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Choosing the Best Medical Website Provider

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Advice on Creating and Maintaining a Successful Bariatric Practice Part 2 of a 2-Part Series Choosing the Best Medical Website Provider by Brent Cavender and Kim Goin

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Advice on Creating and Maintaining a Successful Bariatric Practice

Advice on Creating and Maintaining a Successful Bariatric Practice

| June 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

Part 1 Ascending to Accreditation by Jama Stinnett, LPN, CPHQ Ms. Stinnett is the Office Manager, New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery, Knoxville, Tennessee. Bariatric Times. 2012;9(6):22–26

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Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Acknowledging a Knowledge Gap while Providing Needed Healthcare

| December 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Marc P. Michalsky, MD, and Thomas H. Inge, MD

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Creating Bariatric Surgery Advocates: Why it is Critical to Educate Primary Care Physicians

| November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP Dr. Still is Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Still is also a board member of the Obesity Action Coalition, Tampa, Florida. This article contains a complimentary physician handout. To downloadable PDF […]

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Updating Criteria for Weight Loss Surgery

| April 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Richard J. Joseph, BS; George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD; and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS Mr. Joseph and Dr. Blackburn are from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Center for the Study of Nutrition Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Jones is from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Benchmarking Best Practices in Weight Loss Surgery: A Commentary

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Alan A. Saber, MD, FACS Dr. Saber is Associate Professor in the  Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(6):32–33

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The Battle for Access to Care for Treatment of Obesity

The Battle for Access to Care for Treatment of Obesity

| April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment

by Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is the Medical Director at Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is Co-Chair of Access to Care Committee and Secretary/Treasurer for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):11–15

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Retrograde Intussusception (RINT): One Group’s Experience and Ideas

Retrograde Intussusception (RINT): One Group’s Experience and Ideas

| October 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

Introduction Retrograde intussusception, known in our bariatric office as RINT, is also called reverse intussusception or antiperistaltic intussusception. Retrograde describes the direction the bowel intussuscepts—from distalto proximal (Figure 1). The much more common is operistaltic or antegrade intussusception, where the bowel intussuscepts from proximal to distal, is seen in children and adults. Antegrade intussusception is […]

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Conveying Empathy: Why Are We Still Struggling?

| May 27, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Background There are an estimated 93 million Americans who are obese and an estimated 12 million suffering from morbid obesity. This life-threatening disease in and of itself affects one’s mobility and quality of life, and creates social stigmas.[1] Studies suggest a considerable increase in this disease among all groups […]

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Managing the Body Contour Concerns of the Post-Bariatric Patient

Managing the Body Contour Concerns of the Post-Bariatric Patient

| April 17, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Joseph F. Capella, MD, FACS Dr. Capella is the Chief of the Division of Post Bariatric Surgery in the Department of Plastic Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Many individuals who have achieved […]

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