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New! At long last, an action plan in Quebec! From 2009 to 2012, it includes some:
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The Coalition divulges the results of the first survey giving a voice to Quebec’s morbidly obese people!
Consult the survey highlights.
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![]() According to the World Health Organization (WHO), bariatric surgery is considered to be the only effective treatment against morbid obesity. Quebecers who are suffering need to have access to the necessary treatment to ensure their survival! The different techniques The surgical treatment of morbid obesity is based on two principles: restriction (volume reduction) and malabsorption (derivation). Bariatric surgery currently comprises a range of techniques that are classified into two main types of procedures:
Credit : Agence d'évaluation des technologies et des modes d'intervention en santé (AETMIS). For additional details relating to the different surgical techniques, consult the Agence d'évaluation des technologies et des modes d'intervention en santé (AETMIS) report entitled "Le traitement chirurgical de l'obésité morbide : mise à jour" (The surgical treatment of morbid obesity: An update) at the following address: http://www.aetmis.gouv.qc.ca/site/en_publications_2005.phtml. Hospitals and surgeons More than 300,000 Quebecers are morbidly obese but only a few hundred bariatric surgeries are performed each year. The waiting lists are endless: This is unacceptable! The following Québec hospitals offered bariatric surgery. (Click here) |