Founded in 1983, foremost American surgeons have formed the society's leadership and have established an excellent organization with educational and support programs for surgeons and allied health professionals.
The purpose of the society is to advance the art and science of bariatric surgery by continued encouragement of its members to:
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Pursue investigations in both the clinic and the laboratory. |
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Interchange ideas, information and experience pertaining to bariatric surgery. |
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Promote guidelines for ethical patient selection and care. |
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Develop educational programs for physicians, paramedical persons, and lay people. |
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Promote outcome studies and quality assurance |
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ASBS QUICK LINKS |
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CMS National Coverage Determination- final determination
Letter From ASBS President - 3/6/2006
Letter From ASBS President - 2/21/2006
ASBS Release - 2/21/2006 |
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Click Here for the ASBS Feature SOARD Article:
Insurance-mandated preoperative dietary counseling does not improve
outcome and increases dropout rates in patients considering gastric
bypass surgery for morbid obesity
MK Jamal, MD, EJ DeMaria, MD, JM Johnson, DO,
BJ Carmody, MD, LG Wolfe, MS, JM Kellum, MD,
JG Meador, RN
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