Jason Kempenich, MD
Chair
TBD
Co-Chair
Teresa LaMasters, MD FASMBS FACS DABOM
Executive Council Liaison
Members
Joshua Alley, MD
Adam Beall, MD
Lauren Buck, MD
Adrian Dan, MD
Elizabeth Dovec, MD FACS FASMBS
Sylvia Herbozo, PhD
Ryan Lehmann, DO FACS
Valerie Matthews, RN CBN
Bethany Mulone, MSHA BSN RN CBN
Joe Northup, MD FASMBS
Carl Pesta, DO FASMBS
Richard Peterson, MD, MPH FACS FASMBS
Franchell Richard-Hamilton, MD FASMBS
Flavia Soto, MD
Rickesha Wilson, MD
Joe Nadglowski, Ad hoc
Roger Kissin, Ad hoc
James Zervios, Ad hoc
ASMBS Staff Liaison
Jillian Tartt
Mission
To advance the science and understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery with the intent of improving medical care and treatment of people with obesity and related diseases .
Description
The Public Education Committee is responsible for educating the public on bariatric surgery via printed and web-based materials as well as through the media; i.e. radio, newspaper, television and journals.
Objectives
- Identify gaps in patient education
- Identify patient education tools to help ASMBS members
Committee Goals
Short-Term
- Continue to revise all patient learning center articles to ensure content is up-to-date and at a sixth-grade reading level
- Review and evaluate It Starts Now Contest Winners and This Time It Counts video series to determine if they are relevant and should remain resources in the paitent learning center
Mid-Term
- Develop a patient seminar slide deck for general use by the ASMBS membership
- Create new articles about topics including endoscopic treatment for obesity, SADI-S, surgery for the elderly, revisions, and robotics in bariatric surgery
Long-Term
- Work with the Communications Committee to produce educational social media content for patients
- Translate articles in the Patient Learning Center into other languages
- Continue collaboration with the ASMBS Website Subcommittee to redesign ASMBS.org to better serve members, patients, and the public
2019 Completed Projects
- Created a Committee Trello board to organize materials and better facilitate communication among committee members
- Developed a strategic plan for revisions and reorganization of patient learning center articles
- Contributed to the formation of the new Website Subcommittee to redesign ASMBS.org to better serve members, patients, and the public