New Survey Finds COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Public’s View of Obesity

For Immediate Release March 22, 2023. New Survey Finds COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Public's View of Obesity. Health Concerns Trigger Millions...

January – February 2023 OCC Advocacy Report

Prepared by Christopher Gallagher, OCC Washington Representative 118th Congress Convenes: Advocates Evaluating Changes for TROA As the 118th Congress convened...

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Lecture Series – Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOAC)

Claim CME/CUE for this in depth review of Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants/Anticoagulants including but not limited to mechanism of action, benefits/risks,...

Consensus Statement on Obesity as a Disease

Obesity is a highly prevalent chronic disease characterized by excessive fat accumulation or distribution that presents a risk to health...

October 2022 OCC Advocacy Report

Prepared by Christopher Gallagher, OCC Washington Representative Finance Committee Chair Wyden Asks CBO to Score the Treat and Reduce Obesity...

ASMBS Proton Pump Inhibitor Prophylaxis after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A National Survey...

Member Only Access This content is only available to ASMBS members. If you're already an ASMBS member, you can log...

Failed Staffing Decisions

This webinar presented the lessons learned from past staffing mistakes from the perspectives of two surgeon employers and an integrated...

ASMBS Literature Review on Antiobesity Medication Use for MBS Patients

There are currently 9 FDA-approved AOMs on the market in the United States. These medications have been used and studied...

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month!

Obesity in children continues to be a major health problem, but there has been progress.  In the last decade surgery...

ASMBS START Program

ASMBS Surgical Technique and Advanced Robotics Training (START) Program The non-CME educational program will consist of faculty-led virtual didactic sessions,...