Weight loss surgery (WLS) is one treatment option offered to patients who meet specific weight classifications. It is intended to provide sufficient weight loss to reduce mortality risk and improve medical conditions when non-surgical methods of weight loss have failed.
Based upon best practice recommendations, HealthPartners has developed a pre-weight loss surgery curriculum designed to prepare individuals for the lifestyle changes that weight loss surgery requires.
This course is required prior to authorizing weight loss surgery.
Weight loss surgery coaching provides an evidence-informed, phone-based weight management program facilitated by a registered dietitian and health educator with experience in behavior change and bariatric surgery.
This required course is intended to supplement, not replace, any educational visits with individual surgeon groups. We believe that this curriculum, along with our long-standing designated network of experienced surgeons, will ensure the best possible outcomes for our members.
Either with your assistance or on their own, patients and their families can use the tools and information found at decision support to make a confident, comfortable choice based on their personal values and preferences.