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Health Information Center Resources on November 12th's Show

Surgeon Howard Simon, medical director of University Hospital’s Bariatric Program, talks about bariatric surgery as an approach to controlling obesity, and the vital role patient compliance and commitment play in achieving success.

For more information on bariatric services at University Hospital: www.upstate.edu/uh/surgery/bariatric/

Books:

“Gastric Bypass Surgery: Everything you Need to Know to Make an Informed Decision”, by Mary P. Mcgowan. McGraw-Hill, 2004.

“Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for You?”, by Robin F. Apple et al.  Oxford University Press, 2006.

Books available through bookstores, libraries, including the Health Information Center and Amazon.com.

Resources for Weight Loss Surgery and Obesity:

Obesity Pathfinder – an on-line guide to news feeds, pamphlets, articles, books, videos, support groups and more.

Healthy Living Calculators – calculate Body Mass Index, calories burned, target heart rate and more.

Weight Loss Surgery - on-line video from MedlinePlus.

Obesity – on-line video from wired.MD at the Health Information Center site.

Expert Panel on Weight Loss Surgery – practice guidelines from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery - practice guidelines from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Professional Societies:

The American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS)

 

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