Oregon

Chapter Info

Incorporated 2008

Executive Officers

President: Andrea Stroud, MD MS
Past Presidents: Farah Husain, MD FACS FASMBS; Mark Eaton, MD; Catherine Boulay, MD FASMBS; Joshua Pfeiffer, MD; Donald Yarbrough, MD; Kevin Reavis, MD
Vice President:
Secretary: Stephen Archer, MD, FASMBS
Treasurer: Valerie Halpin, MD FASMBS
Integrated Health Chair: Jaymey Sweeney, FNP
STAR (State Access to Care Representative): Derek Rogalsky, MD
Integrated Health STAR (State Access to Care Representative): Greg Showell, RN

Contact

Farah Husain
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Mail Code: L223
Portland, OR 97239

Chapter Meetings

Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington State Chapters Meeting at the ASMBS Annual Meeting 2022 in Dallas, TX
Tuesday, June 7th
5:30-6:30pm Central
Hyatt Regency Dallas/Reverchon A/B Room
Oregon State ASMBS Chapter Meeting (Virtual): October 14, 2021 at 6:30pm
Oregon State ASMBS Chapter Meeting (Virtual): March 2, 2021 from 5:30pm-7:00pm via Zoom
Oregon State ASMBS Chapter Meeting September 2020 – postponed to Spring 2021 due to COVID19
May 7, 2020: "Restarting Bariatric Surgeries in Oregon" (phone conference), Hosted by State Chapter President Mark Eaton, MD
March 2, 2020: OHSU Grand Rounds Lecture, “Navigating the Complexities and Disparities in the Treatment of Obesity,” Fatima Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington State Chapters Meeting at ObesityWeek 2019 in Las Vegas, NV
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
5:15-6:15pm Pacific
Mandalay Bay, 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89119, Lagoon B Room
Oregon State ASMBS Chapter Meeting: September 27th, 2019 – Inn at the Commons, Medford, OR
Legacy and OHSU CME Event (Emanuel Hospital, Portland, OR): September 13, 2019
Practical Strategies to Optimize Care of Your Patients with Obesity
14th Annual Oregon-Washington ACS Chapter Meeting (Chelan, WA):
June 13-16, 2019
Bariatric Breakout Session (Surgeons, Integrated Health):
- Obesity Overview: Focusing on the Hormonal Adaptation to Weight Loss
- Abstract Session
- Revisions Panel: What the Integrated Health Team Should Know
- Case Discussions
Monthly Bariatric Journal Club Meeting run by Dr. Valerie Halpin and Dr. Farah Husain with Google Hangout option for Bariatric surgeons around the state to participate
Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington State Chapters Meeting at ObesityWeek 2018 in Nashville, TN
Tuesday, November 13
5:15-6:15pm Central
Omni Nashville Hotel, 250 5th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203, Mockingbird 3 Room
Walk from Obesity
October 13, 2018
Portland, OR
Paradigms in Obesity
October 12, 2018
One day CME sponsored by Legacy and OHSU Hospitals
Oregon State Chapter Meeting
September 26, 2018
Bentley’s Grill, Salem, Oregon
July 2018 ACS Oregon-Washington Meeting in Sun River Oregon
Oregon State Chapter Meeting
September 27, 2017
Amadeus
135 Liberty Street
Salem, OR 97301
6pm-8:30pm
Oregon, Washington and Hawaii State Chapters Meeting at ObesityWeek 2016 in New Orleans, LA:
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
6:15pm-7:15pm Central Time
Hilton New Orleans Riverside Grand Salon 6
Combined Oregon/Washington/Hawaii State Chapter Meeting
2016 Fall Meeting, Salem, ASMBS Chapter Meeting, ACS Regional Meeting breakout session, Educational conference in Portland with walk (Legacy)
July 2016 American College of Surgeons NW meeting (Sunriver, Ore): program abstractors and allied health staff meeting, breakout scientific session with both surgeons and staff members discussing difficult GI/bariatric cases
State Chapter Meeting at ObesityWeek 2015 in Los Angeles, CA:
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
6pm-7pm Pacific Time
L.A. Convention Center Room #512
Combined Oregon/Washington Annual Meeting
September 30th, 2015, Salem, Oregon – Dinner meeting
- Discussed access concerns affecting Oregon, clinical discussion on new endoscopic weight loss techniques, and privileging for those procedures
2015 Fall Meeting, Salem, ASMBS Chapter Meeting, ACS Regional Meeting breakout session, Educational conference in Portland with walk (Legacy)
June 2015 Suncadia, WA – Combined Washington/Oregon State Chapters meeting

Chapter Updates

Oregon Co-Op insurance plan became insolvent and several patients were trapped in limbo at various stages in the preoperative process at several programs when the new plans they were assigned do not have a bariatric surgery benefit. We are lobbying the state Insurance Commissioner for relief to provide for those patients surgical services since it was claimed they would continue with the medical services they had before the switch.
Pending State review of bariatric surgery as part of state sponsored health plan essential health plan benefit package.

Support Groups

Programs provide support groups for their patients