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Bariatric Times Announces Discontinuation of Journal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2023—After much consideration, Matrix Medical Communications announced today that Bariatric Times will cease publication in print, effective immediately. The journal will have one final digital-only issue published in the November/December 2023 time frame and will feature all remaining articles that have been accepted via peer review. Bariatric […]
BT Discontinuation FAQ
Bariatric Times will cease publication in print, effective immediately. Click here for a link to the press release announcement. Below is more information on what’s next for BT: Q: Will Bariatric Times have any more issues? A: Yes, our final issue will be a digital-only November-December 2023 issue. Q: My article was already accepted via […]
Bariatric Times Announces New Clinical Editors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, January 6, 2022—Bariatric Times announced today the appointment of Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, and Jennifer C. Seger, MD, FOMA, as Clinical Editors of the journal, effective January 1, 2022. They will succeed John M. Morton, MD, MPH, MHA, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, and Christopher D. Still, DO, […]
Matrix Medical Communications Reaches 1,000-certificate Milestone for Bariatric Times Integrated Health Continuing Education Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, May 14, 2019 — Matrix Medical Communications, publisher of the peer-reviewed, monthly journal Bariatric Times (BT), announced today that more than 1,000 certificates of successful completion have been awarded to integrated health (IH) professionals through its widely read IH Continuing Education (CE) Department, which offers complimentary self-study CE activities […]
Bariatric Times Reader Survey: June 2015
In June 2015, Bariatric Times published a brief report on a recent United States court case (Access article here).[1,2] The main debates from the case were issues of patient eligibility, body mass index criterion for bariatric surgery, and informed consent. Respondents included bariatric surgeons and members of integrated health (N=237). All answers were kept confidential. […]
Publisher’s Message: Bariatric Times launches digital edition for United States and international readership
Dear Readers: It is with great pleasure that I introduce a new format for Bariatric Times as it becomes available in both print and a new digital format. The digital format, Bariatric Times e-Edition, allows bariatric professional readers around the world access to peer-reviewed, up-to-the minute information vital to all surgeons and allied health professionals […]
Matrix Medical Communications Names Colleen Hutchinson Senior Managing Editor of Bariatric Times
Edgemont, PA—May 15, 2009— Matrix Medical Communications (MMC) is pleased to announce the promotion of Colleen Hutchinson to Senior Managing Editor of Bariatric Times. This new title is a reflection of Hutchinson’s dedication to the pursuit of medical publishing excellence and her level of publishing expertise related to field of metabolic and bariatric medicine.
Matrix Medical Communications Receives Nursing Accreditation
Edgemont, PA—July 5, 2007 —Matrix Medical Communications today announced that the company has been approved as an accredited provider of nursing credits by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Bariatric Times to be published monthly in 2008!
Edgemont, PA (August 20, 2007) – Matrix Medical Communications, publishers of Bariatric Times, holds as one of its highest priorities the rapid communication of information that aids healthcare professionals in better caring for the obese and morbidly obese patient. While there are several researched based journals serving the surgical market, only Bariatric Times provides the […]
