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CE for Nurses: Nursing Assessment of Intraluminal and Intraperitoneal Hemorrhage Following Bariatric Surgery
This CE is currently expired. *This is a Complimentary Clinical Nursing Education Activity* Nurses: Earn 1 Contact Hour. Complimentary Continuing Education Course: Nursing Assessment of Intraluminal and Intraperitoneal Hemorrhage Following Bariatric Surgery Take the test at http://tinyurl.com/BTCEJune2016 Participants must read the designated article and take, submit, and pass the post-test by June 1, 2017. Participants […]
Metabolic, That’s All
A Message from Dr. Henry Buchwald Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, is from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has been elected to the presidency of five organizations, including the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Dear Readers: Katz’s landmark delicatessen was […]
When in Doubt, Just Say ‘NO’ to All Sugars
Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP, Co-Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; 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. Dear Colleagues, The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) […]
Saxenda as a Treatment Option for Chronic Weight Management—A Review
This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication. Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, Medical Bariatrician/Certified Medical Obesity Specialist/Co-Medical Director, Scottsdale Weight Loss Center PLLC, Scottsdale, Arizona Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FAAFP, Medical Director, Medical Weight Loss of NY, BOUNCE Program for Childhood […]
News and Trends—June 2016
News from the American Diabetes Association Consensus from Diabetes Organizations Worldwide: Metabolic Surgery Recognized as a Standard Treatment Option for Type 2 Diabetes A Special Issue of Diabetes Care Reports First-Ever Clinical Guidelines for When to Recommend or Consider Metabolic Surgery as Treatment for People with Diabetes Alexandria, Virginia—Metabolic, or weight-loss, surgery quickly and dramatically […]
Research Bites—June 2016
Clinical Trials in Bariatric and Metabolic Medicine Information provided from clinicaltrials.gov Obesity Cohort : Medical Follow-up of Severe or Morbid Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery (BAREVAL) Status: This study is currently recruiting participants. Purpose: The main objective is to prospectively evaluate long-term efficiency of bariatric surgery in terms of weight loss. Moreover, this cohort wants […]
Journal Watch—June 2016
A quick look at the noteworthy articles in bariatric and metabolic research Timing of bariatric surgery for severely obese adolescents: a Markov decision-analysis. Stroud AM, Parker D, Croitoru DP. J Pediatr Surg. 2016;51(5):853–858. Synopsis: The authors developed a model to simulate the effect of timing of gastric bypass in obese adolescents on quantity and quality […]
Walter Pories’s CARTOON CORNER
Original Cartoons by Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry and Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Vagal Blocking Therapy: A Safe, Reversible, Compatible Option for Treating Obesity
A Message from Dr. Scott Shikora Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, is Director, Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. He is a past president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dear Readers: Since I entered the field of bariatric surgery in 1991, I have […]
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Under Diagnosed, Growing Epidemic that Deserves Our Attention
A Message from Dr. Christopher Still Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP, Co-Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; 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. Dear Colleagues, Welcome to […]
