Surgical Options for the Treatment of the Morbidly Obese

Surgical Options for the Treatment of the Morbidly Obese is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.

Course opens: 12/01/2019
Course expires: 07/31/2024

Overview:
Learn more about surgical options for the treatment of morbid obesity with Dr. Anthony M. Gonzalez, Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery, South Miami Hospital and Chief of Surgery, Baptist Hospital of Miami. This course explains patient selection criteria for robotic gastric bypass and robotic sleeve gastrectomy and describes typical surgical outcomes and average recovery for both procedures.

Learning Objectives:
• Explain Baptist Health’s experience with robotic gastric bypass and robotic sleeve gastrectomy. 
• Describe patient selection criteria, typical surgical outcomes and average recovery for both procedures. 
• Assess potential gastric bypass surgery complications in a primary care setting and implement appropriate interventions. 
• Implement standard primary care follow-up after gastric bypass procedures.

0.8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™