Blog Entry #24 10-1-17

Blog Entry #24 (October 1, 2017)

Hello everyone. Here are this month’s meeting times & dates & a link for some yummy fall recipes:

http://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-season/fall-recipes#healthy-fall-recipes

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 10/14/17 @ 9:00 at the lake in Ocean Pines. We meet by the Veteran’s memorial flags. Please join us for a fun time.

Surgical Group Nutrition Times:

10/1/17- 8:45-10:00 (Diabetes class), 10/3/17- 2:45-4:00, 10/5/17- 8:45-10:00 (pre-op class), 10/12/17- 8:45-10:00, 10/17/17- 11:45-1:00, 10/19/17- 11:45-1:00 (pre-op class), 10/26/17- 2:45-4:00

***If you are ready to have your pre-op visit, schedule the group visit with the front office***

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

Surgical Support Group Times:

10/11/17- 5:30 pm & 10/25/17- 5:30 pm

***Please let either Amanda, Amy, or Angela know if you would like to know more about or participate in our new mentor/mentee program.***

Free Surgical Information Seminar Times:

10/2/17, 10/10/17, & 10/16/17, & 10/23/17- 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- Dr. Zarif & 2^nd Tuesday- Dr. Zhong will speak @ 1:00 about the sleeve & bypass surgeries & then Angela will speak about insurance & clinical requirements of our surgical bariatric program.

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

Non-Surgical Support GroupTimes:

Tuesday evenings 10/5/17, 10/10/17, 10/17/17, & 10/24/17 @ 5:00 pm (Note: No support group on 10/31/17)

Wednesday afternoons 10/6/17, 10/11/17, 10/18/17, & 10/25/17 @ 12:00 noon

Free Non-Surgical Information Seminar Times:

10/3/17, & 10/17/17- 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.

***Please feel free to attend the “Medical Monday” sessions offered every 2^nd Monday of each month from 6:30-7:30 in Berlin (124 North Main Street). Topics for these vary. In Delaware they are held on the 4^th Monday of the month from 5:30-6:30 in Millville (38069 Town Center Dr. Unit 15).