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Category: Bariatric Surgery
Successful Anesthetic Management of Rigid Bronchoscopy-Guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy in a Patient with Morbid Obesity

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. Column Editor: Stephanie

Countdown to Obesity Week 2013

Interview #3: Francesca Dea Starting in 2013, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and The Obesity Society (TOS) will co-locate their respective annual meetings under one roof.

Helping Your Patients Achieve Exercise Success

by Diane E. Weiman, A.C.E. CERTIFIED Diane Weiman (A.C.E certified) is an exercise specialist for Upper Chesapeake Bariatric Surgery at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

“Medicine is Changing and So Should We:” Commentary on the New Proposed Guidelines of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program

Dear friends, colleagues, and readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: By now you may be familiar with the controversy that was recently unleashed following the release of the new

The Role of Psychological Testing for Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery Candidates

by Leslie J. Heinberg, PhD Dr. Heinberg is Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Countdown to Obesity Week 2013

Interview #2: Gary Foster, PhD Starting in 2013, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and The Obesity Society (TOS) will co-locate their respective annual meetings under one

ASMBS Foundation News and Update—February 2013

by David Provost, MD Dr. Provost is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation. He maintains a private practice, Provost Bariatrics in Denton, Texas. Dr.

Checklists in Bariatric Surgery: Chronic Diarrhea after Gastric Bypass/Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch

by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS Welcome to “Checklists in Bariatric Surgery.” This column’s aim is

The Role of Appetite Suppressants in Postsurgical Patients

This month’s column by Robert Ziltzer, MD, FAAP This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication. Column

Navigating Online Resources for Patient Care and Follow Up

Part 1 SUPPORT AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY: The Offline-Online Connection by Katherine Jukic, BSc, HONS-I, APD, AN Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2012;10(2):28–30