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Countdown to Obesity Week 2013

| May 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Interview #5: Daniel Herron, MD, FACS Starting in 2013, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and The Obesity Society (TOS) will co-locate their respective annual meetings under one roof. Obesity Week™ 2013 marks the beginning of an annual collaborative event addressing obesity—a chronic and multifaceted metabolic disease. Leading up to Obesity Week […]

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American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Issue Updated Guidelines Outlining Optimal Management of Bariatric Surgery Patient Care

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dear friends, colleagues, and readers of Bariatric Times: As we get ready for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 29th annual meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, this month we present another new and exciting issue of Bariatric Times.

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Accredited Bariatric Centers and Access for Medicare Patients

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dear Bariatric Times Editor:

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Totally Stapled Jejuno-jejunostomy

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

This column recruits expert surgeons to share step-by-step technical pearls on bariatric procedures. Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This Month’s Technique: Totally Stapled Jejuno-jejunostomy

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Navigating Online Resources for Patient Care and Follow Up

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

Part 2 21st Century Tools for Patient Acquisition and Referrals: Social Media and Blogging by Lesley Ranft Ms. Ranft is the founder of Lesley & Assoc., a Public Relations, Content Delivery, and Internet Development Firm based in San Diego, California, specializing in Social Media and Blogging for Bariatric Surgeons.

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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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American Society of Bariatric Physicians 2013 Spring Obesity Conference Preview: Five Days, Three Courses, 30 CME Hours

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

This month’s column by Heidi Gordon Heidi M. Gordon is Director of Marketing & Communications, American Society of Bariatric Physicians, Aurora, Colorado.

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Approaches to Providing Nutritional Guidance after Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: Do We Consider the VSG as Purely Restrictive or Something More?

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

by Lillian Craggs-Dino, MS, RD, LDN, CLT Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida Bariatric Times. 2013;10(4):24–26.

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Countdown to Obesity Week 2013

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

Interview #4: Georgeann Mallory

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ASMBS Foundation News and Update—April 2013

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

by David Provost, MD

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