Are you looking for a leading journal to publish your paper? Consider Clinical Obesity! Clinical Obesity is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality translational and clinical research papers and reviews focusing on  obesity and its co-morbidities. Key areas of interest are:

• Patient assessment, classification, diagnosis and prognosis
• Drug treatments, clinical trials and supporting research
• Bariatric surgery and follow-up issues
• Surgical approaches to remove body fat
• Pharmacological, dietary and behavioral approaches for weight loss
• Clinical physiology
• Clinically relevant epidemiology
• Psychological aspects of obesity
• Co-morbidities
• Nursing and care of obese patients
• Regional prevalence studies and ethical papers

Clinical Obesity is the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity and has a high-standard, rigorous peer-review process. The journal is known for its quality and reputation, which make it well read. All content is freely accessible throughout 2012. For more information about the fast and easy electronic submission process, which enables authors to track their articles, visit the submit-a-paper webpage. For more information or to freely access journal articles, visit the Clinical Obesity homepage.

ASBP board member presents poster at Canadian Obesity Network (CON) conference

Dr. Wendy Scinta

ASBP Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Wendy Scinta (Fayetteville, N.Y.) presented a poster on kids weight loss and dropout rates with depression and lack of family support during the CON Obesity & Mental Health Conference in Toronto on June 26-28.  

The ASBP 62nd Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 24-28 is fast approaching. 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! For more information about planning a trip while at the conference, visit http://asbp.orlandomeetinginfo.com/. 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. Online and mail-in registration options are available. Attendees 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.  

*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.

 ASBP is offering its popular Obesity Basic Medical Treatment Course in cities throughout the United States this year. The three July dates are:

• July 14: San Jose, Calif. (8:15 a.m.-5 p.m.)
• July 21: Nashville, Tenn. (8:15 a.m.-5 p.m.)
• July 28: Austin, Texas (8:15 a.m.-5 p.m.)

The course provides basic clinical information and tools to effectively treat obese patients and their related conditions. Click here to download brochure and read complete details about the course and additional dates and locations, which include: Miami on Aug. 4; Portland, Ore., on Aug. 25; Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 8; Cleveland on Sept. 15; and Jan. 26, 2013: Independence, Mo.

Physician members: How to enhance your listing in the ASBP online physician directory

  Did you know that as a physician member of ASBP, you are entitled to a free listing in the online Find a Weight Loss Doctor directory for patients? Plus, if you read, accept the terms, sign (with notary stamp) and return the ASBP Bariatric Practice Guidelines Oath, your listing is moved to the top portion of your state's directory page and "American Society of Bariatric Physicians Bariatric Guidelines Compliant" is added  to your listing! If you have questions about your listing or how to enhance your listing, please contact Membership & Exhibit Sales Manager Anna Vanderkleed.