We offer you a quality program that will enable you to expand your skills in the healthcare field. A high-level program for professionals seeking to achieve career success"

Obesity has become one of the main epidemics of the 21st century, worldwide, with an estimated 650 million people affected. The increase in its incidence, the comorbidities that accompany it and that lead to a significant increase in mortality, especially cardiovascular and cancer, the various medical and surgical treatments available, together with the exponential increase in health expenditure that obesity represents, make it a permanent focus of attention.

Prevention in this field is essential, and a multidisciplinary approach aimed at implementing changes in lifestyle, especially physical activity and dietary patterns, should be initiated as early as possible.

This program aims to provide the medical professional with the necessary qualification to implement in a real way a high-level bariatric praxis, considering all its aspects: from the most advanced surgical techniques, to the creation and organization of multidisciplinary teams and their global management. In this way, the student will be able to make a qualitative leap from occasional bariatric practice to the super-specialized bariatric unit. 

Throughout this program, the student will go through all the current approaches in the different challenges that their profession poses. A high-level step that will become a process of improvement, not only on a professional level, but also on a personal level. This challenge is one of TECH's social commitments: to help highly qualified professionals to education and develop their personal, social and work skills during the course of the program.        

A high-level scientific program, supported by advanced technological development and the teaching experience of the best professionals" 

This Advanced Master’s Degree in Obesity and Bariatric Surgery contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• The latest technology in online teaching software
• A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by remote training
• Continuous updating and retraining systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification.
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program has ended

An educational program created for professionals who aspire for excellence, and that will enable you to acquire new skills and strategies easily and effectively"

Our teaching staff is made up of working professionals. In this way TECH ensures that it delivers the educational update objective it is aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professionals prepared and experienced in different environments, who will develop theoretical knowledge efficiently, but, above all, will put at the service of the program the practical knowledge from their own experience.    

This mastery of the subject matter is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this Advanced Master's Degree. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of E-Learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, the students will be able to study with a set of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give them the operability they need in their training.    

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning, an approach that views learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, TECH will use telepractice. With the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, the student will be able will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the facing you are learning about. A concept that will allow students to integrate and memorize what they have learnt in a more realistic and permanent way.     

With this program, you will learn to master the most advanced procedures and techniques to improve the health of your patients"

We have the best teaching methodology and a multitude of simulated cases that will help you prepare for real situations"

TECH's objective is to specialize highly qualified professionals for work experience. An objective that is complemented, moreover, in a global manner, by promoting human development that lays the foundations for a better society. This objective is focused on helping professionals reach a much higher level of expertise and control. A goal that the student will be able to take for granted, with a high-intensity and precise qualification.    

If your goal is to improve in your profession, to acquire a qualification that will enable you to compete among the best, then look no further: Welcome to TECH Global University”   

General Objectives

• Update the physician's knowledge on new trends in human nutrition in both health and pathological situations through evidence-based 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 specialization. Encourage professional stimulation through continuous learning and research
• Learn the key elements of obesity surgery
• Perform an exhaustive review of the latest scientific evidence available 
• Describe and understand the most advanced techniques in bariatric surgery
• Describe the theoretical framework and praxis of multidisciplinary obesity teams
• Describe the aspects of clinical management
• Describe the aspects of economic management 
• Describe the medical legal aspects of bariatric surgery

Specific Objectives

Module 1. General Aspects of Obesity

• Gain an in-depth understanding of obesity as a clinical condition and its pathophysiology
• Correctly evaluate a patient with obesity
• Learn advanced practical knowledge of dietary, pharmacological treatment and movement education of obesity 

Module 2. Physiology of Appetite and Weight Control Pathophysiology

• Expand understanding of the basic principles of energy balance
• Acquire skills in the calculation of the energy balance
• Analyze the different methods for assessing nutritional status
• Review new pathways, hormonal, metabolic, etc. that regulate neuroendocrine function, energy homeostasis, and metabolism in humans
• Analyze subcutaneous adipose tissue and the role of dysfunctional adipose tissue in the development of obesity
• Explain the role of the intestinal microbiota and its implications in diseases
• Review the basics of a balanced diet

Module 3. Etiopathogenesis of Obesity

• Know in depth the genetic factors of monogenic and polygenic obesity
• Acquire knowledge about how epigenetics may influence the development of obesity
• List the different causes of secondary obesity in relation to endocrinopathies and drugs
• Analyze advances in nutritional genomics, both in nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics
• Establish the relationship between environmental factors and the development of obesity
• Review and learn about the various endocrine disruptors and their role as obesogenic agents
• Explain the connection between obesity and level of economic status
• Study how circadian rhythm alterations influence the expression of enzymes and hormones involved in metabolism
• Review the risk of loss of muscle mass and subsequent development of sarcopenia in relation to obesity

Module 4. History Definition. Diagnosis and Classification. Epidemiology

• Gain an in-depth understanding of obesity as a clinical condition and its historical evolution
• Interpretation and integration of anthropometric data
• Know and be able to interpret the impact-based obesity classifications (ABCD) and the Edmonton system
• Know the epidemiology of obesity in childhood, adulthood and its complications
• Identify that this is more of a clinical syndrome that requires an exhaustive phenotypic characterization
• Correctly evaluate a patient with Obesity, throughout the different periods of life
• Interpreting the existence of the so-called metabolically healthy obese

Module 5. Comorbidities of Obesity

• Become familiar with the concept of comorbidity associated with obesity
• Deepen your understanding of the pathophysiology of these comorbidities
• Study the different endocrine-metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities
• Identify the close relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity has led to the emergence of the term "diabesity", this module identifies this relationship and how obesity, mainly visceral, is a cause of insulin resistance, such as type 2 diabetes and the risk of suffering from it, increases in direct proportion to the magnitude of body overweight
• Identify the pathophysiological mechanisms linking hypertension and obesity
• Recognize the relationship between lipid disorders and obesity, especially atherogenic dyslipidemia
• Specialize in the non-metabolic and non-cardiovascular comorbidities associated with obesity, especially respiratory, digestive comorbidities etc.
• Review the basic concepts on the available scientific evidence of these pathologies and especially the relationship between obesity and cancer
• Integrate the most current knowledge on COVID-19 infection in obese patients

Module 6. Prevention of Obesity and Its Comorbidities

• Identify the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in childhood and its importance because of the association with other diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes
• Establish recommendations for a healthier lifestyle to prevent childhood overweight and obesity
• Analyze peculiarities of obesity in women
• Review the costs of obesity in different countries and the strategies for obesity prevention in health systems
• Insist on the interaction between obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Comprehensive knowledge of the therapeutic approach, insisting on the importance of a multidisciplinary approach

Module 7. Dietary Treatment of Obesity

• Conduct a review of the evidence regarding carbohydrate and protein intake in the prevention and treatment of obesity
• Deepen the 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 for the prevention and treatment of obesity
• Review and understand the meaning of light foods and functional foods
• Become familiar with the history and current status of miracle diets and their impact on individuals and society as a whole
• Explain the methodology of a diet to maintain the lost weight
• Learning about very low-calorie diets
• Acquire skills in the use of dietary treatment as therapy for comorbidities

Module 8. Physical Activity and Obesity

• In-depth knowledge of the concepts related to physical activity
• Perform a functional assessment based on scientific evidence
• Establish a physical activity program based on assessment
• Understand the different types of physical activity programs appropriate for age and physical condition
• Identify exercises with low risk of injury for obese patients
• Understand physical activity as a habit to prevent obesity
• Address physiotherapy in the comorbidities of obesity and its importance in the treatment of these comorbidities
• Deepen the work of physiotherapy in surgical approaches in obesity (pre- and post-surgery) (Pre- and post-surgery)

Module 9. Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Obesity

• Obtain an overview of the contributions from the psychological area aimed at increasing the chances of success in multidisciplinary intervention in overweight and obesity 
• Make a brief historical review of the different social and cultural considerations of the phenomenon of Obesity from prehistoric times to the present day
• Recognize the main comorbid psychiatric disorders associated with obesity and psychopathology related to eating disorders
• In-depth knowledge and management of binge eating disorder and its relationship with obesity and overweight
• Learn techniques to encourage a change in the patients towards living a healthier lifestyle
• Expand knowledge of psychological examinations before and after bariatric surgery
• Present the psychotherapeutic approach from the cognitive-behavioral therapy approach that has proven to be the most effective treatment to address obesity in both children and adults
• Stress the importance of early detection of the psychological and educational variables that contribute to the development of eating disorders and obesity in order to carry out preventive activities

Module 10. Pharmacological Treatment of Obesity

• Identify the pharmacological arsenal currently available to treat obesity
• 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
• Present those drugs that produce weight loss, without 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 11. Surgical Treatment of Obesity

• Correctly address the indications and contraindications of bariatric surgery
• Establish the preoperative protocol, with surgical risk stratification
• Recognize all the techniques of bariatric surgery
• Identify the appropriate technique for each patient
• In-depth knowledge of the endoscopic therapies currently in use, their indications and clinical management
• Knowing how to indicate metabolic surgery
• Postoperative care of the patient
• Identify the possible emergencies after bariatric surgery
• Familiarization in the follow-up of pregnancy after bariatric surgery

Module 12. Endoscopic and Percutaneous Treatments in Obesity

• Learn the characteristics of the multidisciplinary obesity team as a key element focused on the needs of the bariatric patient
• Define the key elements of the multidisciplinary obesity team, introducing an innovative and essential element such as the call center/patient service
• Recognize the leadership role of the bariatric surgeon as a key element in the value chain
• Recognize the protocols of each of the multidisciplinary obesity team specialists

Module 13. Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity and the Overweight

• Know the endoscopic therapies for obesity currently in use, their indications, the "how it is done" and their clinical management

Module 14. Perioperative Management

• Recognize all the techniques of bariatric surgery
• Know how to perform some of the techniques of bariatric intervention
• Recognize the appropriate technique for each patient

Module 15. Bariatric Surgery Patient Emergencies

• Develop an advanced protocol for the multidisciplinary obesity team
• Recognize the real possibilities of the environment to adapt the multidisciplinary obesity team protocol
• Design a contingency plan 

Module 16. Revisional Bariatric Surgery (RBS)

• Know the indications and revisional surgery techniques for each of the primary techniques

Module 17. Postoperative Follow-Up and Supplementation

• Recognize all aspects of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its pathophysiology
• Learn the guidelines for evaluation and preoperative study of the T2DM patient
• Knowing how to indicate metabolic surgery
• Point out the best surgical technique
• Define the peculiarities of each technique
• Pre and postoperative management of the patient operated for T2DM

Module 18. Basics of Metabolic Surgery

• Explain the need for training and accreditation in bariatric surgery
• Recognize the difference between accreditation and certification
• Learn the steps of bariatric surgery specialization
• Learn how to develop one's own protocol and adjust it to the clinical pathways in place in one's environment
• Describe the key data that the surgeon must record in their activity, for a future scientific publication
• Describe the BAROS system
• Analyze the key elements of bariatric scientific publications

Module 19. Transplantation, Abdominal Wall and Special Situations in Bariatric Surgery

• Establish the basic structure of a multidisciplinary obesity team, its human and material resources
• Define a detailed business plan, so that the project pursues excellence in care and at the same time is sustainable over time and profitable
• Establish a marketing plan appropriate to the patients-clients and their environment, within this business plan
• Know how to legally structure the collaboration with other professionals
• Design an economic contingency plan

Module 20. Innovation, Quality of Life, Training and Clinical Management in Bariatric Surgery

• Design a legal security framework for patient data 
• Design a legal security framework for the clinical practice of multidisciplinary obesity team professionals

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