Objectives

- Learn about bariatric surgery

- Explore reasons for the surgery and increase in popularity

- Identify the psychosocial outcomes of bariatric surgery

- Identify common presenting issues in persons seeking bariatric surgery

- Explore current recommendations for assessment protocols and presurgical preparation for bariatric surgery

- Identify postoperative mental and physical health issues which may occur and need to be addressed

Types of Bariatric Surgery

- Bariatric surgeries all aim to make the stomach smaller so it can hold less food through removal, banding or bypassing.

- Some surgeries also bypass part of the small intestine which inhibits calorie as well as nutrient absorption

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