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Weight Loss Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Price: $79.95 (plus $7.60 shipping and handling)
Edited by: Raul Rosenthal, MD, and Daniel Jones, MD
Synopsis: This book has 81 chapters, 600 pages, and 135 contributors. Written by experts in the field of bariatrics, this textbook has been designed to meet the needs of residents, fellows, and general surgeons who are seeking a comprehensive, up-to-date resource in the ever-evolving field of bariatrics. Topics covered in this textbook include the following:
• Epidemiology and history
• Physiology and interactive mechanisms
• Preoperative evaluation
• Psychology of the morbidly obese patient
• Essentials of a bariatric program
• Postoperative management of the bariatric patient
• Surgical solutions
• Revisional weight loss surgery
• Managing postoperative complications
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Obesity in childhood
• Outcomes of bariatric surgery
• Body contouring
• Training and credentialing
About the editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, is Program Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Director of the Minimally Invasive Fellowship Program, Director of the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, in Weston, Florida; Daniel B. Jones, MD, is Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Challenges of Caring for the Obese Patient
Price: $34.95 (plus $7.60 shipping and handling)
Author: Susan Gallagher, RN, MSN, MA, CWOCN, PhD
Synopsis: Regardless of the etiologies of a patient’s obesity, healthcare providers best serve the larger, heavier patient when they understand the patient’s complex clinical needs. The Challenges of Caring for the Obese Patient is a case study-based text book that teaches multidisciplinary clinicians a humanistic approach to treating obese patients through education on relevant topics
About the Author: Dr. Susan Gallagher is an international lecturer, has authored over 75 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, and has authored several book chapters. She resides in Houston, Texas.
The Emotional First + Aid Kit—A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery
Price: $24.95 (plus $7.60 shipping and handling)
Author: Cynthia L. Alexander, PsyD
Synopsis: This book’s purpose is to help all those wishing to change their lives through bariatric/gastric bypass surgery. As a psychologist, Dr. Alexander has seen hundreds of people both before and after surgery and has witnessed firsthand their problems and trials, as well as their successes. In this book, Dr. Alexander discusses many of the difficulties a bariatric patient is likely to encounter and some realistic and practical strategies for dealing with them. Most people go into bariatric surgery full of motivation and hope, only to find day-to-day postoperative existence more stressful than they imagined. Here are the psychological tricks of the trade to help make your own journey a successful one.
About the Author: Cynthia L. Alexander, PsyD, is a psychologist with the Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, and Adjunct Professor, Nova Southeastern University, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She also works for the 17th Circuit Court of Florida.
Micronutrition for the Weight Loss Surgery Patient
Price: $49.95 (plus $7.60 shipping and handling)
Author: Jacqueline Jacques, ND
Synopsis: Nutritional medicine is really a specialty unto itself, and few physicians today are properly prepared to manage complex cases such as those that may present in weight loss surgery patients. Unmonitored nutritional deficiencies can leave weight loss surgery patients vulnerable to both acute and chronic conditions with variably reversible to permanent physical damage. This book is intended to offer a practical manual for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for surgeons, primary care physicians, dietitians, and others caring for weight loss surgery patients. Clinicians using this book should ultimately find themselves better equipped to make educated decisions regarding nutritional management of their weight loss surgery patients.
About the Author: Jacqueline Jacques, ND, is a Naturopathic Doctor with more than a decade of expertise in medical nutrition. Dr. Jacques has spent much of her career in the dietary supplement industry as a formulator, speaker, writer, and educator. She is the Chief Science Officer for Catalina Lifesciences LLC, a company dedicated to providing the best of nutritional care to weight loss surgery patients.
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