Guts & Glory: The SGH Gastroenterology Podcast
Welcome to Guts & Glory, hosted by SingHealth Internal Medicine residents Dillon and Ching Han, together with consultant gastroenterologist Dr Andrew Ong! Each episode, we hope to bring you guys the latest in gastroenterology and hepatology approaches, updates, and discussions that you can tune into anytime. Join us, whether you're on your way to pre-round at 5 am, typing your 7th discharge summary of the day, or going home after reviewing your blue letters at 10 pm. This podcast is meant for medical education purposes only. Find our show notes at https://padlet.com/gutsandglorysgh/notes
Guts & Glory: The SGH Gastroenterology Podcast
Episode #24: A holistic approach to Obesity
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Dillon, Ching Han, Andrew
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Season 2
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Episode 8
Join us today, as we discuss the difficult topic of Obesity. In Singapore, 30% of the population is overweight, while 10% are obese. With obesity, comes co-mordibities ranging from hypertension, dyslipidemia, sleep apnoea to ischemic heart disease.
A difficult issue to address and tackle, we are joined with Senior Consultant Endocrinologist Dr Lee Phong Ching,, Director of the SGH Obesity Centre, as well as Dr Ravishankar Asokkumar, Consultant Gastroenterologist specialising in Bariatric Endoscopy. We discuss the clinical approach to obesity, as well as some of the available and upcoming treatment options.