IAPAM Video Library
IAPAM Aesthetic Medicine Symposium Overview:
Overview of the IAPAM’s Botox Training Programs:
Botox Training at the IAPAM Aesthetic Medicine Symposium:
IAPAM Weight Loss Resources
Here are some physician oriented weight loss web resources the IAPAM has found that you may find useful:
IAPAM hCG Weight Loss Information
Follow Jeff’s hCG Weight Loss Journey
www.weightloss.com (by Roche laboratories)
Lapband adjustable gastric banding system (Allergan)
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Vitamin B6 and B12 for Weight Loss
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This content is taken from the IAPAM’s Medically Supervised Weight Loss training program. The program is designed to help physicians incorporate a medical weight loss program into their medical practice.
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Vitamin B12
What It Is and How it Works?
Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is important to good health. It helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells, and also is needed to make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 is bound to the protein in food. Hydrochloric acid in the stomach releases B12 from protein during digestion. Once released, B12 combines with a substance called intrinsic factor (IF) before it is absorbed into the bloodstream. Read more
Physical Activity and Weight Loss
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This content is taken from the IAPAM’s Medically Supervised Weight Loss training program. The program is designed to help physicians incorporate a medical weight loss program into their medical practice.
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An increase in physical activity is an important component of weight loss therapy, although it will not lead to substantially greater weight loss over 6 months. Most weight loss occurs because of decreased caloric intake. Sustained physical activity is most helpful in the prevention of weight regain. In addition, it has a benefit in reducing cardiovascular and diabetes risks beyond that produced by weight reduction alone. For most obese patients, exercise should be initiated slowly, and the intensity should be increased gradually. The exercise can be done all at one time or intermittently over the day. Initial activities may be walking or swimming at a slow pace. The patient can start by walking 30 minutes for 3 days a week and can build to 45 minutes of more intense walking at least 5 days a week. With this regimen, an additional expenditure of 100 to 200 calories per day can be achieved. All adults should set a long-term goal to accumulate at least 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, and preferably all, days of the week. Read more
Treating Overweight and Obese Patients
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This content is taken from the IAPAM’s Medically Supervised Weight Loss training program. The program is designed to help physicians incorporate a medical weight loss program into their medical practice.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), treatment of an overweight or obese person incorporates a two-step process: assessment and management. Assessment includes determination of the degree of obesity and overall health status. Management involves not only weight loss and maintenance of body weight, but also includes measures to control other risk factors. Obesity is a chronic disease; patient and practitioner must understand that successful treatment requires a lifelong effort. Convincing evidence supports the benefit of weight loss for reducing blood pressure, and lowering blood glucose. Read more
Supervision is Key for hCG Weight Loss Success
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This content is taken from the IAPAM’s Medically Supervised Weight Loss training program. The program is designed to help physicians incorporate a medical weight loss program into their medical practice.
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The rate of success in patients that are not supervised during treatment is considerably lower than those who are supervised by a physician that adheres strictly to the protocol.
Part of the physicians responsibility is to supervise, advise, guide and control hCG patients health before, during and after treatment. The physician needs to be able to establish which patients are good candidates for treatment with hCG, and together with their patient set realistic expectations that will give them a successful outcome.
Medical supervision is key in order for patients to obtain optimal results using hCG. In 1973 Dr. W.L. Asher and Dr. Harold W. Harper published the results of a double blind study aimed to evaluate the effects of hCG on weight loss, hunger and feeling of well being in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Read more
Popular Weight Loss Diets
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This content is taken from the IAPAM’s Medically Supervised Weight Loss training program. The program is designed to help physicians incorporate a medical weight loss program into their medical practice.
The Atkins Diet
The Atkins Diet represents a departure from prevailing theories. Atkins claimed there are two main unrecognized factors about Western eating habits, arguing firstly that the main cause of obesity is eating refined carbohydrates, particularly sugar, flour, and high-fructose corn syrups; and secondly, that saturated fat is overrated as a nutritional problem, and that only trans fats from sources such as hydrogenated oils need to be avoided. Consequently, Dr. Atkins rejected the advice of the food pyramid, instead asserting that the tremendous increase in refined carbohydrates is responsible for the rise in metabolic disorders of the 20th century, and that the focus on the detrimental effects of dietary fat has actually contributed to the obesity problem by increasing the proportion of insulin-inducing foods in the diet. While most of the emphasis in Atkins is on the diet, nutritional supplements and exercise are considered equally important elements. Read more
IAPAM Best Practices for the Injection of Botox (Botulinum Toxin Type A)
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Introduction - Botox (Botulinum Toxin Type A)
Since first introduced to the medical community in 1989, as a treatment for eye muscle disorders, administering of Botulinum Toxin Type A: Botox® and similar neurotoxin injectables, has now become the most popular non-invasive aesthetic medical procedure performed worldwide.
Unfortunately, such pervasive market growth has lead to the undesired reality that physicians and non-medical professionals mistakenly think that all they need to do to capture a percentage of this market for their practice, is to simply hang out a sign and ’start injecting.’ Read more
Dr Simeons Pounds and Inches Manuscript
This is the original “Pounds & Inches” manuscript by Dr. Simeons.This protocol is NOT meant to be taken without direct physician supervision. There are many health issues that must be taken into consideration prior to taking a program, please consult with your healthcare provider prior to starting any weight loss program. Read morehCG for Weight Loss Explained
Why the interest in effective weight management? The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports that “more than two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in America are obese or at risk for obesity.” Equally, the fifth annual 2008 F as in Fat report, from the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), found that obesity rates rose for a second consecutive year in 24 states and for a third consecutive year in 19 states, and “no state saw a decrease” in its rates of obesity. Finally, adding insult to injury, in March 2009, Richard Hamburg, Government Relations Director of the TFAH testified before a U.S. House Committee on Nutrition stating that, “nutritionists are now worried that Americans will put on ‘recession pounds,’ pointing to studies linking obesity and unhealthy eating habits to lowering incomes.” Read more
