by Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS; Jeffrey W. Allen, MD, FACS; Sunil Bhoyrul, MD, FACS, FRCS(Eng); Helmuth T. Billy, MD, FACS; Robert Cywes, MD, PhD; Emma J. Patterson, MD, FRCSC, FACS;
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An Update on the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP): A unified program of the ACS and ASMBS by Teresa R. Fraker, MS, BSN, RN Teresa
This ongoing column is authored by members of the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP), an organization dedicated to the bariatric patient.
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An Interview with Dr. Ralph A. DeFronzo Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Diabetes Division at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.
by Brooke Doucet, RN, BSN, CBN Brooke Doucet, RN, BSN, CBN is the Bariatric Program Manager at Lafayette General Medical Center, Lafayette, Louisiana and the Allied Health Chair for the
Dear Readers: Welcome to another great edition of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. In this month’s “Checklists in Bariatric Surgery,” I decided to include the Cleveland Clinic Florida classification of
Cartoon Column Editor: Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS Dr. Pories is professor of surgery at the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Chapman is professor