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ASMBS News and Update—January 2012

ASMBS News and Update—January 2012

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS

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Unusual and Difficult Hernias in the Obese Population: Suprapubic and Parastomal

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

The Hole in the Wall with Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS This Month’s Topic: Unusual and Difficult Hernias in the Obese Population: Suprapubic and Parastomal This Month’s Featured Experts: Jonathan Slone, MD, MBA, MPH, and Karan Bath, MD Clinical Fellows, the Bariatric Institute and Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida

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Ed Mason at Large

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and experiences of Dr. Edward Mason. A Message from Column Editor Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Happy New Year to all! We are once again delighted to “bring” Dr. Ed Mason to you. This interactive column has already stimulated many positive comments. I hope […]

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Five Minutes with Kerrie Warne: Data-Driven Decisions Drive Performance Improvement—and a Whole Lot More

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

In this installment of “Five Minutes with…” guest interviewer Kim Goin talks to Kerrie Warne, Director of St. Alexius NewStart Program at St. Alexius Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, about how she used data-driven performance techniques to evaluate and improve her bariatric program. by Kim Goin and Kerrie Warne

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Development of the International Bariatric Club: A Worldwide Internet Network for Bariatric Surgeons

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Haris A. Khwaja, MD, PhD; Marius A. Nedelcu, MD; Manoel Galvão Neto, MD; Mervyn Deitel, MD; Philip R. Schauer, MD; and Tomasz G. Rogula, MD, PhD

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ASMBS Foundation—December 2011

| January 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Adolescents: A Worldwide Challenge

| December 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Readers of Bariatric Times: As this year comes to an end, we are privileged to share with you another exciting issue of Bariatric Times. I am especially excited to introduce to our readership a new column entitled, “Ed Mason at Large.” I first met Dr. Mason in 2007 at the Foregut […]

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How to Perform an Evaluation and Reduction of Internal Hernia Via a Laparoscopic  Single Incision

How to Perform an Evaluation and Reduction of Internal Hernia Via a Laparoscopic Single Incision

| December 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This column recruits expert surgeons to share step-by-step technical pearls on bariatric procedures. This Month’s Technique: How to Perform an Evaluation and Reduction of Internal Hernia Via a Laparoscopic Single Incision This Month’s Featured Expert: Michael A. Schweitzer, MD, Department […]

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Highlights from the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiolgists October 15–19, 2011 Chicago, Illinois

| December 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

Column Editor: Stephanie B. Jones, MD Dr. Jones is Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts by Stephanie B. Jones, MD, and Roman Schumann, MD

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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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