Weight-Loss Surgery – What You Should Know. Tuesday, October 20 Replay available anytime.
One in 25 American adults is morbidly obese – that is, roughly 100 pounds overweight or roughly 75 pounds overweight with other weight-related conditions, such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea and/or high cholesterol. Morbid obesity can have profound effects on quality of life. It is a significant cause of premature death and a major contributor to many other diseases and conditions, including stroke, reflux, arthritis, gallbladder disease, incontinence, polycystic ovarian syndrome and infertility.
Medical journals are now recognizing bariatric surgery as the only treatment which is truly effective at causing substantial weight loss in most patients. Bariatric surgery has evolved dramatically over the past several years, thanks to the development of a safe, fully laparoscopic (minimally invasive) approach to various procedures, as well as to the establishment of Centers of Excellence standards.
As a special educational offering, two distinguished bariatric surgeons from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program will provide a webcast demonstration of state-of-the-art, minimally invasive procedures for weight loss. David S. Tichansky, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Director of the Jefferson Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Program, and Bernadette C. Profeta, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, are fellowship-trained in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery.
You will have the opportunity to ask the physicians questions during the webcast.
Both professionals and the public may view the webcast. Physicians may sign up to receive CME credits for viewing this webcast.
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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