Obesity: Understanding the disease and how surgery and adjunct therapies fit in
Obesity is a global health epidemic caused by many factors. You can guide your patients to a healthier life by helping to treat this disease.
2 in 3 (67%) of all adults were overweight or obese in 2017
60% of men and 66% of women indicated a high risk of metabolic complications
Australia had the 6th highest proportion of overweight or obese people aged 15+ among OECD countries
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Webinar: Obesity – Understanding the disease and how surgery and adjunct therapies fit in.
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Dr Terri-Lynne South
Chair of RACGP
Specific Interests
Obesity Management
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Dr Georgia Rigas
Obesity Doctor,
Senior Bariatric Medical Practioner
and founding Chair of RACGP Specific
Interests Obesity Management