OHSU Bariatric Support Group - November Meetings

 Dr. Linda Fishman, psychologist, will be leading a discussion on Re-Wiring Our Brains;  changes in thoughts and patterns after weight loss surgery.

Location:  Center for Health and Healing, 3303 S.W. Bond Ave, Portland, Oregon 97239.  Park in the underground parking across from the building, have your parking ticket stamped on first or sixth floor, DHC desk.

Date/Time:  Wednesday, 11/11/09 from 10-11:30 in Room 3178, down the hall, middle room or on 11/17/09 from 6:30-8 pm, Room 3171, 1A, in the large Conference Room.

Next month our topic will be Rethinking the Holidays:  What Brings Happiness?   
Dr. Michelle Bobowich and Dr. Jillayne Sorensen PsyD will be our guest speakers/leading discussion.  The presentation time, place  and date are the same each month, ie., second Wednesday from 10-11:30 and repeated on the third Tuesday, from 6:30-8 pm.

There is also a support group on the 25th of November from10 - 11:30 AM.  No speaker at this meeting.  Gloria Yu is the dietician who runs this meeting and it is a time to talk about anything that is a concern or to share with the group.

Were do you meet?

Center for Health and Healing (waterfront building) 3rd floor conference room. The big main conference room is used on Tuesday evening meetings, while a smaller room is used on the Wednesday meetings. You can also call the office to get more directions.

ETA: parking is free in the parking structure, just take your parking ticket to the front desk on the first floor or up to the digestive health front desk and they will validate it for you.

Do you happen to know if the OHSU support groups restricted too only those who had surgery there? 

"Do you happen to know if the OHSU support groups restricted too only those who had surgery there?"

The support meetings at OHSU are open to pre-ops, post-ops, and other interested parties no matter which hospital their surgeries are/were/will be performed.

Hope this helps!