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Surgical Options for Weight Management Evaluation and Credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MedChat22 Target Audience This activity is targeted toward primary care specialties. Statement of Need A recent study released indicated that approximately 35% of the population is Kentucky is obese; putting Kentucky in the top 10 list for obesity in the US. The negative effects of obesity on a patient's health increases decreases their quality of life, increases co-morbidities and risk of early death; therefore it is important for providers to be knowledgeable about viable surgical treatment options so that these can be discussed with patients. This program will provide those that listen an overview of the different bariatric surgical procedures. This will include the indications, contraindications as well as patient outcomes. This information will give providers information necessary to advice patients on viable surgical options for weight management. Objectives At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to: Discuss the patient selection process / criteria for bariatric surgery. Describe different surgical options for weight management; including criteria, indications, contraindications and outcomes. Review appropriate pre- and post-operative management following bariatric surgery. Moderator Ryan G. Nazar, M.D., EMHA Clinical Effectiveness Director, Quality Management Norton Medical Group Speaker Jeffrey Allen, M.D. Bariatric Surgery Director of Bariatric Surgery for Norton Weight Management Services. Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures The speaker, moderator and planners for this activity have no potential or actual conflicts of interest to disclose. Commercial Support There was no commercial support for this activity. Physician Credits American Medical Association Accreditation Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Designation Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Date of Original Release |January 2021 Course Termination Date | December 31, 2022 Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org Resources for Additional Study Jalal, Asif, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty with Comparison to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastroectomy; Obesity Surgery (2020) 30:2754-2762. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32304011/ Novikov, Aleksey, et. al.; Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, ad Laparoscopic Band for Weight Loss: How Do They Compare? J. Gastroninest. Surg. (201) 22:267-273. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29110192/ Schroeder, Robin, M.D., et. al.; Treatment of Adult Obesity with Bariatric Surgery, American Academy of Family Physicians, 2016. Sharaiha, Reem Z., et. al.; Five-Year Outcomes of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for the Treatment of Obesity;Clinical Gastroenteroloy and Hepatology, Nov. 2020. Sherf-Dagan, Shiri, et. al.; Nutritional Assessment and Preparation for Adult Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Clinical Practice; Advances in Nutrition, 10 October 2020. https://academic.oup.com/advances/advance-article/doi/10.1093/advances/nmaa121/5920778