Preoperative Nutrition Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients

About This Webinar:

About 40% of American adults have obesity, and if the current trend continues, is expected to increase to more than half of the adult population by 2030. Specifically, 7.7% had severe obesity, a body mass index of 40 kg/m² or greater, in 2015-2016. Bariatric surgery is the most effective and durable treatment for severe obesity, and is often preceded by preoperative nutrition assessment and management.

This webinar provides the current state of the field, shares literature that supports it, and explores how dietitians can support patients with severe obesity seeking surgical treatment.

Objectives

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the nutrition-related indications and contraindications to bariatric surgery
2. Understand the current literature on required preoperative nutrition intervention and its relationship to postoperative outcomes

Presenter

Colleen Tewksbury, PhD
Senior Research Investigator, University of Pennsylvania
Bariatric Program Manager, Penn Medicine.

Dr. Tewksbury serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the new Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management board exam and a facilitator for the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s Certificate of Training in Obesity Interventions for Adults.

Connect with her via @TewksRD on Twitter or @dietitian_tewks on Instagram or via [email protected]

Continuing Education (CE) Credit

Continuing education is no longer available for this session.

Event Materials

Tewksbury C, Williams N, Dumon K, Sarwer D. Preoperative Medical Weight Management in Bariatric Surgery: a Review and Reconsideration. Obes Surg. 2017;27:208-214. DOI 10.1007/s11695-016-2422-7

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6060405/

NW_BariatricNutritionMgmt_011520F (PDF)

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