Tag: obesity

Which Bariatric Surgery is Best for My Patient? Guiding Patients Toward Optimal Surgical Treatment for Obesity While Supporting Autonomy

Which Bariatric Surgery is Best for My Patient? Guiding Patients Toward Optimal Surgical Treatment for Obesity While Supporting Autonomy

| November 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

by Gretchen E. Ames, PhD, ABPP; Matthew M. Clark, PhD, ABPP; Karen B. Grothe, PhD, ABPP; Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, MD; and Enrique F. Elli, MD Drs. Ames and Elli are with the Division of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. Drs. Clark and Grothe are with the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, […]

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Fasting versus Carb-Loading: What’s the Evidence for Your Enhanced Recovery after Bariatric Surgery Program?

Fasting versus Carb-Loading: What’s the Evidence for Your Enhanced Recovery after Bariatric Surgery Program?

| November 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

by Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN Ms. Goldenberg is with New-York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell College of  Medicine of Cornell University, Department of Surgery, New York, New York Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this manuscript. Bariatric Times. 2018;15(11):28–29. This […]

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Medical Student Notebook: Smoking-associated Postoperative Complications of Bariatric Surgery: A Review

Medical Student Notebook: Smoking-associated Postoperative Complications of Bariatric Surgery: A Review

| October 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

by Hemen Muleta, BA Column editor Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FASMBS Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Featured student Hemen Muleta, BA Medical Student, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the […]

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Diabesity: The Worldwide Twin Epidemics of Obesity and Diabetes

Diabesity: The Worldwide Twin Epidemics of Obesity and Diabetes

| September 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

This activity expired September 1, 2020. Course Overview: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem that is significantly linked to another worldwide epidemic—obesity. Over the decades, as metabolic syndrome and metabolic surgery began rising to the forefront, the words “diabetes” and “obesity” were eventually unified to create the new, more descriptive […]

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Combination Phentermine–Topiramate Extended Release for the Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder: An Open-Label, Prospective Study

Combination Phentermine–Topiramate Extended Release for the Treatment of Binge Eating Disorder: An Open-Label, Prospective Study

| August 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

By Anna I. Guerdjikova, PhD, LISW; Stephanie Williams, MS; Thomas J. Blom, MS; Nicole Mori, CNP; and Susan McElroy, MD Drs. Guerdjikova and McElroy and Ms. Mori are with the Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason, Ohio, and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, […]

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Quantitative Versus Qualitative Monitoring of Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients with Morbid Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Differences in Residual Neuromuscular Block and Respiratory Complications

Quantitative Versus Qualitative Monitoring of Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients with Morbid Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Differences in Residual Neuromuscular Block and Respiratory Complications

| July 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

by P. Ziemann-Gimmel, MD; Allison A. Goldfarb, DNP, CRNA; Meghan Connelly, MSN, CRNA; Ahmed Bata, MD; Robert Marema, MD; and Dmitry Tumin, PhD Drs. Ziemann-Gimmel and Bata and Mses. Goldfarb and Connelly are from the Department of Anesthesiology, Envision Healthcare Inc, Plantation, Florida, United States. Dr. Marema is from the Department of Surgery, Flagler Hospital, […]

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Clinical Practices to Mitigate Weight Bias

Clinical Practices to Mitigate Weight Bias

| April 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

by Ruchi S. Doshi, MD, MPH, and Kimberly A. Gudzune, MD, MPH Dr. Doshi is with the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Gudzune is with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland. Funding: Kimberly A. […]

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The Marriage and Family Therapy Perspective of Bariatric Surgery Patients

The Marriage and Family Therapy Perspective of Bariatric Surgery Patients

| December 1, 2017 | 0 Comments

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 […]

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Neurohormonal Effects on Obesity

Neurohormonal Effects on Obesity

| November 1, 2017 | 0 Comments

by April Smith, PharmD, MA, BCPS April Smith, PharmD, MA, BCPS, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy & Health Professions at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Abstract: This article provides an overview of key peripheral peptides secreted from […]

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The Role of the Human Microbiome in Obesity-related Health

The Role of the Human Microbiome in Obesity-related Health

| October 1, 2017 | 0 Comments

This activity expired October 1, 2019. Course Overview: Recent studies suggest that maladapted gut microbiomes are attributed to a number of disease states, such as inflammatory bowel diseases, autoimmune diseases, cancer, diabetes, and obesity. This article highlights the relationship between the gut microbiome and the clinical implications it has, with an emphasis on the clinical […]

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