Improve the quality of care for your patients with this innovative training in Obesity"

Obesity, the true epidemic of the 21st century until the arrival of COVID-19, represents a major global health problem. The WHO estimates that it could affect 650 million people worldwide, with a mortality rate of some 2.8 million people each year.

It is a heterogeneous syndrome whose pathophysiology and etiopathogenesis (genetics, epigenetics, new hormonal control mechanisms, nutrigenomics, microbiomics, etc.) are continuously advancing. These advances are allowing us to better understand the factors that affect the processes involved in energy homeostasis and in the development of obesity.

Obesity is a permanent focus of concern due to the ever-increasing number of cases and the related comorbidities. These lead to a significant increase in death, especially from cardiovascular illnesses and cancer. Furthermore, the various medical and surgical treatments available and the exponential increase in health care costs related to obesity also makes it a focus of attention. 

With this in mind, preventing obesity is essential. Through the use of a multidisciplinary approach, the aim is to implement lifestyle changes, especially physical activity and dietary patterns, and should be introduced as early on in the process as possible.

Professionals must know how to correctly diagnose obesity and its complications and propose appropriate treatment strategies  and its complications and propose appropriate treatment strategies in the three fundamental areas of action: nutrition, physical exercise and attitudes towards food to which we must add, in patients in whom it is indicated, drugs and bariatric surgery.

In the last decade, there have been enormous advances in the understanding of obesity. This has brought Precision Medicine to the forefront of treatment, requiring the professional to be adequately prepared to provide new therapeutic responses. The enormous development of new technologies such as health apps, brought about by COVID-19, allows patient empowerment and decision support.

This training is the best option you can find to specialize in Dietetic, Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment for Obesity”

The postgraduate diploma in Dietary, Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment for Obesity contains the scientific most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the specialization are:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Obesity 
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• The latest information on Obesity
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• A special emphasis on innovative methodologies in Obesity
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an internet connection

This postgraduate diploma is the best investment you can make when choosing a gain program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Obesity, you will obtain a degree endorsed by TECH Technological University"

Its teaching staff includes professionals belonging to the field of psychology, who bring to this training the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists from prestigious reference societies and universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training that is programmed to train students in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in Obesity with extensive medical experience.

Step up and join the team. You will find the best educational material to enhance your studies"

This 100% online postgraduate diploma will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while increasing your knowledge in this field"

The postgraduate diploma in Dietary, Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment for Obesity is aimed at facilitating the medical professional's performance, with the latest advances and most innovative treatments in the sector

This is your opportunity to learn about the latest treatments in Obesity"

General Objectives

• Update the physician's knowledge on new trends in human nutrition in both health and pathological situations through evidencebased medicine
• Promote work strategies based on the practical knowledge of the new trends in nutrition and its application to child and adult pathologies, where nutrition plays a fundamental role in treatment
• Encourage the acquisition of technical skills and abilities, through a powerful audiovisual system, and the possibility of development through online simulation workshops and/or specific training
• Encourage professional stimulation through continuing preparation and research

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Dietary Treatment of Obesity

• Review the evidence regarding carbohydrate and protein intake in the prevention and treatment of obesity
• Deepen understanding of the basis of the relationship between dietary fat and body weight regulation
• Study eating patterns and the balanced hypocaloric diet as a dietary treatment for obesity
• Acquire knowledge about exchange diets and how to catalog the different generic foods
• Review the Mediterranean diet as a model of prevention and treatment of obesity
• Review and gain understanding of the meaning of light foods and functional foods
• Familiarise yourself with the historical and current situation of miracle diets and the repercussions not only on an individual level but also in society as a whole
• Explain the methodology of a diet to maintain the weight lost
• Learn the concepts about very low-calorie diets
• Acquire the skills for the use of dietary treatment as therapy for comorbidities

Module 2. Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity

• Identify the pharmacological arsenal currently available to treat obesity
• Specialize in the development of clinical research on commercialized drugs for the treatment of obesity in Spain
• Establish the indications for anti-obesity drugs in each patient
• Analyze how its effect is controlled and the results we can expect
• Identify other drugs which are already commercialized in other countries such as the USA
• Identify those drugs that produce weight loss, without this being their main reason for use
• Review miracle drugs that have been used in the treatment of obesity
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the new lines of research in Precision Medicine
• Establish the pharmacokinetic variations caused in obese patients by excess body fat and those that appear after bariatric surgery

Module 3. Surgical Treatment of Obesity

• Correctly address the indications and contraindications of bariatric surgery
• Establish a preoperative protocol with surgical risk stratification
• Recognise all the techniques for bariatric surgery
• Identify the appropriate technique for each patient
• Understand in-depth the endoscopic therapies currently used, their indiciations and their clinical management
• Know how to indicate a metabolic surgery
• Postoperative care of the patient
• Identify the possible reasons for emergencies after bariatric surgery
• Become familiar with the after care of a pregnancy following bariatric surgery

Take advantage of the opportunity and take the step to get up to date on the latest developments in Obesity Studies"