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Contents ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | ++ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + December 2013 | 6 PAGE Cover Photo © DaviD GinsberG on the cover Gillette children's Pediatric orthopedics offering a full spectrum of care for children and adolescents DEPARTMENTS diaGnOstics the link Physician life balance FEATURES Gillette children's Pediatric OrthOPedics: OfferinG a full sPectrum Of care fOr children and adOlescents 6 The fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic surgery team at Gillette is distinguished for both its size and the breadth of focused expertise offered by its surgeons and nurse practitioners. Gillette's reputation attracts patients from around the globe. the risinG rOle Of Physician liaisOns 10 Juggling administrative duties and patient care can leave little time for physicians to build relationships with referring peers. To overcome this challenge, some practices are recruiting savvy professionals to represent them in the community. 10 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: BARIATRICS Obese in the exam rOOm: Patient PercePtiOn and Physician challenGes 14 The American Medical Association's decision to classify obesity as a disease is sparking speculative conversations down hospital halls and through physician offices. The primary question: How will this new classification affect patient care? WeiGht, WeiGht … dOn't tell me 16 Getting patients on the path to healthy BMIs involves mastering the art of perception. Obstructive sleeP aPnea and tyPe 2 diabetes — examininG the link The connection between obstructive sleep apnea and Type 2 diabetes may offer physicians new angles from which to approach disease management. 17 14 12 19 20

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