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DERBY, CT (April 16, 2010) - The Bariatric Surgery Center at Griffin Hospital will host a Weight Loss Surgery Health Fair from 6:00 - 9:00 pm Thursday, April 29, at the Trumbull Marriott, 180 Hawley Lane in Trumbull. The free event is open to all weight loss surgery patients and those considering weight loss surgery.

The Health Fair will feature keynote speaker Khaliah Ali, lap-band weight loss surgery patient and daughter of legendary heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. Ms. Ali, who is also an Emmy-nominated talk show host, former Ford model, and a fashion designer with her own line of clothing, will describe her life-long struggle with obesity, which she chronicled in her book, "Fighting Weight," published by Harper Collins.

Bariatric surgeon Timothy Ehrlich, MD, FACS, Director of the Bariatric Surgery Center at Griffin Hospital, will moderate a Q&A session with Ms. Ali, and also discuss the latest bariatric surgery options available for patients....

DERBY, CT - Throughout April - Occupational Therapy (OT) Month - Griffin Hospital is raising awareness of this highly specialized profession, which enables people of all ages live life to its fullest by helping them promote health, prevent or live with injury, illness and disability. Griffin Hospital provides these specialized Occupational Therapy services in its Rehabilitation Services Department, which recently located in the new Hewitt Ambulatory Care Pavilion that adjoins the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital at 350 Seymour Avenue in Derby.

According to Griffin Hospital Occupational Therapist Fran Harmeyer, "Occupational Therapists go beyond just the physical. We take into account the emotional and social make-up of every person as well. This allows patients to not only function, but thrive doing what's most important to them." (Editor note: Occupational therapy patient stories, and interviews, are available for feature articles.)

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