Tag: Primary care

Among Patients Diagnosed with Obesity, Higher Disease Burden was Associated with More Referrals to Adult Weight Management Programs (AWMPs)

Among Patients Diagnosed with Obesity, Higher Disease Burden was Associated with More Referrals to Adult Weight Management Programs (AWMPs)

| September 1, 2022

by Amanda Velazquez, MD, DABOM, and Jennifer J. Kim, MA Dr. Velazquez is Director of Obesity Medicine, Comprehensive Weight Loss Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Kim is Senior Data Consultant, Southern California Kaiser Permanente in Pasadena, California.  Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: Dr. Velazquez is on […]

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Bariatric Care in the Community: Recognizing and Addressing Barriers to Long-term Follow-up Care for Bariatric Surgery Patients

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Karen O’Donnell, RN; James Cavanagh, MBBS, MRCGP; Carel le Roux, MBBS, PhD, MRCPath; and Ahmed R. Ahmed, MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS

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