Multidisciplinary Approach and Counseling of the Obese Patient Before and After Bariatric Surgery

Multidisciplinary Approach and Counseling of the Obese Patient Before and After Bariatric Surgery: Qualitative Interviews

The project consists of qualitative interviews with all the members of the obesity team (endocrinologist, bariatric surgeon, dietician, psychologist,..) in different Flemish hospitals. These interviews have the aim to gain insight into the current practice about counseling patients with bariatric surgery, with a focus on medication counseling. This will make it possible to assess the strengths and weaknesses in the current practice of obese patients who will undergo and have undergone bariatric surgery.

The project consists of qualitative interviews with all the members of the obesity team (endocrinologist, bariatric surgeon, dietician, psychologist,..) in different Flemish hospitals. These interviews have the aim to gain insight into the current practice about counseling patients with bariatric surgery, with a focus on medication counseling. We will do a benchmarking and also qualitative analyses of the interviews using Nvivo 10.

This will make it possible to assess the strengths and weaknesses in the current practice of obese patients who will undergo and have undergone bariatric surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All the members of the obesity team should be prepared to participate in the study