FAQs

OnDemand FAQ

On the home page, you can browse content by the session, meeting schedule, or presenter.   When you see a session of interest, click the title.  You can also search for specific content by using the search tab.

Yes, to view the thumbnails, you must be watching a presentation in full screen mode.  To get to full screen mode, place your mouse over the video window while you are playing a presentation and a control panel will appear.  Select the icon with box and arrow in the top right corner.  The presentation will go into full screen mode and thumbnails will appear on the bottom of the screen.

Yes, you can “favorite” a presentation or all the presentations in a session.  

There is a (star) Favorite icon under each presentation.  Click Favorite.  To revisit a session you marked, select My Activity from the navigation menu.  The Favorites feature will be displayed on the My Activity page.

Yes, if you have begun watching a presentation, the player will automatically start at the place you stopped regardless of what device you are on.  In other words, if you start watching a presentation on your work computer, you can immediately start playing at the place you stopped watching on your tablet or phone.  To see a list of presentations that you have recently watched, browse by Recently Viewed under My Activity.

You may have up to three places that control the volume.  Within the video window (place your mouse over the video window and there is a volume control on the bottom right), on your computer and on your speakers if you have external speakers.

The presentation slides and videos are only accessible as you watch the recordings. Neither the presentation slides, nor the videos can be downloaded. Presenters typically prefer to not have their presentations be downloadable. You can however download MP3s of the audio only (See Question #11).

Yes, you must be online to watch presentations

 

ASMBS 2023 OnDemand is automatically formatted to play on most mobile devices.  Simply log-in at ASMBS.OnDemand.org on your mobile device.  We cannot guarantee compatibility with every mobile device as operating system requirements are constantly changing. 

You must be online to stream sessions on your mobile device.  Sessions cannot be downloaded to your mobile device.  Most sessions should work over 3G/4G in addition to WiFi, however the quality will depend on the bandwidth available at any given location and time.

Sessions will be available online for one year post meeting, until July, 2024.

We can only publish presentations with speaker permission, which can change at any time.  We do our best to keep the content list up-to-date; however printed materials may not reflect the most accurate content listing if a speaker has requested their presentation not be published after the content list was printed.

You can download individual MP3s (podcast) by clicking on the PODCAST link under or next to each presentation.

Yes, CME credit can be claimed for selected sessions.  To see what sessions are eligible for CME Credit, select Filter and then check the CME eligible box and save. You will also see a CME icon on any session that is CME eligible throughout the player. You can also key in “CME” into the search box.

To claim CME credit for a session, review the CME Information that is automatically displayed before you watch the session.   You can also access the CME Information by clicking the tab for the appropriate information under each presentation. 

After watching a session, click on the Take Test button that appears under the video. You must be online to take the post-test.  You must score 80% on the post-test, but you will have the opportunity to re-take questions that you missed until you score 80%.   Once you have completed the post-test, you will be able to generate a CME Certificate.  The certificate will include all credits claimed in the calendar year.

Yes.  Click on the Certificate button on the top right of the player.  If you have successfully passed at least one test, a Generate Certificate link will appear.  You can print the certificate as many times as you would like and it can also be downloaded and saved to your computer.

CME credit can be claimed until July, 2024.

CME credit is available for physicians and physician assistants.  A Certificate of Participation is available for other health care professionals.

Yes. Follow the below instructions to claim behavioral health CE Certificate.

How to Get Your behavioral health CE Certificate:

  1. Go to http://asmbs.cmecertificateonline.com
  2. Click on the 6.5.2023 ASMBS Annual Meeting link.
  3. Evaluate the meeting.
  4. Print all pages of your certificate for your records.

Questions? Email [email protected]

Session titles that include behavioral health CE credit are:

  • IH Top Oral Abstracts
  • IH Keynote and Presidential Address
  • Innovative and Complementary Approaches to Optimizing the Bariatric Surgery Experience
  • A Paper, Person or Experience That Changed my Practice
  • A Full House Win: Navigating MBS From a Multidisciplinary Lens
  • Enhancing Outcomes through Support Groups
  • Multidisciplinary Approaches to Supporting Patients Through Complications After Bariatric Surgery
  • 7th Annual Physician Assistant (PA), Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Bariatric Surgical Symposium
  • Medical Management of Obesity
  • Patient and Clinical Perspectives on Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
  • Transferring Momentum from Conference to Communities
  • What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas : Sex, drugs, Rock and Roll
  • Optimizing Micronutrient Management: From Guidelines to Practice
  • Let’s Get Physical

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