2008 Important Exam Dates

Application Deadline
Early: July 1, 2008
Final: August 15, 2008

Certification Exams
September 28-29, 2008
Tampa, FL

Certification Information

• Policies and Procedures
• 2008 Application form
• ABBM Review Course
• Prescribed CME Courses
• Additional CME Activities

ASBP Membership
& Conference Information

Patient Information
Description of Bariatric Medicine
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Audio and Online CME Sources

American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP) Take-at-Home Audio CME Courses
In addition to ABBM Review Course, ABBM recommends ASBP courses and audio programs to complete the necessary CME credits in bariatric medicine. More information on upcoming ASBP CME events can be found at http://www.asbp.org. To order ASBP audio CME double-click on the following links.

•	2007 ASBP Regional Obesity Course Audio CME
•	2007 57th Annual Obesity & Associated Conditions Symposium

Additional Online CME Sources Following is a list of online CME provider sites that may offer overweight- and obesity-related CME topics that could be used to satisfy the ABBM CME requirement for board certification candidacy. Please note that, because of the one-year “shelf life” of these programs, program offerings on each site are frequently updated and changed. Please note that this list is not inclusive of all sites that may contain applicable CME opportunities and that your best alternative is to do a Web search for online CME using a variety of search engines.
	medscape.com Cine-Med.com CMEcourses.com CMEweb.com medsite.com medconnect.com naaso.org ama-assn.org/cmeselec/courses.htm aafp.org/cme aafp.org/cme

Various Medical Schools periodically offer online CME in Bariatric Medicine, including:
	The University of Alabama Havard Medical School University of Nebraska Medical Center Baylor College of Medicine University of Kentucky University of Pennsylvania

CME Credit Rules
Bariatric CME credits will be accepted from any CME activities that are focused specifically and solely on obesity, as long as the activity was approved for ACCME Category 1 credits. Credits from CME activities on obesity co-morbidities will only be approved for the number of hours that obesity treatment was the focus of the activity. An activity outline, including lecture topics and the length of each lecture must be submitted. Credits may come from in-person activities or self-study in any combination of the two to attain the 50 credits needed.