Bariatric
Surgery Special Interest Group
Background
The Bariatric Surgery SIG became official in
2000 with 45 members enjoying a lively conversation together
online
and 30 people in attendance at our first ICED SIG meeting
in Vancouver in 2001. Two years later we held the first
AED SIG sponsored ICED panel discussion in Denver, Colorado
in 2003. The SIG continues to thrive and grow as weight
loss surgery becomes an increasingly common choice for
the morbidly
obese. We welcome physicians, nurses, nutritionists, mental
health professionals, and all who share an interest in
high quality care and treatment for bariatric surgery patients.
Goals
- Broaden and disseminate the
growing body of knowledge regarding gastric bypass surgery
to members of the Academy, interested
professionals, and the general public.
- Promote standards
of excellence in medical and psychological care of Bariatric
surgery patients.
- Promote pre-surgical screening and
evaluation of Bariatric surgery candidates that will
help effectuate the best
possible patient outcomes.
- Advance multidisciplinary treatment and post-operative
care that will augment success and ensure long-term
maintenance.
Current Activities
The Bariatric Surgery SIG is currently
collaborating with the Medical Care SIG on a Teaching
Day in
Philadelphia for medical and eating disorder professionals:
Learning
How To See Success: Cutting Edge Essentials in
the Management of Eating Disorders and Bariatric
Surgery Recovery The goal for this workshop is to provide the best and
most current expertise in the field to Physicians and Eating
Disorder Professionals regarding medical, psychological,
and nutritional issues relevant to the recovery of eating
disorder and bariatric surgery patients.
Past Activities and History
| Vancouver, Canada, 2001 |
First Bariatric Surgery SIG Meeting
|
| Boston, Mass, 2002 |
SIG Meeting with presentation
by George HSU, MD
Extreme Obesity - Metabolic
Defect or Eating Disorder?
|
| Denver, Colorado, June 29, 2003 |
SIG Meeting
Panel Discussion with James Mitchell, MD.
Techniques, Complications and Outcomes
Maureen Dymek, Ph.D.
Presurgical Psychosocial
Evaluations
Carol Signore, LMFT
Post Operative Treatment and Support and Video-Weight Loss Surgery: An Inside
Look.
|
| Orlando, Florida, 2004 |
SIG Meeting
Panel Discussion with Brenda Wolfe, Ph.D. and Anne Fursland, Ph.D.
Presurgical
Evaluations
|
| Montreal, Canada, 2005 |
SIG Meeting with Presentations
by Members
Workshop: The Psychiatric and Psychological Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Candidates
By Donald E. McAlpine, MD and Matthew M. Clark, PhD. |
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