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Tired of waiting? The Coalition against Morbid Obesity invites you to provide an account of how the waiting period for bariatric surgery is impacting your health, your activities and your life. 
Read about the latest developments in the Coalition’s electronic newsletter. To receive a copy, become a Coalition member at no cost: click here. 
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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Bariatric surgery
http://www.hopitallaval.qc.ca/obesite-groupe.asp http://www.weightlosssurgery.ca http://www.aetmis.gouv.qc.ca/site/en_publications_2005.phtml http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/357/8/741 http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/357/8/753 To calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/weights-poids/guide-ld-adult/bmi_chart_java-graph_imc_java_e.html Research on obesity http://obesity.ulaval.ca/chair_obesity/administration.php Support groups and discussion - Internet http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127685410230 http://cf.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSOM/ http://cf.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSOM_Estrie http://cf.groups.yahoo.com/group/sos_obesite/ http://chirurgie-bariatrique.aceboard.fr/ Support group and discusssion - Meetings Bariatric surgery support group - Outaouais Place: Centre hospitalier des Vallées de l'Outaouais - 180, de l'Hôpital Blvd, Room polyvalente Meetings: First Tuesday of every month Contact: Aline Cyr Bouchard Tel.: 819-961-3519 Email: tapine@hotmail.com Bariatric support group Place: Royal Victoria Hospital - 4th floor, Pavilion H Meetings: First Wednesday of every month Contact: Jean-Loup Sylvestre Tel.: 514 934-1934, extension 36887 Support Group (for patients at the CHUM/Hôtel-Dieu) Place : CHUM/Hôtel-Dieu - Jeanne-Mance Pavillon Meetings: Second Saturday every month Contact: Caroline Cloutier Tel.: (450) 569-4145 Support Group (for patients at the Cité de la santé) Place : Cité de la santé Meetings: One Wednesday of every month Contact: Mireille Da Silva Tel.: (450) 668-1010, ext. 2820 Note: Several of the hospitals that offer bariatric surgery have launched support groups that hold regular meetings. For more information, please contact these hospitals directly. |