Category: Past Articles
Walk from Obesity 2017—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bariatric Times. 2018;15(1):13. The University of Pennsylvania Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery program held its first ever Walk for Obesity and Fitness Fun Run event Oct. 8, 2017, at Penn Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to raise awareness for people affected by obesity. The event was done in conjunction with the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric […]
A Single-center Retrospective Analysis of Intravenous Acetaminophen in Bariatric Surgery Patients
by Kevin Cowart, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, Kathryn Crosby, PharmD, BCPS; Aranjeet Sidhu, PharmD; and Julie Thompson, PhD Dr. Cowart is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Dr. Crosby is a Clinical Pharmacist in the Department of Pharmacy at Duke Regional Hospital […]
Readers’ Choice: The Most Viewed Articles of 2017
These 10 articles were accessed most often on www.bariatrictimes.com in 2017. Click each title to read the article. Improving Adherence to Micronutrient Supplementation in the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patient Population—NURSING ACCREDITED Integrated Health Continuing Education by Cassie I. Story, RDN Issue: February 2017 RD 911: Nutrition-related Complications after Bariatric Surgery Nutritional Considerations in the […]
The Medical Student Notebook: Monogenic Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
by Ann L. Robbins, PhD Ann L. Robbins, PhD, is a Medical Student, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Abstract: Obesity and its concomitant morbidities have increased in prevalence over recent decades. Investigation into the […]
Bariatric Center Spotlight: Welcome to Bay Bariatrics in Coos Bay, Oregon
by Robin Stephenson, RN Robin Stephenson, RN, is the Bariatric Treatment Coordinator for Bay Bariatrics. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2017;15(1):24–25. Welcome to Bay Bariatrics Bay Bariatrics began 18 years ago as a joint venture between Bay Area […]
Reflecting on Accomplishments in the Understanding and Treatment of Obesity in 2017
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. Dear Colleagues, As we conclude 2017 and look toward 2018, I would like to reflect on the year […]
The Marriage and Family Therapy Perspective of Bariatric Surgery Patients
by Darren D. Moore, Phd, LMFT (Georgia); Jacob Mok, BS; Taylor chandler, BS; and Pooja Mamidana, MS Darren D. Moore, PhD, LMFT (Georgia) is an Associate Professor & Site Director for the Couple and Family Therapy Program in San Francisco, California, at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University. Jacob Mok, BS, is […]
Neural Networks to Predict Long-term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
by Diana M. Thomas, PhD; patrick Kuiper, MS; Hinali Zaveri, MD; Amit Surve, MD; and Daniel R. Cottam, MD Diana M. Thomas, PhD, and Patrick Kuiper, MS, are with the Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Hinali Zaveri, MD; Amit Surve, MD; and Daniel R. Cottam, MD, are […]
