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Program:
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Bariatric Surgery Program
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Address:
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Frank Charles Miller, Medical Outpatient Clinic
100 West 5th St, Level 0, Block C
Hamilton, ON
L8N 3K7
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Map
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Intersection:
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West 5th St and Fennell Ave W
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Service Description:
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Laparoscopic Bariatric (weight management) surgery clinic * preoperative and postoperative assessment and education * surgeries offered are: roux-en-y aastric bypass, gastric sleeve, and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch * care team includes:- surgeons
- general internal medicine physicians
- psychiatrist
- nurses
- social workers
- dietitians
- clerks
- physicians as required
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Fees:
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Most services covered by OHIP
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Application:
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Medical referral must be submitted through the Ontario Bariatric Network
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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People with a BMI greater than 35 with comorbidites or BMI greater than 40 * must be motivated and willing to make eating and lifestyle changes, work with the interdisciplinary team, and participate in long-term follow-up
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