Bariatric Surgery Support Group
Announcements
Join us
for a bariatric surgery support group meeting. Led by a member of the
weight management team, meetings offer both pre- and post-surgical patients information,
advice and support for dealing with the changes that come with this
weight loss alternative. For more information, please call the Weight
Management Center at 302-661-3475 .
Each session
will include a 30-minute informational lecture and a 30-minute general discussion forum. Pre-registration is
not required. There is no charge for those whose surgery
was performed at Christiana Care. For all others, there is a registration fee
of $5 per person (including family and support people).
Meetings are held at:
Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute 3506
Kennett Pike (intersection of routes 52 and 100) Wilmington, Delaware
For directions, please call 302-661-3000.
- 2009 Sessions -
Dressing for
your body type. Dispel the myths. Saturday, June 20 • 10-11 a.m.
Jennifer Prior, Professional Fitter with Catherines Clothing
Store
Come out of the cabana: Body
image and summer fun. Monday, July 6 • 7-8 p.m. John Uveges,
Ph.D. Psychologist
Nutrition for gastric banding
patients within one year after surgery. Saturday, July 18 • 10-11
a.m. Mary Williams, RD, Registered Dietitian
Exercise to fit your
budget. Monday, August 3 • 7-8 p.m. Guy Scotolati, MS, Exercise
Physiologist
Planning surgery or changing
sizes. Join us for a clothing exchange. Don't need to bring clothes to get
clothes. Saturday, August 15 • 10-11 a.m. Carrie Bronersky, RN,
Registered Nurse
Plastic surgery after your
weight loss surgery: Know your options. Saturday, September 19 •
10-11 a.m. Julie MacRae, M.D., Plastic Surgeon
Nutrition for gastric bypass
patients within one year after surgery Monday, October 5 • 7-8
p.m. Danielle Jerome, RD, Registered Dietitian
Clinical issues after weight
loss surgery. Who do I call the surgeon or my PCP? Saturday, October
17 • 10-11 a.m. Michael Peters, M.D., Bariatric Surgeon
Recipes the whole family can
enjoy. Monday, November 2 • 7-8 p.m. Regina Johnston, RD, CDN,
Registered Dietitian
Exercises you can do indoors or
out. Saturday, November 14 • 10-11 a.m. Guy Scotolati, MS,
Exercise Physiologist
'Cookies and candy and pie - Oh
my.' Coping with holiday eating. Monday, November 30 • 7-8
p.m. Margaret Keenan, Ph.D. Psychologist
Nutrition for gastric bypass
patients more than two years after surgery. Saturday, December 12 •
10-11 a.m. Gabrielle Snyder Marlow, RD, CDE Registered Dietitian
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