ASBP Obesity Medicine e-Weekly: May 30, 2012

In This Issue

News

Advocacy

Education

Resources

ASBP Quick Links

2012 Prescribing Practices Survey

Bariatric Practice Guidelines

Members-only Group on LinkedIn

Guide to ASBP Social Media

American Society of

Bariatric Physicians

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Aurora, CO 80014

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Staff

Laurie Traetow, CPA

Executive Director

laurie@asbp.org

Karen Brenning

Office Manager &

Membership Coordinator
karen@asbp.org

Heidi Gordon

Director of Marketing &

Communications

heidi@asbp.org

Dana Mansell

CME Director &

Business Manager
dana@asbp.org

Stacy Schmidt, Ph.D.

Health Director
stacy@asbp.org

Anna Vanderkleed

Membership &

Exhibit Sales Manager

anna@asbp.org

Obesity Medicine e-Weekly

News

Ready to become an ASBP leader? Call for nominations

The following leadership positions are vacant on the ASBP Board of Trustees:

Vice President
Secretary/Treasurer
Board of Trustee (three positions open)

If you are interested in pursuing one of these positions, please complete and submit the ASBP Nomination Form, then return it via e-mail to Executive Director Laurie Traetow, CPA, by June 15.

ASBP pledges support to National Employee Wellness Month

The 4^th Annual National Employee Wellness Month (NEWM) in June is once again providing a key platform for leading businesses to demonstrate their support for prevention and healthy lifestyles. Virgin HealthMiles, the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance, the Partnership to Fight Chronic Diseaseand WorldatWork announced ASBP among the more than 130 U.S. organizations that pledged support of the cause. NEWM showcases how prevention, coupled with supportive social communities like the workplace, helps to improve employee health and productivity, lower health care costs and create a workplace culture of health. This annual initiative helps employers learn from best practices of how companies are developing successful strategies around prevention and good health. Read the NEWM news release. Download the NEWM FAQs.

ASBP to be represented at IASO SCOPE School 2012

Dr. Deborah Bade Horn

ASBP is pleased to announce that Board of Trustees Vice President (2011-12) Deborah Bade Horn, D.O., has been invited as a speaker at the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) Specialist Certification for Obesity Professional Education (SCOPE) School, which will be held Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in in Cambridge, England.

Advocacy

ASBP signs Treat Obesity with Respect advertisement

May 7, 2012, ad in POLITICO ASBP is one of nearly 50 organizations to take part in the Treat Obesity with Respect campaign, which appeared as an advertisement in the May 7 newspaper version of POLITICO (page 9), a print and online destination for coverage and analysis of Congress, the White House, politics and lobbying. The print version of POLITICO is hand-delivered to congressional offices, the White House, the Supreme Court, the Pentagon, federal departments, media outlets, lobbying firms, public relations firms, think tanks and associations.Download a copy of the advertisement.

Education
ASBP 2012 Orlando Symposium

ASBP 62nd Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium | Oct. 24-28 | Orlando

Online and mail-in registration options are available for the ASBP Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando on Oct. 24-28. The symposium is comprised of two parts: the Obesity Medicine Certification Review Course* (Oct. 24-25) and the Obesity Course (Oct. 26-28), which includes breakouts so that attendees can tailor their education to meet their own needs. Attendees may earn up to 30 hours of continuing medical education (CME) by participating in the full symposium. Additional details about this event are available at www.obesitymedicineconference.org. Register by Friday, Sept. 14, and be entered into a drawing to win two 1-day Park Hopper® Option admissions to Walt Disney World® Resort!

*Prepare for the certification exam! Attending the entire Orlando conference will fulfill the live CME requirement for the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) examination. You must register for the Orlando conference prior to the ABOM application final deadline of Sept. 14 (save $250 on the exam fee with early registration by Aug. 15) in order to make these credits valid for the 2012 ABOM examination. Simply present confirmation of payment and intent-to-attend documentation to ABOM, along with the other application requirements.

Obesity Basic Medical Treatment Course in Charlotte, N.C.

ASBP is offering its popular one-day Obesity Basic Medical Treatment Course in cities throughout the United States this year. The next course is 8:15 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, in Charlotte, N.C., at the Embassy Suites Charlotte. Click here to read complete details about the course and additional 2012 dates and locations.

2012 Obesity Conference Recorded CME on DVD or CD

ASBP is now accepting orders for the recorded CME from its 2012 Obesity Conference. Click to order the product that best meets your needs:

- 3-in-1 Obesity Conference (31 CME)

- Obesity Medicine Certification Review Course (13 CME)

- Obesity Course (10.5 CME)

- Nutrition & Metabolism Society Symposium (7.5 CME)

*Attendees of a CME activity's live program may purchase an archival copy (i.e., not valid as recorded CME credit) for $50 per course attended. Call 303.770.2526 for further details.

Resources

Affordable video production and marketing toolkit package available to members attending ASBP conference in Orlando

ASBP members often ask for advice about how to market their obesity medicine practices to patients. In response, ASBP is now offering members an affordable solution with a video production and marketing toolkit package. The society negotiated this production package with aKvideo, Inc., (Castle Rock, Colo.) at a cost of $800 per video package, which includes a sample script outline/questions, tips for marketing online, filming, editing and both a DVD and web-ready version of the final video. Watch a sample video from aKvideo, which was filmed for ASBP member Dr. Jeffry N. Gerber. Recording of all videos will take place during the ASBP 62nd Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium in Orlando. If you are interested in learning more about the services, please click here.

ASBP announces social bookmarking group for members

During the past few months, ASBP staff began collecting and tagging articles related to obesity medicine. This collection of nearly 100 articles is saved as the members-only group "Obesity Medicine in the News" on www.diigo.com. ASBP members may create a free account, then request to join the group. Upon confirmation of a new account, a user may choose whether or not to install the Diigo toolbar or simply add Diigolet as a drag-and-drop bookmark on one's browser. Either the toolbar or the bookmark will allow access to the highlight, sticky note and tagging features when bookmarking a new article or commenting on an existing one in the article repository. (NOTE: Users may choose whether to share their comments with the group or display them in only a personal view setting.) Read more about Diigo:

- For general questions, visit http://help.diigo.com/.

- For a video overview of how to use Diigo.com, visit http://vimeo.com/12687333.

- For a video tutorial of how to use a Diigo.com Group, visit http://www.diigo.com/learn_more/collaborate.

The American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) is a medical professional association for physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants who are focused on the treatment and management of overweight and obese patients and their related conditions and co-morbidities. ASBP is the primary source for clinical education and training for the medical management of obesity.