Obesity: Diagnostic assessment and treatment options based on evidence based therapy
| Title | Παχυσαρκία-Διαγνωστική προσπέλαση και θεραπευτική αντιμετώπιση με βάση την τεκμηριωμένη ιατρική / Obesity: Diagnostic assessment and treatment options based on evidence based therapy |
| Code | ΤΙΜΚΝΒ013 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Kalliopi Kotsa |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022985 |
Programme of Study: PMS Kardionefrometavoliká Nosīmata: Ī Sýndesī tīs Tekmīriōménīs Iatrikīs me tīn Iatrikī Akriveías
Registered students: 8
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 10 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600241595
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600241595
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=18229
- Other: https://carmmedi.med.auth.gr/
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
After completing the module, participants should be able to:
• To know that obesity is a particularly important disease for the prevention and treatment of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The aim is the in-depth knowledge of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory evaluation, management of risk factors as well as the correct application of appropriate prevention and therapeutic management strategies.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
• Physiology of weight regulation-From physiology to Pathophysiology of Obesity
• Biology of Adipose tissue and Genetics of Obesity
• OBESITY: Definition - Classification - Epidemiology
• Genetic obesity syndromes
• Endocrine diseases and obesity
• Clinical assessment of a patient with obesity
• Adipose tissue quantification - from liposuction to imaging
• Obesity in childhood and adolescence-Diagnosis-Clinical assessment
• Sarcopenic obesity-Senior obesity
• Dietary patterns in the management of obesity
• Treatment of Obesity-Pharmaceutical treatment
• Treatment of Obesity-Bariatric surgery
• Preparation before and patient follow-up after bariatric surgery
• Lipodystrophies-Pathogenesis-Cardiometabolic complications
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-Biology of Adipose tissue
• MALNI Epidemiology-Diagnosis-Relation with cardiometabolic diseases
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-TREATMENT
Keywords
obesity, sarcopenic, bariatric surgery, alcoholic fatty disease, MALNI, lipodystrophies, diagnosis, treatment
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Using PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pdf files) Producing slide and commentary files (voice-over) (.mp4 files) Providing / accessing multimedia material (articles, websites, videos) (e-learning) Communicating via onlinefora ( e-learning)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 60 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ||||
| Written assigments | 30 | ||||
| Exams | 10 | ||||
| Total | 130 |
Student Assessment
Description
The evaluation of the course is carried out either by a written exam at the end of the semester through the e-learning platform, or by a written individual work on the subject of the course which is also delivered at the end of the semester. The choice of examination method is defined by the course coordinator.
During the written exam, the overall score is reduced to a percentage, taking into account that all questions are of equal value.
In the written exam, the overall mark is converted to a percentage, and the work is assessed on the examinee's ability to:
- Present basic introductory information (20%)
- Use appropriate language and terminology (20%)
- Present appropriate research sources (20%)
- Draws conclusions from the literature review (20%)
- Follow an appropriate structure in the text (20%)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Οι διαφάνειες των διαλέξεών (σε ppt ή pdf), καθώς και οι βίντεο των διαλέξεων του μαθήματος, που αναρτώνται στο e-learning .
Last Update
12-12-2023
