Ooi, Geraldine J.
Clouston, Andrew
Johari, Yazmin
Kemp, William W.
Roberts, Stuart K.
Brown, Wendy A.
Burton, Paul R.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
National Health and Medical Research Council
Article History
Received: 29 November 2019
Accepted: 2 March 2020
First Online: 13 March 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Geraldine Ooi, Yazmin Johari, Wendy Brown and Paul Burton report being affiliated with the Centre for Obesity Research and Education. The Centre has received funding for research purposes from Allergan and Apollo Endosurgery, the manufacturers of the LapBand™. The grant is not tied to any specific research project, and neither Allergan nor Apollo Endosurgery have control of the protocol, analysis and reporting of any studies. The Centre also receives a Grant from Applied Medical towards educational programs. Wendy Brown reports financial support for a Bariatric Surgery Registry from the Commonwealth of Australia, Apollo Endosurgery, Covidien, Johnson and Johnson, Gore and Applied Medical. Since initial submission of this paper, she has also received a Speaker’s Honorarium from Merck Sharpe and Dohme and a Speaker’s Honorarium and Fees from participation in a Scientific Advisory Board from Novo Nordisk. The Bariatric Registry and the honorariums are outside of the submitted work. Geraldine Ooi reports scholarships from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Andrew Clouston, William Kemp and Stuart Roberts have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.