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SUMMARY:Understanding Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: St. Joseph Hamilton Healthcare \nIn this session\, you will learn to: \n\nDescribe common mental health concerns in obesity care as experienced by bariatric surgery patients\nInitiate a psychosocial assessment and the use of psychiatric medications\, while understanding their impact on obesity care\nDescribe how OARS (a motivational interviewing technique) can be used to engage your patients\nIdentify psychological and behavioural interventions used in obesity care
URL:https://obn.echoontario.ca/event/understanding-mental-health-6/
LOCATION:St. Joseph Hamilton Healthcare
CATEGORIES:Understanding Mental Health Impacts
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SUMMARY:Obesity Medications
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: Toronto Western Hospital  \nIn this session\, you will learn to: \n\nRecognize pharmacological options for obesity\nUnderstand practical considerations for prescribing obesity medications relating to bariatric surgery and for more complex cases\nReview future treatment options and their mechanism of action
URL:https://obn.echoontario.ca/event/obesity-medications-3/
LOCATION:Toronto Western Hospital
CATEGORIES:Obesity Medications Management
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SUMMARY:Co-morbidities Post Surgery
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: Guelph General Hospital \nIn this session\, you will learn to: \n\nDescribe anatomical and physiological changes after bariatric surgery and how this may alter medication absorption\nDescribe medication and therapy changes for common comorbidities\nDescribe the impact of bariatric surgery on the absorption of commonly-used medication
URL:https://obn.echoontario.ca/event/co-morbidities-post-surgery-5/
LOCATION:Guelph General Hospital
CATEGORIES:Managing Co-morbidities Post Surgery
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SUMMARY:Obesity Medications
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: The Ottawa Hospital  \nIn this session\, you will learn to: \n\nRecognize pharmacological options for obesity\nUnderstand practical considerations for prescribing obesity medications relating to bariatric surgery and for more complex cases\nReview future treatment options and their mechanism of action
URL:https://obn.echoontario.ca/event/obesity-medications-4/
LOCATION:The Ottawa Hospital
CATEGORIES:Obesity Medications Management
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UID:10000061-1797426000-1797429600@obn.echoontario.ca
SUMMARY:Postoperative Care
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: London Health Sciences Centre \nIn this session\, you will learn to: \n\nDescribe components of the OBN bariatric surgical program\, the types of surgery\,\nresulting anatomical changes and expected patient outcomes.\nAssess for common complications following bariatric surgery.\nIdentify when a referral back to the BCoE is indicated.
URL:https://obn.echoontario.ca/event/postoperative-care-8/
LOCATION:London Health Sciences Centre\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Postoperative Care
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261217T120000
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SUMMARY:Surgical Complications & Care
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre \nIn this session\, you will learn to: \n\nDescribe components of the OBN bariatric surgical program\, the types of surgery\,\nresulting anatomical changes and expected patient outcomes.\nAssess for common complications following bariatric surgery.\nIdentify when a referral back to the BCoE is indicated.
URL:https://obn.echoontario.ca/event/postoperative-care-9/
LOCATION:Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Postoperative Care
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UID:10000019-1797854400-1797858000@obn.echoontario.ca
SUMMARY:Weight Regain
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: Kingston Health Sciences Centre \nIn this session\, you will learn to: \n\nReview adult weight trajectory\nUnderstand post surgery weight recurrence : incidence and definition\nExplore causes of weight recurrence\nRecognize predictors of weight gain
URL:https://obn.echoontario.ca/event/weight-regain-2/
LOCATION:Kingston Health Sciences Centre
CATEGORIES:Weight Regain
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