Bellevue Bariatric

Program

Spring Issue: Change!

We’re back………………………...1

Important Announcements …….….2

Quarterly Support Group ……….....2

Program Updates ........... ………….2

Follow Up Appointments………….3

Fond Farewell……………………..4

Warm Welcome…………………...4

Non Starchy Vegetable list………..5

Lean Protein Word Scramble……...6

Current Note Worthy Articles……..6

Staff…………...…………………...7

Contact Info………………………..7

Sorry we missed you last month. Just like

you, we’re under a state of great transfor-

mation, development, and rapid growth.

This newsletter will primarily consist of

important announcements, updates that

we’ve made to our program, information

on quarterly support groups, follow up ap-

pointments, new team members we’ve ac-

quired, and more importantly how to reach

us.

Thank you for patience during this time of

change. We are looking forward to serving

your health care needs with our new staff

and our new developments. Stay tuned!

Spring 2018

“ C h a n g e i s t h e o n l y c o n s t a n t i n l i f e . ”

-Heracli tus

We want to hear

from you!

We encourage you

to give our new

Bellevue Support

Group a try. Our

new group will

meet on a quarterly

basis, with a variety

of speakers and

demonstrations. If

you have topics,

speakers or demon-

strations that you

would like for us to

consider, please

don’t hesitate to

reach out to us for

your suggestions.

Upcoming: Wednesday

April 18, 2018

Following: July 18, 2018

Time: 6:00pm- 8:00pm

Location: Kaiser Permanente

Bellevue. Conference Room

E101/105 (right by the elevator

on the first floor, follow the

signs)

Registration: is not needed.

See you there!

Kaiser Permanente Bellevue

Quarterly Support Group:

Important Announcements: • The Bariatric Step’s to a Healthier

Future is available online. As we

update the booklet, we will post

the most recent version on:

https://wa.kaiserpermanente.org/

bariatric-patients

• Kaiser Permanente Bellevue

Pharmacy will now be carrying

Bariatric Advantage Vitamins. Buy

them at your convenience after the

Bariatric Education class or your

follow up visits!

• They’re also available online

through their website. Type in pro-

mo code KAISER and get a dis-

count and free shipping.

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Do I have to go to my

follow up appointments?

“Bariatric surgery improves

quality of life and comorbid

conditions and decreases

overall cost of care. Patients

who undergo surgery will

likely increase the length of

their lives due to improve-

ment in diabetes and heart

disease and decreased risk of

cancer. Long-term bariatric

follow-up requires a team

approach and attention to

several aspects of care. Nu-

trition is the most important

aspect of follow-up to safely

maximize weight loss and

prevent weight gain. Exer-

cise helps to maintain weight

loss. Complications need to

be identified early and can

result from improper behav-

ior or from surgical compli-

cations.

Read the rest of the study @:

https://

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/

articles/PMC3096273/

(awaiting approval)

Follow Up Appointments:

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We apologize if you’ve had difficulty

scheduling your appointments. You

can reach out to us via myKP message

or phone. Please make sure you

schedule your post operative visits as

follows:

Visit LABS Dietitian

Post-Op NO YES

2/3 month NO YES

6 month YES/FASTING YES

12 month YES/FASTING NO

2 year YES/FASTING NO

3 year YES/FASTING NO

5 year YES/FASTING NO

Care transferred to PCP YES/FASTING NO

*This information is also in your binder for your reference,

Fond Farewell:

Join us in bidding a

fond farewell to Julie

Grimm, RN.

“The ends has come! I

am retiring after many

years at Group Health /

Kaiser Permanente. I’ve

enjoyed working in bari-

atrics for all these years

and have a great passion

and compassion for this

work and our pa-

tients. To those of you

that I have gotten to

know well over the years

– I will miss you. To all

patients, best of luck in

this journey!!!”

Julie

Grimm,

RN CBN

Kate Quinn, RN,

moved to Eastern

Washington to be close

to her aging mother.

She is still working for

Kaiser Permanente in

the clinical review unit.

She thoroughly en-

joyed working with

you all.

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• Lori Gokee, ARNP, is our new nurse practitioner. She has 15

years nursing experience. She will be the primary provider

seeing patients for their 2-month, 6-month, and yearly visits.

• Sarah Chan, RN joined our team in March. She’ll be helping

assist you throughout the program. You’ll meet her in the

classes and support groups.

• Melissa Darragh, RN is our newest addition. She has compre-

hensive nursing background; including for the past several

years, surgical nursing in the operating room and clinic.

She’ll be helping assist you throughout the program as well.

• Sarah Jablonski, RN has been with Kaiser Permanente for 8

years in various specialties, and has been helping with the

Bariatric Program since February. She has been your contact

person in charge of your intakes. She’ll be helping till May.

Program Updates:

Our Bariatric Program continues to evolve.

Notebook:

Step’s to a Healthier Future has been updated and is posted on our

webpage.

Many other great changes to come!

C A U L I F L O W E R S A S J K S P O S A I S T N Q J F P A

A Q C D I T U Z Y G U I W G T K L H N P R L K Z G S G E S R

E G G P L A N T U O S K P I A E X G I I T O E R L P P P E E

S E H S I D A R T C H T S Q S B E I O N I C E Q R P A B G Z

S T U O R P S O H C C C U D Y S A B N A C C L B E R M A A O

Y R E L E C M H C H R H K R X V C T S C H O Y R A U B R U Q

M C A T Z A C Y S S K H I O N Z S H U H O R S G C B K H H K

O P G I T N T T R Y N H L N B I B S A R K B U U A O H F Y Y

G L E O Z K P A O M Y F Z P I S P R M R E S C C R D V X B J

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Examples Non-Starchy Vegetable Word Search

ARTICHOKE

ASPARAGUS

BEAN

BEETS

BOKCHOY

BORSCHT

BROCCOLI

CABBAGE

CARROTS

CAULI-

FLOWER

CELERY

LEEKS

OKRA

ONIONS

PEPPERS

RADISHES

RUTABAGA

SPINACH

SPROUTS

SWISSCHARD

TOMATO

TURNIPS

ZUCCHINI

*Please consult with Lisa, RDN if you have further questions about examples

of non-starchy vegetables. Also make sure to comply with the current stage of

your diet. These are examples for the PRE and POST OP diet. (Depending on

which stage you’re in.)

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WORD BANK:

• Skinless Turkey

• Skinless Chicken

• Rump Roast

• Sirloin

• Ground Turkey

• Ground Chicken

• Porterhouse

• Fish

• Ground Beef

1. hifs F _ _ _

2. ihsnciclesek skn S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. eknr yluistskse S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. hciukneog crnd G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. ytueurodrnkg G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. un goreebfd G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7. sirlnio S _ _ _ _ _ _

8. eusterrooph P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9. raos tumpr R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Examples of Lean Protein Word Scramble

*Please consult with Lisa, RDN if you have further questions about examples

of lean protein. Also make sure to comply with the current stage of your diet.

These are examples for the PRE-OP or two month and further post operative

diet.

Current Note

Worthy Articles (Type the link into your

browser to view or type in

title on a search engine to

view the full article.)

• 4 Myths Nutritionists

Wish People Would

Forget

https://

blog.myfitnesspal.com/4-

myths-nutritionists-wish-

people-would-forget/

• Artificial sweeteners

linked to weight gain

over time, analysis

says http://abcnews.go.com/

Health/artificial-sweeteners-

weight-gain-time-review-

studies/story?id=48676448

• Obesity among all

US adults reaches all

-time high

https://

www.cnn.com/2017/10/13/

health/adult-obesity-increase

-study/index.html

Bariatric Surgeons:

• Dr. Gupta MD, FRCSC,FACS,FASMBS

• Dr. Landers, MD, FACS, CDR-USN (RET)

Bariatric ARNP/PAs:

• Lori Gokee, ARNP

• Kat Cozza, PA

• Lynda Crescenzi, PA

• William Young, PA

Bariatric RN Case Managers:

• Sarah Chan, BSN, RN

• Melissa Darragh, BSN, RN

• Sarah Jablonski, RN

Bariatric Dietitian:

• Lisa Stariha, RDN

Clinical Operation Manager:

• Anna Withee, BSN, RN

Bariatric Team Contact Us

We want to hear from you!

Nurse: 425-502-3450

Listen to the Prompts.

Routine Appointments:

425-502-3450

Listen to the Prompts

Consulting Nurse:

1-800-297-6877

Bariatric Team Email: bar-

iatricpatients@ghc.org

Call the Consulting

Nurse line if after 4:00

and weekends, with any

post op concerns.