Description:

Group session where attendees are active participants sharing ideas and best practices related to activity and exercise. The course directors will facilitate the discussion.

Session will help to serve as a stepping stone to create a physical activity professional network within the bariatric community. The concept of mentorship for physical activity will be discussed.

Objectives

At the end of the networking session participants will be able to: • Identify clinical/practice strategies related to physical activity implementation. • Identify challenges to implementation. • Discuss potential solutions related to physical activity implementation. • Discuss assessment tools and techniques for physical activity. • Identify contacts and resources within the IH community for continued discussion.