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Weight Wise Adult Weight Management Clinic
The Weight Wise Adult Weight Management Clinic (AWMC) provides tertiary medical, psychological, and surgical interventions. These services support individuals with obesity who have had primary care weight management intervention for a minimum of 6 months and require further tertiary care.
The purpose of the initial clinic assessment is to determine the patient’s specific obesity barriers. The next steps include developing a treatment plan. Depending on the patient’s needs, the treatment may include:
- behaviour modification
- counseling for nutrition, physical activity, and mental health
- drug treatment and/or bariatric surgery (surgical treatment for obesity)
- transitioning the patient back to their family physician with recommendations from the AWMC.
Clinic staff will assess whether bariatric surgery is an option for clinic patients. Not everyone participating in the AWMC is an appropriate candidate for bariatric surgery; other treatment options may be determined to be more appropriate and successful long term. Please note, it takes several appointments and considerable time to determine eligibility for bariatric surgery.
Patients who are referred to the AWMC may be asked to participate in research activities. Patients who agree to participate will be booked for research study visits in conjunction with their regular AWMC appointments. Research staff may be contacted at 780-735-6629.
Special bariatric equipment is in place at the clinic.
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Patients must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Adults (17 years and older) with Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 35 (> 35)
- Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS) stage 2, 3, or 4
- Patient does not have untreated: severe personality disorder, active psychosis, active substance dependencies, major cognitive impairment
- Patient has the ability to attend a minimum of 10 clinic appointments in a 9 month period
- Patient has completed a minimum of 6 months primary care weight management intervention
- Completion of at least 4 Weight Wise group education modules (including Module One that is mandatory)
Please view referral criteria for more details.
Referral needed
To make a referral, physicians can fax an AWMC referral form to Central Access. Once a referral is received, the patient will be contacted by a Central Access booking clerk to make an appointment for an initial clinic assessment and the referring physician will be notified of this appointment.
Referral Form; Prior Surgery Referral
Service providers
The clinic has a specialized team of health professionals, including physicians, registered nurses, mental health practitioners, registered dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers and surgeons who support patients in the diagnosis and treatment of obesity.
Service partners
The Weight Wise Community Network which includes businesses and groups throughout the Edmonton area who work with Alberta Health Services to build communities that promote healthy eating and active living.
Service locations
Please visit the links below for more details about this service at various locations.
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (780-401-BOOK (2665) or 1-877-414-2665 (Alberta Only) (Central Access), 780-735-5620 (AWMC office #))
