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. The support group is free and open to all weight-loss surgery patients (including family and support person). Meetings are held at the Preventive Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute and Smyrna Health & Wellness Center, as specified below.

Weight-Loss Surgery Support Group 2010 Sessions

Date, Time	Topic	Speaker	Location
Jan. 4 7–8 p.m.	Up-to-the-minute nutrition information for losing weight and staying healthy after bariatric surgery.	Gabrielle Snyder Marlow, RD, CDE	PMRI, Room 100
Feb. 1 7–8 p.m.	Starting out toward success: Do's and don'ts.	Erin Egan, MS, Exercise Physiologist	PMRI, Room 100
Feb. 16 7–8 p.m.	Exercise anywhere: Routines at the gym, home or while away.	Guy Scotolati, MS, Exercise Physiologist	Smyrna
March 1 7–8 p.m.	Strategies for staying on track after weight-loss surgery.	John Uveges, Ph.D., Psychologist	PMRI, Room 100
April 5 7–8 p.m.	Plastic surgery after weight-loss surgery.	J. Joseph Danyo, M.D., Plastic Surgeon	PMRI, Room 100
May 3 7–8 p.m.	Exercise anywhere: Routines at the gym, home or while away.	Guy Scotolati, MS, Exercise Physiologist	PMRI, Room 100
May 18 7–8 p.m.	Strategies for staying on track after weight loss surgery.	Margaret Keenan, Ph.D., Psychologist	Smyrna
June 7 7–8 p.m.	Clinical issues after weight loss surgery.	Michael B. Peters, M.D., Bariatric Surgeon	PMRI, Room 100
Aug. 2 7–8 p.m.	Up-to-the-minute nutrition information for losing weight and staying healthy after bariatric surgery.	Gabrielle Snyder Marlow, RD, CDE	PMRI, Room 100
Aug. 17 7–8 p.m.	Up-to-the-minute nutrition information for losing weight and staying healthy after bariatric surgery.	Angela Teague, RD	Smyrna
Oct. 4 7–8 p.m.	Plastic surgery after weight loss surgery.	Julia MacRae, M.D., Plastic Surgeon	PMRI, Room 100
Nov. 1 7–8 p.m.	Clinical issues after weight loss surgery.	Michael B. Peters, M.D., Bariatric Surgeon	PMRI, Room 100
Nov. 16 7–8 p.m.	Clinical issues after weight loss surgery.	Colleen Crist, APN, Nurse Practioner	Smyrna
Dec. 6 7–8 p.m.	Strategies for staying on track after weight loss surgery.	Margaret Keenan, Ph.D., Psychologist	PMRI, Room 100