From: Jennifer Wynn on behalf of Eric J. DeMaria, MD, FACS, FASMBS Date: Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 5:39 AM Subject: ASMBS Obesity Summit- White Paper First Annual Primary Care Forum on Obesity Dear Colleague, It seems like a long time ago that we gathered in Chicago to begin an important dialogue between primary care societies and obesity-treatment societies to understand the challenges that face our nation in our struggles against obesity. We had a productive dialogue and many of you commented on how valuable you thought our discussions were. Then COVID hit and disrupted our plans and efforts in many ways, leading to cancellation of plans to hold a follow up Forum this month. However, we would like to re-energize this work effort by bringing forward a manuscript written as a summary of those discussions for publication. The paper draft is attached and has been approved by our ASMBS Executive Council for advancement to publication. Most of you provided input into this final draft and your comments and suggestions were incorporated into this final version for consideration by your society leadership. We would ask you as the representative of your society in attendance at this important meeting to review the paper and advance it forward in your society leadership for review and hopefully for approval / endorsement. We would like to submit the article for publication in a high profile medical journal with a wide circulation. We would also be open to simultaneous publication in other journals for those of you who have society journals that might consider this option. Please provide an update within one month of receiving this draft. It is very difficult to re-edit a manuscript by multiple society authors so we ask that you only bring forward edits that are absolutely essential.
With best regards,
Eric J. DeMaria, MD, FACS, FASMBS Immediate Past-President, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Professor and Chief, Division of General/Bariatric Surgery Department of Surgery Brody School of Medicine 600 Moye Boulevard East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27834-4354