Resources.
Helpful links for Albertan bariatric patients.
Online information is plentiful but not always reliable. The links here have been chosen because they represent the modern, evidence based, scientific approach to obesity care that Vital Bariatrics endorses. The opinions expressed are not always our own.
Relevant Studies and Literature.
Medical Tourism
Medical tourism and bariatric surgery: who pays?
Sheppard CE, Lester EL, Chuck AW, Kim DH, Karmali S, de Gara CJ, Birch DW.Surg Endosc. 2014 Dec;28(12):3329-36. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3613-8. Epub 2014 Jun 27.PMID: 24969849
Unpacking the financial costs of "bariatric tourism" gone wrong: Who holds responsibility for costs to the Canadian health care system? Snyder JC, Silva DS, Crooks VA.Can J Surg. 2016 Dec;59(6):369-370. doi: 10.1503/cjs.006016.PMID: 28234613 Free PMC article.
Long Term Outcomes for Bariatric Surgery
A Must Read.
To truly understand the disease of obesity, why we have failed at solving it, and what modern solutions must entail, people must read the newest version of the Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines 2020. It represents a fundamental shift in how we should think about obesity. It is a bit dense as it is meant to guide physicians but will be a very important read for patients wanting to take control of their own health. If you read nothing else, read this:
News.
Bariatric Surgery Side Effects
Amount of weight regain after bariatric surgery helps predict health risks