Specialties

Bariatrics

Conferences Earn CME/CE

More Conferences

Featured CME/CE Activities

More CME Activities

Click for Credit Free CME/CE

For patients with end-stage liver disease, acute care incurs steep costs

Mean end-of-life costs exceeded those for ischemic heart disease, diabetes, mental health disorders, and congestive heart failure. Only chronic renal disease cost more.

Roux-en-Y achieves diabetes remission in majority of patients

About three-quarters of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus achieve remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

Obesity paradox applies to post-stroke mortality

CHICAGO – Overweight and obese VA stroke patients have lower 30-day and 1-year all-cause mortality after an in-hospital stroke.

Robotic sleeve gastrectomy may heighten organ space infection risk

Robotic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss has similar outcomes to laparoscopic surgery but a higher risk of organ space infection.

More Click for Credit

Conference News & Video

Children with poor cardiorespiratory fitness have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in adulthood can be calculated by measuring cardiorespiratory fitness in childhood.

Liver disease likely to become increasing indication for bariatric surgery

Bariatric surgery is effective for treatment of fatty liver disease, showing a 90% improvement in steatosis.

VIDEO: How to recognize and treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

More Conference News & Video

Scientific Abstracts

There are no results under this Specialty.

More Scientific Abstracts