July 2018 – Connect https://connect.asmbs.org The Official News Magazine of ASMBS Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:50:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.6 American Diabetes Association Report: Diabetes is the Most Expensive Chronic Disease in America https://connect.asmbs.org/07-2018/american-diabetes-association-report-diabetes-is-the-most-expensive-chronic-disease-in-america Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:00:12 +0000 https://staging.connect.asmbs.org/?p=206 At a cost of $327 billion, diabetes has become the most expensive chronic disease in the U.S., according to the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) recently released “Economic Costs of Diabetes…

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]]> Bariatric Surgery Cuts Risk of Developing Melanoma by More than 60% https://connect.asmbs.org/07-2018/bariatric-surgery-cuts-risk-of-developing-melanoma-by-more-than-60 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:00:05 +0000 https://staging.connect.asmbs.org/?p=192 Bariatric surgery reduces the risk of developing malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer by more than 60 percent, according to research presented at the European Congress on Obesity…

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]]> A Note From the President: Towards a More Inclusive Society https://connect.asmbs.org/07-2018/a-note-from-the-president-towards-a-more-inclusive-society Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:00:03 +0000 https://staging.connect.asmbs.org/?p=317 One of the hallmarks of our profession is the multidisciplinary approach that we apply to all stages of patient care. Ouroutcomes have reached unprecedented levels of safety and efficacy, not…

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]]> Integrated Health President’s Corner – July 2018 https://connect.asmbs.org/07-2018/integrated-health-presidents-corner-july-2018 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:00:16 +0000 https://staging.connect.asmbs.org/?p=247 Let me start off this IH President’s Corner by congratulating and thanking Kelli Friedman, PhD and Connie Klein, ARNP for planning an outstanding agenda for ASMBS Weekend. Many kudos to…

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]]> June 2018 Study Roundup https://connect.asmbs.org/07-2018/june-2018-study-roundup Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:30:18 +0000 https://staging.connect.asmbs.org/?p=187 Factors Associated With Long Wait Times for Bariatric Surgery (Annals of Surgery) Researchers analyzed a statewide clinical data registry of 60,791 patients who had bariatric surgery from 2006 to 2016…

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]]> News And Notes – June 2018 https://connect.asmbs.org/07-2018/news-and-notes-june-2018 Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:20:12 +0000 https://staging.connect.asmbs.org/?p=212 ASMBS’ Updated Position Statement on Bariatric Surgery in Class I Obesity Gets Support from the ADA and SAGES-Endorsement The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Updated Position Statement…

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]]> June 2018 Newsletter of the Obesity Care Continuum https://connect.asmbs.org/07-2018/june-2018-newsletter-of-the-obesity-care-continuum Sun, 17 Jun 2018 17:00:28 +0000 https://staging.connect.asmbs.org/?p=308 Download the June 2018 Newsletter of the Obesity Care Continuum

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