The Plus Side Blog Entry October 2022

Blog Entry October 2022

Hello everyone. Happy Fall!!!J Here are some great tips for autumn:

https://www.activeminds.org/blog/15-autumn-wellness-tips-to-keep-you-healthy-this-fall/

AGH Bariatric Center News:

The bariatric binder is available on our website. Please refer to it frequently for your bariatric educational needs. Here is the link:

https://www.atlanticgeneral.org/documents/THIS-IS-THE-RIGHT-ONE-Revised-Bariatric-Binder-3-2022.pdf

Surgical Nutrition Times:

*Please make every effort to keep your assigned dietitian appointment times so that we can document these visits & try to keep you each moving along in your program visits.

Group nutrition visits have resumed. Please call the office to find out available dates, and times and to get on the schedule!

This month’s meeting times are as follows:

10/4/22- 2:45-4:00, & 10/20/22- 8:45-10:00

Surgical & Non-Surgical Support Group Times: Time & Format of Groups May Vary Depending on Circumstances. WE ARE CUTTING BACK TO THREE MEETINGS PER MONTH DUE TO POOR ATTENDANCE. Read emails for directions each week. We will try to offer these both in person and via Zoom when we have them. Please check your e-mail weekly, or view our FB page or bariatric blog for weekly & up to date info pertaining to meeting format. Call the office if you have any concerns or questions about this.

1^st Wednesday NO SUPPORT GROUP

2^nd Wednesday from 5:00-5:30 pm *Catered to Non- Surgical Patients.

3^rd Wednesday from 12:00-12:30 *Catered to Surgical Patients.

4^th Wednesday from 5:00-5:30 pm *Catered to Surgical Patients.

There will not be a meeting if there is a 5^th Wednesday in the month.

Zoom link as follows:

https://atlanticgeneral.zoom.us/j/93872121574

We have gone back to separating the surgical & non-surgical support groups in an effort to offer enhanced program structure & consistency for each group of patients. There is no penalty for not attending support groups. Simply attend if, and when you wish. Both surgical and non-surgical patients may attend both types of groups if they wish to do so. Contact the office if you have questions please.

Free Surgical Information Seminar Times:

We offer the surgical seminar on-line as an alternative for those of you with busy schedules & transportation challenges. Go to: https://www.atlanticgeneral.org/Our-Services/Bariatric-Weight-Loss-Services/Attend-a-Webinar.aspx to access this. Once you have viewed the recorded seminar, you will may take the quiz at the end. Once you have completed the quiz and received a passing score of 80% or better, you can call to make an appointment with one of our surgeons. If unable to view the seminar on-line, you may schedule an in-person information session. However, this will be scheduled as a billable visit.

Free Non-Surgical Information Seminar Times:

We offer our non-surgical seminar on-line as well as the surgical one. You may view the seminar on-line if you wish to or attend the in-person seminar at the beginning of the month. Go to: https://www.atlanticgeneral.org/Our-Services/Bariatric-Weight-Loss-Services/New-Direction-Medical-Weight-Loss-Program/New-Direction-Webinar.aspx to access the video. Once you have viewed the video, you can call to make an appointment with our nurse practitioner. If unable to view the seminar on-line, you may schedule an in-person information session. However, this will be scheduled as a billable visit.

For questions, please contact our office @ 410-641-9568