Bariatric Blog #19 (5/1/17)

Blog Entry #19 (May 1, 2017)

Hello everyone. Here are this month’s meeting times & dates. Get outside & enjoy those May flowers! Here are some tips for exercising while you do:

• http://www.robard.com/members/content/documents/NDM63_Fitting%20in%20Fitness.pdf
• http://www.robard.com/members/content/documents/NDM65_Fit%20Module-Walk%20this%20Way.pdf
• Please check out our website for more info on our Walk With A Doc program: http://www.atlanticgeneral.org/Blog/2017/April/ATLANTIC-GENERAL-HOSPITAL-TO-HOLD-WALK-WITH-A-DO.aspx Our next scheduled walk will be on 5/20/17 @ 9:00 at the lake in Ocean Pines. We meet by the Veteran’s memorial flags.

Surgical Group Nutrition Times:

5/2/17- 2:45-4:00, 5/11/17- 8:45-10:00, 5/16/17- 11:45-1:00, & 5/25/17- 2:45-4:00

***Please make sure you have at least one visit per month for continuity of your program***

Surgical Support Group Times:

5/10/17- 5:30 pm & 5/24/17- 5:30 pm

Free Surgical Information Seminar Times:

5/1/17, 5/9/17, 5/15/17, & 5/22/17- 1:00 (located in Bariatric Conference room in Barrett Bldg on 2^nd floor). The insurance & clinical requirements of our surgical bariatric program will be discussed.

***Please note***… Our surgeons will speak at the first 2 seminars of the month:

1^st Monday @ 1:00- Dr. Zarif will speak about the sleeve & bypass surgeries & then Angela will speak about insurance & clinical requirements of our surgical bariatric program.

2^nd Tuesday @ 1:00- Dr. Zhong will speak about the sleeve & bypass surgeries & then Angela will speak about insurance & clinical requirements of our surgical bariatric program.

3^rd & 4th Mondays @ 1:00 Angela will speak about insurance & clinical requirements of our surgical bariatric program.

Non-Surgical Support Group Times:

Tuesday evenings (5/2/17, 5/9/17, 5/16/17, 5/23/17 & 5/30/17) @ 5:00 pm

Wednesday afternoons (5/3/17, 5/10/17, 5/17/17, 5/24/17 & 5/31/17) @ 12:00 noon

Free Non-Surgical Information Seminar Times:

5/2/17, & 5/16/17- 1:00 pm (located in Bariatric Conference room in Barrett Bldg. on 2^nd floor). The insurance & clinical requirements of our non-surgical bariatric program are discussed.

For questions, please contact our office @ 410-641-9568, or 410-629-6513.