Tag: obesity
Tackling Tough Topics: Recognizing Societal Bias as a Barrier to Crucial Conversations
This CE activity is expired. by Susan M. Gallagher, RN, MSN, PhD, CBN, HCRM; Anna K. Steadman, MA, OTR, CHSP; and Shannon Michael Gallagher, BA Dr. Gallagher is a certified bariatric nurse, licensed healthcare risk manager, and wound ostomy continence nurse. She is Clinical Advisor at Celebration Institute, Inc., Houston, Texas. She is author of […]
Diabetes Surgery: What Have We Learned?
by Ricardo Cohen, MD Dr. Cohen is from the Center of Excellence of Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Disorders, Oswaldo Cruz Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil Financial Disclosures: Dr. Cohen has no financial disclosures relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):23–25
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding and Type 2 Diabetes
An Interview with Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Ponce is the Medical Director for the Bariatric Surgery program at Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, Georgia and Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is the Chair of the ASMBS Insurance Committee, Vice-President of the ASMBS Tennessee State Chapter, and Member-At-Large of the ASMBS Executive Council. Dr. Ponce […]
Overweight but Undernourished: Refeeding Syndrome after Bariatric Surgery
by Lucy Jones, BSC, Hons, RD Ms. Jones is Specialist Bariatric Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition Department at The Whittington Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(3):18–21
Initial Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in 292 Patients as a Single-stage Procedure for Morbid Obesity
by Alex Gandsas, MD, MBA, FACS; Christina Li, MD; Marvin Tan, MD; Adrian Barbul, MD Dr. Gandsas is Professor of Surgery, Chair of the Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey. Drs. Li, Tan, and Barbul are from Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. […]
The Relationship between Birth Order, Obesity, and Bariatric Surgery: Preliminary Data Analysis
by Sabrina Krum, MS; Cynthia Alexander, PsyD; and Craig Marker, PhD Ms. Krum is completing her doctoral work at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Marker is a professor at Nova Southeastern University and the University of Miami. Dr. Alexander, is a psychologist with the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida.
Obesity and Cancer: The Meaning of Patient Advocacy
This is a CE-accredited article. The timeline for submitting the post-test for this article has expired. ABSTRACT According to a recent analysis by the American Institute for Cancer Research, about 100,500 new cases of cancer are thought to be caused by obesity every year. This study which is the most comprehensive attempt ever to estimate […]
The Battle for Access to Care for Treatment of Obesity
by Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is the Medical Director at Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is Co-Chair of Access to Care Committee and Secretary/Treasurer for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):11–15
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