in obesity surgery
The College of Medicine led its first lectures within the event coordinated by the College Agency for Postgraduate Studies and Continuing Medical Education under the title (Update Series) on Wednesday 4/22/1436 AH. His Excellency Dr. Fahd Al-Abaidi, a member of the faculty at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and a consultant in oncology, endoscopy and obesity surgery at King Abdulaziz Medical City in the National Guard gave a lecture under the title (Latest developments in obesity surgery).
The lecture was attended by a number of faculty members at the College of Medicine and college students. The attendees listened to the dangers of obesity and its impact on human health and the methods used to lose weight. Among those methods are surgeries by means of endoscopes or robots. The speaker also explained the different types of obesity surgeries and the difference between them.
In conclusion, the speaker answered the answers of the attendees and gave the students some directions related to medical ethics, respect for the privacy of patients, sensing the importance of working as a doctor, and trying to provide medical assistance to patients in line with recommendations issued by international scientific societies in a manner that preserves the safety of patients.
