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6 Bariatric Times • July 2016 Table of Contents J uly 2016 • Volume 13 • Number 7 EDITORIAL MESSAGES: ...........................................................................................................................................3 Changing Perceptions: Obesity as a Disease, Focus on Collaboration a nd Long-Term Management "For Better, For Worse" by Kelvin Higa, MD, FACS Communication is Key in Helping Patients Set and Achieve Realistic Goals for Weight Loss with Any Treatment Modality b y Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP EDITORIAL BOARD ...................................................................................................................................................8 REVIEW .................................................................................................................................................................10 Talking to Patients about Expectations for Outcome after Bariatric Surgery: Weight Loss, Quality of Life, Body Image, and Relationships by Gretchen E. Ames, PhD, ABPP; Matthew M. Clark, PhD, ABPP; Karen B. Grothe, PhD, ABPP; Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, MD; Enrique F. Elli, MD ASMBS FOUNDATION UPDATE ................................................................................................................................20 An Update on the Foundation plus "Meet the Board" Interview with John Magaña Morton, MD by Connie Stillwell JOURNAL WATCH...................................................................................................................................................22 NEWS AND TRENDS ...............................................................................................................................................24 CALENDAR OF EVENTS...........................................................................................................................................26 WALTER PORIES'S CARTOON CORNER ....................................................................................................................26 A collection of original cartoons by Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ..............................................................................................................27 ADVERTISER INDEX ...............................................................................................................................................27 3 3 10 24 22 20 BARIATRIC TIMES IS SEEKING SUBMISSIONS! Contact Angela Saba at asaba@matrixmedcom.com for information on how to be featured in an upcoming installment of the Bariatric Center Spotlight or to submit your Case Report today. ALSO ACCEPTING VIDEO CLIPS WITH SUBMISSIONS. If accepted, your video clip could be included in the Bariatric Times digital edition.