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Background: Obesity is a chief communal health dilemma that considered an epidemic worldwide including Saudi Arabia, where the preferred method for weight loss is bariatric surgery. The presence of some misconceptions among some people in Saudi society may cause a decrease in the level of making the right decisions and the appropriate way to deal with their weight. Aim: The current study conducted to evaluate the awareness of the adult population in the Hail region as regards to the safety, usefulness, as well as the consequences of bariatric surgery as an option for weight loss. Methodology: A cross sectional web survey administered to include Saudi adults' population older than 15 years of their age in the Hail region, from January to August 2022. Results: A 400 participants from Hail, Saudi Arabia responded to the web survey. With respect to demography, 76% of participants were aged 15-30 years old. Most (61.5%) were male. A 56 (14%) of the participants had a medical history of obesity. Regarding participants' perceptions regarding obesity, factors that aid in weight reduction, and bariatric surgery, it was found that most participants had an intermediate level of awareness. Conclusion: It should shed light on the role of physicians and health educators in informing patients and providing them with the essential details to augment their knowledge and awareness regarding obesity, ways to lose weight and bariatric surgery.

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Background: The most common and serious diabetic complication involves foot ulcers. Such a complication is extremely burdensome for patients and for healthcare systems. Objective: To evaluate the understanding and practice of diabetic patients toward diabetic foot care. Methodology: Using a pretested online questionnaire data were collected prospectively from the general population descent from Hail region between November 2021 and April 2022 and analyzed by SPSS version 24.0. Results: A total of 423 diabetics participated in the study. More than three-quarters (76.8%) were from urban areas (P=0.03). Diabetic foot ulcer was found in 152 (35.9%) and it was lower most in the utmost educational groups (P=0.003) and highest in the older and those from urban areas, P=0.007 and P=0.013 respectively. A 79% knew that regular physical activity helps reduce blood sugar (P=0.001). Moreover, 70.4% were aware that before washing their feet, they should test the water's temperature (P =.001). Awareness was affected by the presence of diabetic foot ulcer and education (P=0.01, and P=0.001 respectively). Foot care practice was reported among 42.6% (P=0.313). It was affected by the presence of diabetic foot ulcer and co-morbidity (P=0.04, and P=0.002 respectively). Conclusion: A low percentage of populations are aware of and practicing diabetic foot care.Emphasis should be placed on intensifying the role of education in diabetic foot care.

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Background: Obesity is ordinarily accompanying gastro esophageal reflux disease. Thus, losing weight will improve it. In contrary it can occur after bariatric surgery as a complication and in some cases, it may appear and develop for the first time as consequence of bariatric surgery. Aims: To determine the association between gastro esophageal reflux disease and bariatric surgery among patients underwent bariatric surgery in Hail region, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: From February to June 2022, a cross sectional study included all patients who underwent bariatric surgery in Hail region. The extracted data had been manipulated statistically using IBM SPSS version 22.0. Results: Out of 477 patients that managed by the mean of bariatric surgery, 379 participants were responded effectively to the study survey. In consideration of demographics, 41.7% of the participants were aged 15-30 years. Most of them (55.9%) were male. Before surgery, 32.7% had gastro esophageal reflux disease and 60.5% of them had shown improvement after surgery. Post surgical procedure, 16.1% of the participants had a newly developed gastro esophageal reflux disease. Nearly, 67.3% of the participants had a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and 48.8% were diagnosed with gastro esophageal reflux disease. Statistics indicate that bariatric surgery and gastro esophageal reflux disease are significantly correlated (P=0.000). Conclusion: Each patient should be made aware of the risks of gastro esophageal reflux disease accompanying such procedures.

Background: In literature, problem-based learning is repeatedly conveyed in relation to medical basic sciences. It has been introduced in the syllabus of the surgery module very recently. Aim: To assess students' perceptions towards PBL in the clinical years course of their medical study, in a surgery module. Methods: A cohort study involves the 6th year students (academic year, 2019-2020) in their surgical course at the end of the newly introduced PBL sessions using a self-administered validated questionnaire. Their responses to close questions had been recorded using a Likert scale. The collected data and their open feedback were analyzed using SPSS version 21. Results: A-80 participants were responded to the questionnaire (male = 46 [57.5%], female = 34 [42.5%]). Their perception of PBL in the surgery module was more positive than negative. Results recognized that student’s perceptions were positive towards the pinpoints of the PBL, precisely in the issues concerned with working in groups, critical thinking and self-learning skills. More than 63% of the participants supposed that the PBL must be preserved as part of the surgery module. However, the number of students who had a negative perception towards PBL process overall was not negligible. Conclusion: PBL is palatable by students, so, it is encouraging to continue adapting this method of learning in the surgery module. Keywords: Conventional teaching methods (CTM); Problem based learning (PBL); Student’s perception; Surgery module.