Health promotion & disease prevention (hpdp) | veterans affairs

Our Bariatric Surgery Support Group provides information and support for those contemplating, anticipating, or having completed bariatric surgery throughout VISN 12. Group leaders and

members provide support, motivation, and information so that each member can make informed decisions about surgery and achieve optimal results post-surgery.   We meet virtually (over video

or phone only) on the 1ST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 9 AM and the 3RD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 2 PM, except on holidays.    * The links stay the same from meeting to meeting, although

please note that the link for the 1st Thursday of the month is different than the link for the 3rd Thursday of the month.      1ST THURSDAYS AT 9 AM   or  Join by phone  1- USA Toll Number 

Access code:   3RD THURSDAYS 2 PM   Or  Join by phone  1- USA Toll Number Access code:   Please call Dr. Sarah Catanese at Dr. Bonnie Yap at or Dr. Karene Goodman  with questions.  HOW TO

SET UP WEBEX PLATFORM:  We will be using a video platform called WebEx for this group. You will need to have the application WebEx downloaded to your device to join the groups. Click on the

following link to download WebEx to your device.   https://www.webex.com/downloads.html Once the WebEx application is downloaded, please click on the link above to join the group at the

scheduled time.