Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic, holds its twelfth monthly public lecture on Obesity under the title of “Walking Away from Obesity: Bariatric Surgery Options and Results” on Tuesday.
The lecture will be presented by Dr. Abdelrahman Nimeri, Director of the Bariatric ‘&’ Metabolic Institute – Abu Dhabi of SKMC and Dr. Mohamad Al-Haddad, Specialist Surgeon at SKMC and will be followed by a question and answer session. It will cover all essential topics in fighting obesity and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Solutions to eliminate obesity will be discussed.
The lecture, which is open to all is intended to raise awareness regarding the dangers of obesity and the benefits of bariatric surgery for those who need one.
Dr. Nimeri stated, “During the one-hour health talk, the presentation will take around 10 minutes and the following 50 minutes will be dedicated to answer the audience’s questions. Attendees might also have the opportunity to meet some of the patients who had a bariatric surgery or are being evaluated to have one.
We will discuss the three options of bariatric surgery which we offer here at SKMC including gastric bypass, gastric banding and the sleeve gastrectomy. The three surgical solutions are performed laparoscopically at SKMC.
Patients who are considered for a bariatric surgery are patients with a Body Max Index (BMI) of more than 40 or patients with a BMI more than 35 with two serious medical problems such as Type 2 Diabetes Miletus, Dyslipidemia or Hypertension. ”
“We look forward to seeing different categories, either patients who already had surgeries or those who are being evaluated for surgery at the Bariatric ‘&’ Metabolic institute – Abu Dhabi of SKMC or even healthy people who would like to improve their lifestyle and broaden their knowledge to remain fit and healthy. It is worth mentioning that more than 550 individuals have attended our monthly public lectures which we started in October 2009”, Dr. Al-Haddad said.
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