AusBIG- Australian Bariatric Innovations Group is coming soon! Live to air in May 2012
Each state and territory along with New Zealand will have their own webpage!
The best on-line resource for the physical management of bariatric patients!
Director Janet Hope, set up the Victorian Bariatric Interest Group out of concern for poor care of the bariatric (overweight, obese and morbidly obese) patient. The group's aims are to raise awareness of the complexity of safe and dignified management of the bariatric patient.
The VicBIG objectives are to safely and effectively manage the bariatric (overweight, obese and morbidly obese) patient by:
These meetings will all be posted on the new website in 2012.
Meetings for 2011
Need to weigh your patient but you have no scales?
We have a solution
Two companies, Wedderburn and AIShealthcare, have offered the service where they will bring the most suitable scales to you, to weigh your patient in their home. They do need to know who will pay for the service and this may take some time to organise.
What information will they need?
You give the approx weight and height along with a sitting or lying width measurement and their mobility limitations.
They may also need door widths and access information e.g. steep drive / stairs etc..
AIS or Wedderburn then select the best scale
Deliver to patient where the staff members weigh the patient
(AIS or Wedderburn are not to be used to help manoeuvre the patient)
Please note:
You must organise for the appropriate staff members and or aids, to assist the patient as
AIS and Wedderburn are not to be used to help manoeuvre the patient.
Contact
Wedderburn http://www.wedderburn.com.au/ Phone: (03) 94973933
Cost -$195.00 plus GST Melbourne Metro area.
Quote for individual cases outside the Metro area.
or
AIS Healthcare http://www.aishealthcare.com.au/ Phone: (03) 9729 9399
Cost $165.00 for metro area
Country areas to be assessed by request .
Definition:
Bariatric = the medical management of the obese
Origin: G. Baros, weight, + iatreia, medical treatment
'THE BEST FIT' makes the difference!
