Community's bariatric services has partnered with Medical Animatics, LLC, to provide weight loss surgery patients with access to an online, interactive, media-rich educational program. The program's tools help patients and families learn about upcoming procedures, manage their post-surgical lives and "make healthier lifestyle choices." A highlight of the online tools is a self-paced informed consent agreement that guides patients through the details; this replaces the traditional paper-based consent form. Bariatric patients simply log in to My Informed Choice to interact with the product.

I used to work in the e-learning industry, so I find this company and program interesting, particularly the niche approach the company takes by focusing on scientific and medical content. It will be interesting to see the measurable outcomes of this program in terms of patient understanding and knowledge application as well as any process improvement in bariatric surgery services.

Link to myinformedchoice.com