Medical Grand Rounds - Current Treatment and Issues for Bariatric Patients
Presenters: Mustafa W. Aman, MD, MHA, FACS, FICS, FASMBS, Chief, Guthrie Comprehensive Weight Loss Center, Director, Guthrie Bariatric Surgery Program & Verlyn Warrington, MD, Director, Medical Bariatrics, Guthrie Medical Group, P.C., Sayre, PA
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe current practices in surgical treatment of morbid obesity, including evidence-based clinical outcomes.
- Describe current treatment guidelines for non-surgical management of the obese patient.
- Discuss current advocacy efforts and future of obesity treatment in the United States.
This program is intended for: Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Fellows, Residents, Medical and Nursing Students, and other Ancillary Healthcare Professionals.
Accreditation Statement
“The Guthrie Clinic is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.”
Designation Statement
“The Guthrie Clinic designates this live activity for a maximum of (1.0) AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.”
Disclosure/Conflict of Interest Statement
“Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by The Guthrie Clinic are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).” “The presenting faculty/planning committee for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.”