The Plus Side Blog Entry November 2024

Blog November 2024

AGH Bariatric Center News-

Check out these links regarding Obesity Week 2024:

https://www.israelpharm.com/blog/obesityweek-november-2024/

Check out these sites for some great fall recipes:

https://www.eatingwell.com/best-fall-breakfast-recipes-for-better-blood-sugar-8734753

https://www.eatingwell.com/best-new-lunch-recipes-for-fall-8734095

https://www.eatingwell.com/gallery/8075549/high-protein-high-fiber-fall-dinner-recipes/

***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.

Surgical Preoperative Education:

Patients will receive a link via email for a pre-op course to complete online. Patients will also receive all pre-op instructions via mail as well. Once the link is available via email, patients should view the online course, complete the post-test, & review all papers received via mail. Please notify the office if you have outstanding concerns or questions beyond what is addressed in the information provided.

Surgical & Non-Surgical Support Group Times: Time & Format of Groups May Vary Depending on Circumstances. We will trial going back to 2 groups a month & see what our attendance is. We will require RSVP for in-person meetings. Read emails for directions each week regarding whether group will meet in person or via Zoom.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

3^rd Wednesday NO SUPPORT GROUP

4^th Wednesday from 5:00-5:30 pm

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

Surgical & non-surgical support groups will be held together for now. There is no penalty if you cannot attend support groups. Simply attend if, and when you wish. 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