ASMBS Webinar Series
Upcoming Webinar Information
Keeping Your Patients Engaged During the COVID-19 Crisis & Care for the Caregivers to Avoid Professional Burnout
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 at 6:00pm EST
Register NowPresenters: Rachel Goldman, PhD and Reeger Cortell, MSN FNP-C RNFA
Panelists: Matt Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS, Shanu Kothari, MD FASMBS, and Nate Sann, MSN CRNP FNP-BC
Moderator: Lisa West-Smith, PhD LISW-S, IH President
Submit questions in advance to communications@asmbs.org .
Past Webinars
COVID-19 Town Hall Q&A: Restarting Surgery – Issues to Consider in Prioritizing Cases
Recorded May 26th, 2020
Moderator: Matt Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS, President
Presenters: Anthony Petrick, MD FASMBS, Ali Aminian, MD FASMBS, Christopher Daigle, MD FRCSC FACS FASMBS, Vivek Prachand, MD
Panelists: Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS, Shanu Kothari, MD FASMBS, Teresa LaMasters, MD FACS FASMBS, Nina Crowley, PhD RD LD
View recordingCOVID-19 Updates: Restarting Surgery – Issues to Consider in Prioritizing Cases
Recorded May 19th, 2020
Moderator: Matt Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS, President
Presenters: Anthony Petrick, MD FASMBS, Ali Aminian, MD FASMBS, Christopher Daigle, MD FRCSC FACS FASMBS, Vivek Prachand, MD
Panelists: Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS, Shanu Kothari, MD FASMBS, Teresa LaMasters, MD FACS FASMBS, Nina Crowley, PhD RD LD
View recordingIndependent/Community Practices: Surviving COVID-19
Recorded May 5th, 2020
Moderator: Matt Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS, President
Presenters: Shawn Garber, MD FACS, Marina Kurian, MD FASMBS, Margaret Inman, MD FASMBS FACS, and Paul Kemmeter, MD
Executive Council Panelists: Shanu Kothari, MD FASMBS, President-Elect, Teresa LaMasters, MD FACS FASMBS, Secretary/Treasurer, and Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS, Immediate Past President
View recordingRestarting Surgery: Issues to Consider
Recorded April 28th, 2020
Moderator: Matt Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS, President
Presenters: Peng “Charles” Zhang, MD PhD FACS, Clifford Ko, MD MS MSHS FACS, Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS
Executive Council Panelists: Shanu Kothari, MD FASMBS, President-Elect, Teresa LaMasters, MD FACS FASMBS, Secretary/Treasurer, Nate Sann, MSN CRNP FNP-BC, IH President-Elect
View recordingCOVID-19 Updates: Embracing Telehealth
Recorded April 21st, 2020
Moderator: Matt Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS, President
Presenters: Betsy Dovec, MD FACS FASMBS, Jana Wolff, RDN LDN, Paul Davidson, PhD, and Richard Peterson, MD MPH FACS FASMBS
Executive Council Panelists: Shanu Kothari, MD FASMBS, President Elect, Teresa LaMasters, MD FACS FASMBS, Secretary/Treasurer, Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS, Immediate Past President, Lisa West-Smith, PhD LISW-S, Integrated Health President
View recordingCOVID-19: Updates from ASMBS
Recorded April 7th, 2020
Moderator: Matt Hutter, MD MPH FASMBS, President
Speakers: Shanu Kothari, MD FASMBS, President Elect, Teresa LaMasters, MD FACS FASMBS, Secretary/Treasurer, Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS, Immediate Past President, Lisa West-Smith, PhD LISW-S, Integrated Health President, Joe Northup, Chair, MD FASMBS, Access to Care Committee, Paul Kemmeter, MD, Co- chair, Community/Private Practice Committee, John Scott, MD FACS FASMBS, Chair, Program Committee
View recordingBuilding and Maintaining a Practice Despite Today’s Market Share Focus
Recorded October 2nd, 2019
Moderator: Marina Kurian, MD FASMBS
Panelists: Helmuth Billy MD, Margaret Inman, MD ACS, and Josh Pfeiffer, MD
View recordingHarnessing Social Media and Software Applications to Engage and Maintain Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Recorded February 27th, 2020
Moderator: Colleen Tewksbury, PhD MPH RD LDN
Speakers: Amber Saucier, RDN LDN MS; Brooke Doucet, RN BSN CBN; and Colleen Schreyer, PhD
View recordingWhat You Missed at ASMBS Weekend 2019
Recorded July 31st, 2019
Moderator: Abdelrahman Nimeri, MBBCh FACS FASMBS
Speakers: Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS, Richard Peterson, MD FASMBS, and John Scott, MD FASMBS
View recordingBundled Care & Bariatric Surgery
Recorded June 12, 2019
Presenters: C. Joe Northup, MD FASMBS, and Ashutosh Kaul, MD FASMBS
View recordingASMBS Integrated Health Town Hall Webinar
Recorded April 30, 2019
Moderator: IH President Karen Flanders, MSN, ARNP, CBN
Speakers: John Archibeque, MSN, MBA, CBSGL, RN, CBN and Hilary Blackwood, NP
View recordingCognitive Behavioral Therapy: Integrating Behavioral Change Strategies into Your Practice
Recorded Mar. 6, 2019
Moderators: John Archibeque, MSN, MBA, CBSGL, RN, CBN, Genna Hymowitz, PhD, and Colleen Schreyer, PhD
Panelist: Amber Saucier, MS, RDN, LDN and Lora Grabow, LMSW
Learn about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and how can CBT techniques help patients change their behaviors.
View recordingASMBS IH Webinar: ObesityWeek Highlight Reel, Pharmacology
Recorded Dec. 12, 2018
Moderator: Nathaniel Sann, MSN CRNP FNP-BC
Panel: April Smith, PharmD, and Scott Monte, PharmD
The expert panel discuss pharmacological issues as it relates to obesity
View recordingASMBS IH Webinar: Nutritional Complications
Recorded Aug. 23, 2018
Moderator: Abigail Schroeder, PA-C
Panel: Laura Andromalos, MS, RD, CD, CDE and Lilian Craggs-Dino, DHA, RDN, LDN, CLT
View recordingASMBS IH Town Hall Webinar
Recorded March 28, 2018
Moderator: IH President Karen Flanders, MSN, ARNP, CBN
Panelists: Certified Bariatric Nurse (CBN) Committee Chair Bill Gourash, RN CRNP PhD, and IH Multidisciplinary Care Committee Chair Michelle Lent, PhD
View recordingASMBS IH Webinar: Keeping Patients Engaged in Bariatric Support Groups
Recorded January 31, 2018
Moderator: Abigail Schroeder, PA-C
Panel: John Archibeque, MSN, CBSGL, RN; Francine Broder, PsyD; and Paul Davidson, PhD
View recordingPsychosocial Evaluation Recommendations Webinar
Recorded September 27, 2017
Moderator: Abigail Schroeder, PA-C
Panelists: Stephanie Sogg, PhD; Jennifer Lauretti, PhD, ABPP; and Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LISW-S
View recordingDifficult Cases: Duodenal Switch Webinar
Recorded September 13, 2017
Moderator: Carlos Galvani, MD
Panelist: Ranjan Sudan, MD; Vivek Prachand, MD; Daniel Cottam, MD
View recordingASMBS IH Town Hall Webinar
Recorded July 12, 2017
Moderator: IH President Karen Flanders, MSN, ARNP, CBN
Presenters: IH President-Elect Pamela Davis, MBA BSN RN CBN and Adam Dungey, MBA BSN
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ASMBS IH Nutritional Guidelines
Recorded Mar. 29, 2017
Moderator: Nathaniel Sann, MSN, CRNP, FNP-BC
Presenters: Julie Parrott, MS, RD, CPT and Laura Frank, PhD MPH RD CD
View recordingASMBS IH Town Hall Webinar
Recorded Jan. 25, 2017
Moderator: IH President Karen Flanders, MSN, ARNP, CBN
Co-Moderator: IH President-Elect Pamela Davis, MBA BSN RN CBN
Presenters: IH Support Group Committee Chair Paul Davidson, PhD, and Integrated Health Clinical Issues and Guidelines Committee Chair Allison Grupski, PhD
View recordingDebate: Staple Line Reinforcement
Recorded Jan. 18, 2017
Presenters: Scott Shikora, MD, FASMBS and Peter Billing, MD
Moderators: Richard Peterson, MD, FASMBS, Valerie Halpin, MD, FASMBS and Daniel Herron, MD, FASMBS
View recordingASMBS Town Hall Webinar
Recorded Nov. 16, 2016
Moderator: Stacy Brethauer, MD, FASMBS
Panel: ASMBS Leadership and Wendy Marinkovich (BCBS)
View recordingThe band is coming out – now what? Sleeve vs. Bypass
Recorded May 4, 2016
Topics: Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Bypass
Presenters: Stacy Brethauer, MD, FASMBS and Samuel Szomstein, MD, FASMBS
Moderators: Daniel M. Herron, MD, FACS, FASMBS and Richard Peterson, MD, FACS, FASMBS
View recordingGastric Balloon Debate: Pro v. Con
Recorded March 9, 2016
Topic: Gastric Balloon
Presenters: Manoel Galvao Neto, MD and Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FASMBS
Moderators: Daniel M. Herron, MD, FACS, FASMBS and Richard Peterson, MD, FACS, FASMBS
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