Bariatric Surgery SIG

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We are an international network of academic and health care professionals with interest and expertise in high quality care and treatment for bariatric surgery patients.

OUR 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.

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Special Interest Groups

Learn more about each available SIG and its activities:

• Assessment & Diagnosis
• Bariatric Surgery
• Body Image & Prevention
• Child & Adolescent Eating Disorders
• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Eating Disorders
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Suicide
• Early Career
• Early Intervention
• Epidemiology and Public Health Practice
• Family Based Treatment (FBT)
• Genes and Environment
• Males & Eating Disorders
• Medical Care
• Neuroimaging 
• Neuropsychology 
• Nutrition
• Professionals & Recovery
• Psychodynamic & Integrated Psychotherapies
• Residential & Inpatient Treatment
• Somatic & Somatically Oriented Therapies
• Sport & Exercise
• Substance Abuse
• Technology & Innovations
• Transcultural
• Trauma & Eating Disorders
• Universities
• Weight Stigma & Social Justice

How to Join

• Become an AED member!
• Click on one or more SIGs on the SIG tab of your profile

It's that easy!