MD Financial Disclosure: Dr. Teixeira is a consultant for Allergan, Inc. and Covidien. Author Affiliation: Dr. Teixeira is from St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.

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Physical Activity for Health and Weight Loss: How Much is Enough?

| February 11, 2011 | 1 Comment

by Alexis M. Peraino, MD Financial Disclosure: Dr. Peraino reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Dr. Peraino is a physician at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in the Department of Medicine and Center for Weight Loss and Assistant Clinical Professor Step I, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, […]

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Overview of the Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Bariatric Surgery

| February 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

by David B. Sarwer, PhD, and Rebecca J. Dilks, RD Dr. Sarwer and Ms. Dilks are from the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Implementing an Electronic Medical Records System into Practice

| February 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Terive Duperier, MD, FACS Dr. Duperier is a bariatric surgeon and co-founder of the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas in San Antonio, Texas.

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Preoperative Risk Reduction

| January 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Adrienne Youdim, MD Dr. Youdim is Medical Director, Comprehensive Weight Loss Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, California. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):8–9

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