Event Details
Nutrition Education Seminar
About This Event
- Event Type:Event
If you are considering weight loss surgery, or if you have already taken your first steps, this seminar will help. You will learn more about the important lifestyle changes necessary for successful weight-loss surgery outcomes.
Masks and social distancing are required. Participants must enter the main LVMC entrance for COVID symptom screening
Held in the Honda Room at Lompoc Valley Medical Center
If you are considering weight loss surgery, or if you have already taken your first steps, this seminar will help. You will learn more about the important lifestyle changes necessary for successful weight-loss surgery outcomes.
This seminar is for those considering to undergo weight loss or bariatric, surgery at Lompoc Valley Medical Center.
Topics Include:
- Nutrition Guidelines
- Eating Behaviors
- Diet Progression
- Vitamin/Mineral Supplements
- Physical Activity
- Lifelong Healthy Eating Habits
Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge to improve your health and to prepare you for the lifestyle changes you will experience following weight loss surgery.
For more information, contact Bariatric Surgery Coordinator
(805) 737-3382
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Cristina M. Ortega, RN Bariatric Program Coordinator
Cristina Ortega is the Bariatric Coordinator and registered nurse. She began her career at LVMC in 2018 as an Emergency Room nurse and has also been in the House Supervisor role since mid-2019. She earned her Associate of Science in nursing at Santa Barbara City College.
- Price: Free
- Registration Instructions: No Registration Required.