COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will focus on behavioral health considerations for bariatric surgery, extending beyond the preoperative psychological evaluation in exploring the role of the behavioral health provider in helping patients to achieve optimal longer-term outcomes as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team. The agenda will include a brief overview of obesity, including prevalence, etiolology and consequences, and its surgical treatment, with a focus on gastric bypass and adjustable gastric banding. This general information will be followed by review of issues specific to bariatric surgery, including preoperative screening and preparation as well as postoperative intervention and support. The course material is drawn from the empirical literature in obesity and bariatric surgery, as well as the clinical expertise of the presenter. The presentation will allow for a 15-minute period for questions.
PRESENTER BIO
Dr. Melissa Kalarchian, Ph.D.
Melissa Kalarchian, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is a licensed psychologist specializing in behavioral medicine, with a particular interest in the relationship between psychiatric status and health-related behavior.
She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and completed an internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Her research activities involve the adaptation, delivery, and evaluation of obesity treatments for special populations. Currently, Dr. Kalarchian is working on a federally funded project to develop a lifestyle intervention to promote healthy eating, increased physical activity, and enhanced psychosocial functioning tailored to meet the unique needs of severely obese individuals undergoing surgery for weight loss.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Participants will be able to identify:
- The main indications for bariatric surgery
- How surgery affects eating, body weight, and health-related quality of life
- The role of the preoperative psychological evaluation in the multidisciplinary screening of the bariatric surgery patient
- Pre- and postoperative behavioral health considerations specific to bariatric surgery
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OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE:
- Introduction (2 minutes)
- Financial Disclosures (1 minute)
- Course Overview and Agenda (2 minutes)
- Definition of Obesity (3 minutes)
- Prevalence, causes, and consequences (6 minutes)
- Behavioral treatment of obesity (4 minutes)
- Surgical treatment of obesity (8 minutes)
- Preoperative screening and preparation (15 minutes)
- Postoperative intervention and support (15 minutes)
- Summary (4 minutes)
- Question and Answers (15 minutes)
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