Bariatric surgeons under pressure? Life beyond the $69,000 premiums
Professor Lilian Kow says colleagues are leaving the field, but she's staying because of the impact on her patients.
Are bariatric surgeons in trouble? Many are facing sky-high premiums fuelled by an apparent rise in patient complaints.
And what about the GLP-1s? Will they shrink future demand for their skills?
We speak to Professor Lilian Kow, an Adelaide surgeon and past president of the Australian and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society.
6minutes: First question. Given the claims about their wonders, how has the rise of GLP-1s for weight loss impacted surgery? Presumably, bariatric surgeons are needed, their futures secure.
