American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery

The ASMBS, as part of its mission statement, says it is “committed to educating health professionals and the lay public about metabolic and bariatric surgery as an option for the treatment of obesity and morbid obesity and improving the care and treatment of people with obesity and obesity-related diseases and conditions.” This surgical specialty organization says it “encourages its members to investigate and discover new advances in metabolic and bariatric surgery, while maintaining a steady exchange of experiences and ideas that may lead to improved patient outcomes.”{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://asmbs.org/about |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery |language=en-US}}

In 2012, the ASMBS had approximately 4,000 members,{{cite web | work = The American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. | title = Fact sheet | access-date = 16 November 2012 | url = http://s3.amazonaws.com/publicASMBS/Resources/Fact-Sheets/AboutASMBS2012.pdf }} which includes surgeons, nurses, bariatricians, psychologists, dietitians, and other medical specialists focused on the disease of obesity.{{Cite web |title=February 2012: Ed Mason at Large : Bariatric Times |url=https://bariatrictimes.com/february-2012-ed-mason-at-large/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |language=en-US}}

The ASMBS is also an advocate for healthcare policy to promote patient access to high quality prevention and treatment of obesity.{{cite web | work = The Obesity Society | date = 2011 | title = Capitol update: The monthly advocacy newsletter of the Obesity Society. | url = http://www.obesity.org/about-us/capitol-update.htm?qh=YTozOntpOjA7czoyMDoiYW1lcmljYW4gc29jaWV0eSBmb3IiO2k6MTtzOjE3OiJmb3IgbWV0YWJvbGljIGFuZCI7aToyO3M6MjE6ImFuZCBiYXJpYXRyaWMgc3VyZ2VyeSI7fQ%3D%3D | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141017022132/http://www.obesity.org/about-us/capitol-update.htm?qh=YTozOntpOjA7czoyMDoiYW1lcmljYW4gc29jaWV0eSBmb3IiO2k6MTtzOjE3OiJmb3IgbWV0YWJvbGljIGFuZCI7aToyO3M6MjE6ImFuZCBiYXJpYXRyaWMgc3VyZ2VyeSI7fQ%3D%3D | archive-date=2014-10-17 }}

The ASMBS was established in 1983. Its founding president was Edward Eaton Mason, MD, a surgeon who is considered the "father" of bariatric or obesity surgery.{{cite web | work = Medicine Alumni Society | title = Alumni interview: Edward Mason, M.D. | access-date = 15 November 2012 | url = http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/alumni/interviews/mason_edward.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140810090005/http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/alumni/interviews/mason_edward.html | archive-date=2014-08-10 }}

On August 15, 2007, the ASBS changed its name to the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) to reflect mounting clinical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of surgery on metabolic diseases, particularly type 2 diabetes,{{Cite web |title=Bariatric group assumes new name |url=https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2007/08/22/Bariatric-group-assumes-new-name/74861187787891/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=UPI |language=en}}{{cite journal | vauthors = Carlsson LM, Peltonen M, Ahlin S, Anveden Å, Bouchard C, Carlsson B, Jacobson P, Lönroth H, Maglio C, Näslund I, Pirazzi C, Romeo S, Sjöholm K, Sjöström E, Wedel H, Svensson PA, Sjöström L | display-authors = 6 | title = Bariatric surgery and prevention of type 2 diabetes in Swedish obese subjects | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 367 | issue = 8 | pages = 695–704 | date = August 2012 | pmid = 22913680 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa1112082 | s2cid = 13171282 | doi-access = free }}{{cite journal | vauthors = Schauer PR, Kashyap SR, Wolski K, Brethauer SA, Kirwan JP, Pothier CE, Thomas S, Abood B, Nissen SE, Bhatt DL | display-authors = 6 | title = Bariatric surgery versus intensive medical therapy in obese patients with diabetes | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 366 | issue = 17 | pages = 1567–1576 | date = April 2012 | pmid = 22449319 | pmc = 3372918 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa1200225 }}{{cite journal | vauthors = Mingrone G, Panunzi S, De Gaetano A, Guidone C, Iaconelli A, Leccesi L, Nanni G, Pomp A, Castagneto M, Ghirlanda G, Rubino F | display-authors = 6 | title = Bariatric surgery versus conventional medical therapy for type 2 diabetes | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 366 | issue = 17 | pages = 1577–1585 | date = April 2012 | pmid = 22449317 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa1200111 | doi-access = free }}{{cite journal | author = American Diabetes Association | title = Standards of medical care in diabetes--2011 | journal = Diabetes Care | volume = 34 Suppl 1 | issue = Supplement_1 | pages = S11–S61 | date = January 2011 | pmid = 21193625 | doi = 10.2337/dc11-S011 | pmc = 3006050 | s2cid = 6702888 }} in addition to its effectiveness on obesity and morbid obesity.{{cite journal | vauthors = Chikunguwo S, Dodson PW, Meador JG, Wolfe LG, Baugh N, Kellum JM, Maher JW | title = PL-101: Durable resolution of diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is associated with maintenance of weight loss. | journal = Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases | date = May 2009 | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | page = S1 | doi = 10.1016/j.soard.2009.03.007 | url = http://www.soard.org/article/S1550-7289(09)00147-6/abstract }}{{cite journal | vauthors = Torquati A, Wright K, Melvin W, Richards W | title = Effect of gastric bypass operation on Framingham and actual risk of cardiovascular events in class II to III obesity | journal = Journal of the American College of Surgeons | volume = 204 | issue = 5 | pages = 776–82; discussion 782–3 | date = May 2007 | pmid = 17481482 | doi = 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.12.038 }}{{cite journal | vauthors = Kaplan LM | title = Body weight regulation and obesity | journal = Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | volume = 7 | issue = 4 | pages = 443–451 | date = 2003 | pmid = 12763397 | doi = 10.1016/S1091-255X(03)00047-7 | s2cid = 195306226 }}

The ASMBS has held 29 annual scientific meetings. In 2013, the ASMBS and The Obesity Society (TOS) combined their respective annual meetings for "ObesityWeek," which was held from November 11 to November 16, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. The scientific and educational conference drew clinicians and scientists from all over the world to review and discuss new data on the full spectrum of the disease of obesity.{{Cite web | vauthors = Wiler A |title= Innovative Science to Transformational Care |url=https://obesityweek.org/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=ObesityWeek® |language=en-US}}

In 2006, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established a national coverage policy for bariatric/metabolic surgery to help reduce health risks associated with obesity, including death and disability, as long as the procedures were performed at facilities certified by the AMBS or the American College of Surgeons.{{Cite web |title=NCA - Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity (CAG-00250R) - Decision Memo |url=https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/ncacal-decision-memo.aspx?proposed=N&NCAId=160&NcaName=Bariatric+Surgery+for+the+Treatment+of+Morbid+Obesity+(1st+Recon)&bc=AiAAAAAAIAAA& |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.cms.gov}}

In 2012, the ACS and ASMBS announced plans to combine their respective national bariatric surgery accreditation programs into a single unified program to achieve one national accreditation standard for bariatric surgery centers.{{cite web | publisher = The Advisory Board Company | date = 2012 | title = ASMBS 2012 - COE requirements shifting to focus on quality beginning in 2013. | work = The Pipeline | url = http://www.advisory.com/Research/Technology-Insights/The-Pipeline/2012/06/ASMBS-2012-CoE-Requirements-Shifting-to-Focus-on-Quality-Beginning-in-2013 }} More than 750 facilities are now enrolled in the program called Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) in the United States.{{cite web | work = American College of Surgeons. | date = 2012 | title = Accredited bariatric centers | url = http://www.acsbscn.org/Public/Centers.jsp | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121208105240/http://www.acsbscn.org/Public/Centers.jsp | archive-date=2012-12-08 }}

The ASMBS Certified Bariatric Nurse (CBN) program was established in June 2007.{{Cite web |title=Continuing Education for Licensed Professionals - Elite Healthcare |url=https://www.elitelearning.com/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Elite Learning |language=en-US}} Certification indicates nurses have met all testing requirements and have proven to be competent in the care of obese and bariatric surgery patients.{{cite journal | vauthors = Walters-Salas EB | title = Certification in bariatric nursing. | journal = Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care | date = September 2012 | volume = 7 | issue = 3 | pages = 142–143 | doi = 10.1089/bar.2012.9974 }}

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