Bariatric surgery

In The Spotlight: CBN (Certified Bariatric Nurse) Certification Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the CBN (Certified Bariatric Nurse) Certification Committee is to enhance and promote the specialty of...

In the Spotlight: Community and Independent Practice Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the Community and Independent Practice Committee is to represent interests of independent practitioners and provide...

In The Spotlight: Military Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the Military Committee is to support uniformed services in improving care for bariatric patients within...

In The Spotlight: IH Support Group Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the IH Support Group Committee is to promote the development of support groups in bariatric...

In The Spotlight: Board Certification Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the Board Certification Committee is to establish and maintain high standards for professionals in metabolic...

In The Spotlight: Access to Care Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the Access to Care Committee is to advance legislative and policy efforts for equitable access...

In The Spotlight: Bariatric Surgery Training Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the Bariatric Surgery Training Committee is to elevate education, certification, and professional development standards in...

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery position statement on describing and...

This paper is intended to build on the paper previously published by ASMBS in 2015, “National Correct Coding Initiative Enacts...

Scientific evidence for the updated guidelines on indications for metabolic and bariatric surgery...

The 2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic...

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2022 estimate of metabolic and...

Abstract Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), despite being the most effective durable treatment for obesity, remains underused as approximately 1%...