Integrated Health Executive Council

The Integrated Heath Executive Council is responsible for directing the activities of the Integrated Health Section of the ASMBS, including strategic planning and acting as representatives of their disciplines to the Executive Council and the society.

Vision
To improve public health and well-being by lessening the burden of the disease of obesity and related diseases throughout the world.

Integrated Health Executive Council Members

Universal Goals

• To increase the awareness of the importance of the “integrated multidisciplinary” approach to the treatment of obesity
• To optimize patient access to comprehensive and long-term bariatric and metabolic surgical health care
• To promote better understanding of the role of integrated health professionals in bariatric and metabolic surgery
• To be the recognized authority on the “integrated multidisciplinary” approach to caring for the bariatric and metabolic surgical patient
• To increase integrated health professional membership value and retention
• To cultivate a knowledgeable, skilled and empowered membership inclusive of all integrated health specialties

Integrated Health Committees

Integrated Health Membership

Chair: Constance Simms, RN CBN;
Co-Chair: Nathaniel Sann, FNP-BC MSN

Integrated Health Clinical Issues And Guidelines

Chair: Pamela Davis, RN CBN CCM;
Co-Chair: Lisa West-Smith, PhD LCSW

Integrated Health Professional Education

Chair: Karen Schulz, RN MSN CBN;
Co-Chair: Karen Flanders, NP CBN

Integrated Health Multidisciplinary Care

Chair: Tracy Martinez, BSN RN CBN

Integrated Health Support Group Committee

Chair: Stephen Ritz, PhD

Integrated Health Program Committee

Chair: Maureen Quigley, APRN;
Co-Chair: Karen Flanders, NP CBN

Integrated Health Nominating Committee

Chair: Bobbie Price, BSN RN CBN

Integrated Health RN Credentialing

Chair: William Gourash, MSN CRNP

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Integrated Health Programs
 Certified Bariatric Nurse (CBN)