For Bariatric Surgeons and Their Clinical Staff
Attending a Workshop
Educational workshops are an important part of Allergan's commitment to providing high-quality, healthier, and less traumatic long-term weight-loss treatment solutions to the health care insurer, to the surgeon and medical team trained to use the LAP-BAND® System, and to the patient.
LAP-BAND® System Surgeon Training Workshops include lectures, discussion, participatory labs, live or videotaped surgery demonstration, and a manual. A wide array of topics relevant to LAP-BAND® System surgery and patient care are offered, including:
- Patient Selection Criteria — includes ASMBS guidelines on patient selection and joint ASMBS/SAGES guidelines on surgical treatment of morbid obesity
- Surgical Preparation — including equipment, instrumentation, band preparation
- Surgical Procedure — performed by highly experienced surgeons with experience in LAP-BAND® System procedures-live or videotaped procedure
- Early Post-op Management
- Band Adjustment Considerations
- Long-term Dietary and Behavioral Support — multidisciplinary team or contracted referral source for LAP-BAND® System patient follow-up
- Long-term Complication Recognition, Assessment and Management
- Practice of Access Port Adjustment — targeting and access
- Results with the LAP-BAND® System
To find out more about attending a workshop, click here to contact your local Allergan Account Manager.
Featured Item
A Surgical Aid in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity - Booklet
This pre surgery brochure should be given to all patients who want to learn more about the risk and benefits of LAP-BAND® System surgery. It includes detailed information about the potential complication of the LAP-BAND® System and is intended to fully inform every patient who decides to proceed with the LAP-BAND® System surgery. Two forms in this book need to be signed by the patient and stored in his or her file, (1) record of book receipt and (2) Informed consent