In this Healthed lecture, A/Prof Gary Kilov - Founding Member, RACGP Specific Interest Group For Diabetes; Co-Founder, Primary Care Diabetes Society Australia; Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania will explain why Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment option for the patient with significant obesity. The GP plays an integral role in the shared care long term management of the bariatric patient. This lecture will describe the most commonly used bariatric-metabolic surgical procedures, their mechanism of action, patient selection, weight loss and health outcomes including diabetes, managing acute and long term complications, and involvement of the integrated health team including the GP to optimise long term outcome.

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