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43. Surgery for Morbid Obesity
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:23:54
Publish Date: 2011-05-12 11:16:00
Description:

In this episode, Dr Shahzeer Karmali discusses surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity. After listening to this podcast, learners should be able to:

  • describe recent changes in body weight in the North American population
  • list the diseases associated with morbid obesity
  • define the terms 'overweight', 'obese' and 'severely obese'
  • outline the principles of treatment of morbid obesity
  • outline the principles of surgery for morbid obesity
  • list three operations for morbid obesity
  • describe the evidence base for morbid obesity surgery

Running time 23:53

Extra: link to 'Obesity 101'
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