Category: Departments
Ed Mason at Large
This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and experiences of Dr. Edward Mason. Column Editor: Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Ms. Martinez is the Program Director for Wittgrove Bariatric Center in La Jolla, California. This month: Dr. Mason, Could you talk about the mechanics of sleeve gastrectomy? -Dr. Girish Juneja, Director […]
Countdown to Obesity Week 2013
Interview #5: Daniel Herron, MD, FACS Starting in 2013, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and The Obesity Society (TOS) will co-locate their respective annual meetings under one roof. Obesity Week™ 2013 marks the beginning of an annual collaborative event addressing obesity—a chronic and multifaceted metabolic disease. Leading up to Obesity Week […]
Navigating Online Resources for Patient Care and Follow Up
Part 2 21st Century Tools for Patient Acquisition and Referrals: Social Media and Blogging by Lesley Ranft Ms. Ranft is the founder of Lesley & Assoc., a Public Relations, Content Delivery, and Internet Development Firm based in San Diego, California, specializing in Social Media and Blogging for Bariatric Surgeons.
American Society of Bariatric Physicians 2013 Spring Obesity Conference Preview: Five Days, Three Courses, 30 CME Hours
This month’s column by Heidi Gordon Heidi M. Gordon is Director of Marketing & Communications, American Society of Bariatric Physicians, Aurora, Colorado.
Bariatric Patients Sew Success with Inspirational Quilt
by Linda Trainor, RN, BSN Ms. Trainor is from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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