No Cost Virtual Educational Sessions for Practitioners on Obesity Management
Ontario Bariatric Network
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Friday December 08 , 2023 - 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ( more dates available )
Cost: Free
Registration: Required
Series: Obesity
Management Foundations. This 12-week series is designed to provide
practitioners with the opportunity to learn about the latest treatment
options available for patients living with obesity as well as an
overview of the management of patients who have received treatment from
one of Ontario's Bariatric Centres of Excellence. The fall series will
be facilitated by staff from either the Guelph General Hosptial, London
Health Sciences Centre and St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Bariatric
Centres of Excellence.
Session topics include:
- Introduction to Obesity in Ontario
- Etiology of Obesity
- Non-Surgical Treatment of Obesity
- Prescribing and Managing Anti-Obesity Drugs
- Understanding Mental Health Impacts on Obesity Care
- Surgical Management of Obesity and Postoperative Care of Bariatric Surgical Patients
- Assessment and Management of Nutritional Deficiencies Following Bariatric Surgery
- Pregnancy Considerations following Bariatric Surgery
Advanced: Join other primary care practitioners and a multi-disciplinary team of specialists from The Ottawa Hospital Bariatric Centre of Excellence for a virtual 6-week CME accredited learning series. You will have an opportunity to have in depth discussions on topics such as Duodenal Switch and Revisional Surgery, management of pain for post-bariatric surgical patients, managing iron deficiency and hypoglycemia in the bariatric surgical patient.
There is no requirement to attend every session.
Contact : Ontario Bariatric Network |
Phone : 905-522-1155 Ext. 35067 |
Email: echoobnadmin@stjoes.ca |