This meeting is open to all interested including Nurses, Dieticians, Psychologists, Bariatric coordinators, Exercise Therapist, Physical Therapist, and Surgeons. We ask that you please share this information with your colleagues and staff.
Lunch & Learn Agenda
12:00pm
Introductions
12:10pm-1:00pm
Presentations
See topics and a brief description below
1:00pm
Q&A
1:15pm
Adjournment
About Our Program
12:10pm
Optimizing Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery with Adjuvant Medical Treatment
Amanda Fontenot, Obesity Medicine Director, Department of Bariatric Surgery Ochsner Medical Center
How, and why, the outcomes of bariatric surgery may be optimized with medical therapy pre and post-operatively.
12:40pm
Online Support Groups
Shelia Alford, LDN, RD
Bariatric Coordinator, Our Lady of the Lake
Online support group during a pandemic. When the pandemic restrictions made in person support groups impossible, Our Lady of the Lake moved to online support groups. Shelia will talk about her experience with existing on line platforms.
Registration Information
There's no fee to attend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to join the meeting. Please do not share your confirmation link. Each link is unique to the attendee.
