In the United States, obesity has been increasing at an alarming rate over the past 50 years. In 2014, obesity and its comorbidities accounted for 14.3 percent of this country’s healthcare expenditure. Weight loss surgery is considered a safe and durable treatment option for obesity. The techniques have been continuously evolving to yield better outcomes. This activity describes the indications, contraindications, and complications associated with sleeve gastrectomy and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in the management of patients with obesity
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/41241
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
Nursing: 1.5 hours
Pharmacy: 1.5 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABTS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
ABIM - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABTS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), Ambulatory/Outpatient, Bariatric Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Non-Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Anesthesia, Pediatric Endocrinology
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