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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Bariatric Surgery
Wielding the Tools to Combat Obesity

by Kellie Armstrong, MSN, RN, CBN Ms. Armstrong is Program Manager, Center for Bariatric Surgery at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Funding: No funding was provided for this

Raising the Standard: Adapting Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring to Optimize Surgical Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery

by Sabatino Leffe, DO; Don Decrosta, MD; Dominick Gadaleta, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and anthony T. Petrick, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Leffe is Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, South Shore University

MBSAQIP Updates

by Stacy Brethauer, MD, MBA, DABS-FPMBS Dr. Brethauer is Chair, Committee on Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Interim Chief Quality Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Finding Our Focus

Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS, is the Co-clinical Editor of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times; Professor of Surgery, UT Health San Antonio; Chief, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

Making Progress in the Treatment of Childhood Obesity

Jennifer C. Seger, MD, FOMA, is the Co-clinical Editor of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times; Diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine; Medical Director, Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, San Antonio,

From Bariatric Patient to Bariatric Nurse Practitioner: My Journey to Health, Wellness, and a New Career Trajectory

by Heather R. Baum, MSN, RN, BA, CRNP, NP-C, AGACNP-BC CCRN Ms. Baum is with Weight Loss Surgery and Wellness Center, Reading Hospital, Tower Health System in Reading, Pennsylvania. Funding:

Impact of a Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Phone Call Quality Improvement Intervention on 30-day Hospital Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits

by Melissa C. Majumdar, MS, RD, CSOWM, LDN; Zachary I. Grunewald, PhD, MS, RDN, LD; Elissa A. Falconer, MD; Maggie L. Diller, MD; Mobola Oyefule, MD; Federico J. Serrot, MD;

Operating Room Set-up for Patients with Class III Obesity Who Undergo a Cesarean Section

by Rachelle Shirley, MD, DM(OG), FACOG; Rachel Hamilton, BKin, BScN; Kim Ngo, BScN; Catherine Agnotti, RN, BScN, MN; and Cynthia Maxwell, MD, FRCSC, DABOM Dr. Shirley is Clinical Fellow-Pregnancy Obesity

Raising the Standards with MBSAQIP: Part 7

by Wayne J. English, MD, FACS, FASMBS; David Provost, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Teresa LaMasters, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Richard Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS; Paul Jeffers, BS, BA; and Cassandra Peters,