Presented By: Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM)
CBSSM Seminar featuring Janet Childerhose, PhD (June 12th)
"Should obese adolescents undergo bariatric surgery?"
Janet E. Childerhose, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CBSSM
June 12, 2014
3:00-4:00 pm
NCRC Bldg 16, RM 266C
Summary: The clinical literature on pediatric bariatric surgery is characterized by disagreement about the suitability of bariatric surgery for children and adolescents, and the appropriate referral criteria. Janet will discuss a systematic review of clinical recommendations that is underway and draw out some observations to date.
Janet E. Childerhose, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CBSSM
June 12, 2014
3:00-4:00 pm
NCRC Bldg 16, RM 266C
Summary: The clinical literature on pediatric bariatric surgery is characterized by disagreement about the suitability of bariatric surgery for children and adolescents, and the appropriate referral criteria. Janet will discuss a systematic review of clinical recommendations that is underway and draw out some observations to date.
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