Resources
The written exam is a one-day exam consisting of up to 300 questions designed to assess your knowledge base and cognitive and deductive skills. To help you prepare for the exam, ABBM has collected resources and references that will provide important background information.
ABBM also offers a review course designed to aid physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prepare for board certification in Bariatric Medicine. The ABBM Review Course is only held once a year and is highly recommended for preparing for the ABBM Certification Exam. While this course cannot provide you with all of the information you need to know about treating obese patients and passing the board exam, we will cover all of the areas that are covered by the exam to provide participants a foundation for preparing for the written exam. A course syllabus, a list of additional reference material and a DVD recording are included in the cost of registration for the review course.
Study Materials:
- Certification Review Course on DVD (order here)
- Reference List
- Board Inspection evaluation form
- Test Content Outline
CME Opportunities:
American Society of Bariatric Physicians – www.asbp.org
- New Practitioners Seminar
- Practice Improvement Seminar
- Annual Scientific Session
- Basic Bariatric Course
- Regional Obesity Course
Online CME Courses
Online CME Sources:
Online CME provider sites 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.
Reading Materials
Please check out our learning resources below.
- Association of Resistin c inflammation in DM.pdf
- Garb et al. Bariatric surgery for the treatment of Morbid Obesity. A Meta=analysis of weight loss outcomes. Obesity surgery. 2009.pdf
- Higher protein intake preserves lean tissue and imorives satiety Obesity.pdf
- Role of leptin & ghrelin in humans.pdf
- Salsalate Diabetes Care.pdf
- Inflammation related genes.pdf
- Eggs Modulate Inflammatory Response in CHO Restricted diets.pdf
- Poirier Healthy Lifestyle (BMI inadequate) Circulation 2008.pdf
- Layman Moderate Protein diet & sustained wt loss JNutr 2009.pdf
- Vitam D Intake to Attain Optimum Level.pdf
- Hagobian et al. Effects of exercise on energy regulating hormones in men and women. AJP reg, Int, Feb 2009.pdf
- Protein in health Heart Disease & Diabetes.pdf
- High protein calcium diet attenuates bone loss.pdf
- Orexigen Contrave (Naltrexone+Bupropion) Phase 3 Clinical Trial Results July 20 2009.pdf
- Long term persistence of obesity.pdf
- CRP Leptin & C VD Nature.pdf
- Hatoum & Kaplan Physical Activity Capacity predicts post-surgical wt loss Obesity 2008.pdf
- Smith Lorcaserin 12 week phase 2 trial Obesity 2009.pdf
- Weight Loss & Mortality.pdf
- Adipose-immune Interactions.pdf
- Hypothalamic Obesity Pituitary.pdf
- Pharmacotherapy of Childhood Obesity Diabetes Care.pdf
- Adiponectin & CVD Mortality.pdf
- Obesity & HDL Metabolism.pdf
- Sattler et al. Testosterone and Growth Hormone Improve Body Composition in Older Men. JCEM 2009.pdf
- Stothard et al. Maternal Overweight and Obesity and risk of congenital anomalies. Jama 2009.pdf
- Proteins activate Satiety-related neuronal pathways.pdf
- Obestatin & preproghrelin.pdf
- KellyDual Energy Xray absorptiometry Body Composition Reference Values from NHANES. PLoS one 2009[1].pdf
- Abdominal Obesity and all Cause Mortality.pdf
- Curcumin -Tumeric- Improves Obesity Associated Inflammation.pdf
- Leptin-dependent & Independent MCR Signaling.pdf
- Fenfluramine & 5HT.pdf
- Koster Waist-Mortality AmJEpidemiol 2009.pdf
- Atrial fibrillation and obesity results of a meta analysis.pdf
- Mutations in Leptin-Melanocortin Pathway & Obesity.pdf
- Central Melanocortiin System controls peripheral lipid metabolism.pdf
- Protein coingestion stimulates muscle protein synthesis during resistance exercise.pdf
- Interventions to prevent diabetes.pdf
- Cercato Long-term Trial Diethylpropion IntJObes 2009.pdf
- Avena et al. Sugar and Fat Bingeing Have notable differences in addictive behavior. J of Nutrition. 2009.pdf
- GP130 r Ligands & Rx Obesity.pdf
- Mediterranean Diet & phytochemicals improves risk factors Nutr&Metabolism.pdf
- Impaired Fasting Glucose & Impaired GT.pdf
- Greenway Combination Therapy for Obesity bupropion & naltrexone Obesity 2008.pdf
- Effectiveness VLCD Combined with Obesity Pharmacotherapy.pdf
- Adiponectin & Bone Density.pdf
- Pagoto Adult ADHD & Obesity Obesity 2009.pdf
- Dose Physical Activity Fitness.pdf
- Moderate CHO Moderate protein vs Hi CHO Low Protein.pdf
- Combination Zonisamide & Bupropion for Obesity.pdf
- Taki BMI & Grey Matter Volume Obesity 2008.pdf
- Weight Reduction & CVD Risk in Diabetics.pdf
- Redman Metabolic & Behavioral compensations in response to weight loss. Implications for maintenance PLOS One 2009.pdf
- Waist Circum & Cardiometabolic Risk Obesity.pdf
- CLA in Obesity for 12 weeks.pdf
- Weight Loss with a Low Carb Diet.pdf
- August Prevention & Treatment of Pediatric Obesity JClinEndo&Metab 2008.pdf
- Cissus Quadrangularis Irvingia Gabonensis Combo in Weight Loss.pdf
- Integrative View of Obesity.pdf
- Caloric Restriction & Eating Disorders.pdf
- Visceral Adipose volume & Inflammatory Markers Circulation.pdf
- Martin et al Association z Food Cravings & Food Consumption Appetite 51 2008.pdf
- Supplement with Calcium and Vitamin D.pdf
- Paddon-Jones Protein, weight management & satiety AmJourClinNutr 2008.pdf
- Rutters Stress-related changes in eating Obesity 2008.pdf
- Cause Specific Deaths assoc overweight.pdf
- Leptin regulates lipid metabolism.pdf
- Obesity Inflammation & Insulin resistance.pdf
- Ghrelin suppressed by protein CHO fat.pdf
- Adiponectin Predicts Metabolic Syndrome.pdf
- Associations of Metabolic Risk.pdf
- Weight reduction Effect on Knee Osteoarthritis.pdf
- Amylin and Leptin Clinical Trial.pdf
- Rothman Obesity treatment with combination pharmacotherapy Am J Ther EPUB April 2009pdf .pdf
- Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese Diabetes Care_2007.pdf
- Church Delta Weight WC & compensatory response to exercise PLOS One 2009.pdf
- MCP-1 in sc adipose tissue & gene expression.pdf
- Adiponectin Rev Metabolic Syndrome.pdf
- Moderate Activity Diabetes Care.pdf
- Griffith Copper Deficiency p Gastric Bypass Obesity 2009.pdf
- Cannell Use of Vit D in Clinical Practice Alternative Medicine Rev 2008.pdf
- AMP Activated Protein Kinase in Metabolic Control.pdf
- Lauklanen and Kurl. Cardiorespiratory Fitness, adiposity, and hypertension. American journal of hypertension. 2009.pdf
- Diet Exercise effect of body comp & fat.pdf
- Weight Loss & Pramlinitide 12 Month Diabetes Care.pdf
- McGovern Treatment of Pediatric Obesity Meta-anaylsis JClinEndo&MEtabol 2008.pdf
- Inflammation in Obesity Fatty Acid Metabolism & Insulin Resistance.pdf
- Measures of Adiposity & CVD Risk Obesity.pdf
- PYY & Appetite EE & Metabol in Obese & Lean.pdf
- Buse et al. Liragllutide once a day versus exenatide twice a day for DM II. Lancet 2009.pdf
- Weigh Change over 9 years.pdf
- Atherosclerosis in Obese Children.pdf
- Stanhope Fructose Glucose effects on visceral adiposity JCI 2009.pdf
- Hendricks, Greenway, Rothman How Physician Obesity Specialists use drugs Obesity Sept 2009.pdf
- Maggard et al. Pregnancy and fertility following Bariatric Surgery A Systemic Review. JAMA nov 2008.pdf
- Effect of Essential Amino Acids on Muscle in Elderly.pdf
- Meta-Analysis Surgical Treatment Obesity.pdf
- Clifton Long-term effects of a high protein diet AJCN 2008.pdf
- Congenital Deficiency of Leptin Receptor.pdf
- Drugs & Valvular Heart Disease.pdf
- Norman From vitamin D to hormone D - Fundamentals pf the vitamin D system AmJClinNutr 2008.pdf
- Dual Dopamine-5HT releasers.pdf
- Efficacy of Add-On Topiramate in Psychology Points with Weight Gain.pdf
- GI Regulation of Food Input.pdf
- Metabolic Syndrome vs Obesity & Inflammatory Markers Obesity.pdf
- Bottomless Bowls.pdf
- High Protein Diet Lowers BP.pdf
- Ramsden Dietary Fat Quality & CHD CurrTreatmentOptionsCardiovascMed 2009.pdf
- Gastric Banding vs Bypass.pdf
- Fructose Consumption & Visceral Fat.pdf
- BMI Score Associated with Complications.pdf
- Wang Subtyping obesity with microarrays IntJObesity 2009.pdf
- Layman Protein & Dietary Guidelines Nutr&Metabol 2009.pdf
- Pharmacotherapy for BED Obesity.pdf
- Deaths due to Obesity Divergent Findings.pdf
- Correcting Biasis in Estimates of Mortality Attributable to Obesity.pdf
- Leptin Reverses Weight Loss-Induced Changes in Neural Activity.pdf
- Protein & Amino Acids for Optimum Health.pdf
- Georgopoulos et al. efffect f sibutramine on weight reduction and insulin resistance in women with PCOS. fertility and sterility.pdf
- Boehm Macrophage infiltration into fat depots.pdf
- Lutter and Nestler. Homeostatic and Hedonic Signals Interact in the Regulation of Food Intake. J Nutr. 2009.pdf
- Risks & Benefits Bariatric Surgery.pdf
- Westman Low Carb vs Low GI Diets in Glycemic Control Nutr & Metabol 2008.pdf
- Davtyan Drug-Induced Weight Gain Proceeding UCLA Healthcare 2008.pdf
- Weight Loss and BP Control.pdf
- Protein & Bone Health.pdf
- VEGF-A Adiponectin & Insulin p bariatric Surgery.pdf
- Symons 30 g protein serving maximally stimulates muscle protein synthesis JAmDietAssoc 2009.pdf
- Dietary Therapy for Obesity Hypertension.pdf
- Anti-obesity drugs Expert Opinion Pharmacotherapy.pdf
- Accurso Dietary Carb Restriction in NIDDM Nutr & Metabol 2008.pdf
- Pharmacy Rx of Overweight.pdf
- Kamath Behavioral Interventions to prevent Childhood Obesity Meta-analysis JClinEndo&Metabol 2008.pdf
- Clinical Experience Using Appetite Suppressants and SSRIs.pdf
- Chromium Alleviates Insulin Resistance.pdf
- BMI to Detect Obesity in Points.pdf
- Lasker Clinical trial of Mod CHO Mod Pro vs Low Fat Nutr& Metabolism 2008.pdf
- Pories Bariatric Surgery - Risks and Rewards JClinEndocrinol&Metabol 2008.pdf
- Lee and fujioka. Naltrexone for the treatment of obesity. Expert Opinion in Pharmacotherapy. 2009.pdf
- Brain Adipocytokine Action & Metabolic Regulation Daibetes.pdf
- Pocai Dual GLP-1 GCGR agonist for Obesity treatment Diabetes 2009.pdf
- Dietary Sugars Stimulate Fatty Acid Synthesis.pdf
- Dopamine Agonists and the Risk of Cardiac Valve Regurgittion.pdf
- Pischon Obesity Risk of Death NEJM 2008.pdf
- Sacks Comparison of Diet c different macronutrient conp, NEJM 2009.pdf
- Hormone changes after Gastric Bypass.pdf
- Svetkey Comparison of strategies for sustaining Weight Loss JAMA 2008.pdf
- Adiponectin & Atrial Fibrillation Circulation.pdf
- Cardiovascular Effects of Sibutramine Pediatrics.pdf
