The Postgraduate diploma was created to take the professional through the essential knowledge in each and every one of the areas that make up a high-level Bariatric Unit"

Obesity is the most common metabolic disease in the western world and one of the most important health problems in developed countries. Nowadays, surgery is considered to be the only treatment capable of offering a substantial and sustained weight loss over time, reducing comorbidities and improving patient quality of life.  

In the last decade, the number of annual bariatric procedures has skyrocketed exponentially, leading to an increase in the creation of multidisciplinary bariatric surgery units throughout the world. This has generated a greater demand for healthcare professionals prepared to treat this type of pathology, which has also increased the number of training and accreditation programs in bariatric surgery.  

Bariatric surgery has undergone a spectacular development in recent years, the expansion of surgical indications hand in hand with metabolic surgery, technological and robotic innovation, the emergence of new surgical techniques and the exponential growth of vertical gastrectomy, the difficulty to standardize the most effective treatment for weight regain and recurrence of comorbidities, all these factors force both the general and digestive surgeon as well as the specialist in bariatric surgery to update their knowledge, study the available evidence, and develop new skills that will allow them to keep up with the changes and continue to offer good quality treatment to their patients.  

The Postgraduate diploma in Perioperative Management for Morbid Obesity  has been conceived to offer medical professionals the necessary training to practice as a bariatric surgeon. This training is a unique opportunity as it contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. Its topics allow specialists to access all the necessary knowledge based on scientific evidence and adapt their training process to their personal and professional needs.  

Our teaching staff is integrated by different medical professionals of recognized prestige belonging to the field of Obesity (surgeons, endocrinologists, nutritionists, psychologists, gastroenterologists, etc.), who are also references in the field of bariatric surgery. A multidisciplinary team of experienced professionals who will faithfully develop theoretical knowledge and apply their practical experiences to the service of the student, one of the differential qualities of this Postgraduate diploma. 

A unique training program with which you can achieve professional success"

This Postgraduate diploma in Perioperative Management for Morbid Obesity. Bariatric Patient Emergencies offers you the characteristics of a high-level scientific, teaching and technological course. These are some of its most notable features:   

• Latest technology in online teaching software
• 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 telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Self-regulating 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 course

The teachers of this Postgraduate diploma have been selected based on two criteria: the excellence of their medical practice in the field of the creation, promotion and maintenance of bariatric units, and their proven didactic capacity. All in order to offer you the high quality training program that you need"

Our teaching staff is composed of medical professionals, practising specialists. In this way, we ensure that we provide you with the training update we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of professors with training and experience in different environments, who will develop theoretical knowledge effectively, but, above all, will bring their practical knowledge derived from their own experience to the course: one of the differential qualities of this program. 

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodology used in the design of this Postgraduate diploma. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. This way, you will be able to study with a range of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give you the operability you need in your training.  

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice:  with the help of an innovative interactive video system, and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were actually dealing with the scenario you are learning about. A concept that will allow you to integrate and fix learning in a more realistic and permanent way. 

With a methodological design based on proven teaching techniques, this Postgraduate diploma will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

TECH is the world’s largest online university. With an impressive catalog of more than 14,000 university programs available in 11 languages, it is positioned as a leader in employability, with a 99% job placement rate. In addition, it relies on an enormous faculty of more than 6,000 professors of the highest international renown.  

Study at the world's largest online university and guarantee your professional success. The future starts at TECH” 

 

The world’s best online university according to FORBES 

The prestigious Forbes magazine, specialized in business and finance, has highlighted TECH as “the world's best online university” This is what they have recently stated in an article in their digital edition in which they echo the success story of this institution, “thanks to the academic offer it provides, the selection of its teaching staff, and an innovative learning method aimed at educating the professionals of the future” 

A revolutionary study method, a cutting-edge faculty and a practical focus: the key to TECH's success.

The most complete study plans on the university scene 

TECH offers the most complete study plans on the university scene, with syllabuses that cover fundamental concepts and, at the same time, the main scientific advances in their specific scientific areas. In addition, these programs are continuously being updated to guarantee students the academic vanguard and the most in-demand professional skills. In this way, the university's qualifications provide its graduates with a significant advantage to propel their careers to success. 

TECH offers the most comprehensive and intensive study plans on the current university scene.

A world-class teaching staff  

TECH's teaching staff is made up of more than 6,000 professors with the highest international recognition. Professors, researchers and top executives of multinational companies, including Isaiah Covington, performance coach of the Boston Celtics; Magda Romanska, principal investigator at Harvard MetaLAB; Ignacio Wistumba, chairman of the department of translational molecular pathology at MD Anderson Cancer Center; and D.W. Pine, creative director of TIME magazine, among others. 

Internationally renowned experts, specialized in different branches of Health, Technology, Communication and Business, form part of the TECH faculty.

A unique learning method 

TECH is the first university to use Relearning in all its programs. It is the best online learning methodology, accredited with international teaching quality certifications, provided by prestigious educational agencies. In addition, this disruptive educational model is complemented with the “Case Method”, thereby setting up a unique online teaching strategy. Innovative teaching resources are also implemented, including detailed videos, infographics and interactive summaries. 

TECH combines Relearning and the Case Method in all its university programs to guarantee excellent theoretical and practical learning, studying whenever and wherever you want.

The world's largest online university 

TECH is the world’s largest online university. We are the largest educational institution, with the best and widest online educational catalog, one hundred percent online and covering the vast majority of areas of knowledge. We offer a large selection of our own degrees and accredited online undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. In total, more than 14,000 university degrees, in eleven different languages, make us the largest educational largest in the world. 

TECH has the world's most extensive catalog of academic and official programs, available in more than 11 languages.

Google Premier Partner 

The American technology giant has awarded TECH the Google Google Premier Partner badge. This award, which is only available to 3% of the world's companies, highlights the efficient, flexible and tailored experience that this university provides to students. The recognition as a Google Premier Partner not only accredits the maximum rigor, performance and investment in TECH's digital infrastructures, but also places this university as one of the world's leading technology companies. 

Google has positioned TECH in the top 3% of the world's most important technology companies by awarding it its Google Premier Partner badge.

The official online university of the NBA 

TECH is the official online university of the NBA. Thanks to our agreement with the biggest league in basketball, we offer our students exclusive university programs, as well as a wide variety of educational resources focused on the business of the league and other areas of the sports industry. Each program is made up of a uniquely designed syllabus and features exceptional guest hosts: professionals with a distinguished sports background who will offer their expertise on the most relevant topics. 

TECH has been selected by the NBA, the world's top basketball league, as its official online university.

The top-rated university by its students 

Students have positioned TECH as the world's top-rated university on the main review websites, with a highest rating of 4.9 out of 5, obtained from more than 1,000 reviews. These results consolidate TECH as the benchmark university institution at an international level, reflecting the excellence and positive impact of its educational model.” reflecting the excellence and positive impact of its educational model.” 

TECH is the world’s top-rated university by its students.

Leaders in employability 

TECH has managed to become the leading university in employability. 99% of its students obtain jobs in the academic field they have studied, within one year of completing any of the university's programs. A similar number achieve immediate career enhancement. All this thanks to a study methodology that bases its effectiveness on the acquisition of practical skills, which are absolutely necessary for professional development. 

99% of TECH graduates find a job within a year of completing their studies.