13th Annual Bariatric Summit for the Comprehensive Management of Severe Obesity
September 17-18, 2016 Nashville, TN
Please make plans to join us on the weekend of September 17-18 in Nashville, Tennessee for the 13th Bariatric Summit. For the past 12 years, surgeons and other health care professionals have gathered at the Bariatric Summit to explore leading-edge clinical and technical innovations related to the advanced management and treatment of severe obesity.
This informal and interactive program has been developed to address the educational needs of the entire surgical team towards achieving and maintaining the rigorous standards associated with becoming a Center of Excellence.
Once again, this year's program will showcase relevant and cutting edge talks from well-known thought leaders in Bariatric Surgery, focusing on a spectrum of the most relevant issues in bariatric surgery. We will review decision-making, operative strategies, advanced technical details, controversies, management of complications and many other topics including the essentials of a successful bariatric program.
Please join us in Nashville for another exciting Bariatric Summit.
Scott Shikora, MD
Course Director
Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School
Director, Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Brigham and Women's Hospital
Target Audience
General Surgeons, Bariatric Surgeons, Bariatric Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Pediatricians, Plastic Surgeons, Legal Professionals, Nurses, Hospital Administrators, Nutritionists, Dieticians, Psychologists, Behavioral Health Professionals, and other Allied Health Professionals interested in the medical and surgical advancements and management of clinically severe obesity.
Activity Goal
Explore leading-edge clinical and technical innovations related to the advanced management and treatment of severe obesity. This activity is designed to address the following ABMS / IOM competencies: Patient Care and Medical Knowledge.
Learning Objectives
After attending this program, healthcare professionals should be able to:
- Describe criteria for identification of appropriate surgical candidates
- Describe the principles underlying a multidisciplinary approach to bariatric surgery
- Discuss perioperative and postoperative care of obese patients
- Explain diet and lifestyle changes after bariatric surgery
- Describe the essentials of a successful bariatric program
- Identify key risk management strategies
- Discuss advanced issues in the surgical treatment of clinically severe obesity
- Identify the components of metabolic syndrome and its relation to obesity
- Discuss treatment path for severe type II diabetes and the impact of surgical intervention
Learning Objectives for Nursing Track
After attending this program, nurses should be able to:
- Identify the various nursing roles in a bariatric program.
- Identify key equipment and environmental needs of a bariatric program.
- Identify the challenges of the physical assessment with regard to the bariatric patient.
- Identify the nursing role as it relates to the multidisciplinary team.
- Identify the key components of bariatric documentation.