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Module Summary

Bariatric surgeons Mr Roger Ackroyd, Miss Corinne Owers and Mr Ben Rees explain how obesity should be defined and managed, including body fat assessment, treatment options and follow-up care for post-bariatric surgery patients

Learning Objectives

This module brings you the latest in managing obesity, including:

  • How to assess body fat
  • The different types of bariatric surgery available
  • Managing obesity in children
  • Following up post-operative bariatric surgery patients

 

Authors: Mr Roger Ackroyd is a consultant general and bariatric surgeon and Mr Ben Rees is a surgical registrar at Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, and Miss Corinne Owers is a Consultant Upper GI and General Surgeon at Blackpool Teaching hospital.

 

Date module published: May 2017

Module reviewed and updated: April 2023

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Reviews

  • very good

  • Module should be updated \n\nWeight loss injections discussed\nThey are available on Nhs

  • vwry informative