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Obesity medicine

Theoretical and practical skills in the physiopathology, prevention, medical and medico-surgical management of obesity.

Please note: training created in 2022-2023.

  • Type of training
    Diploma course
  • Diplôme
    DESIU
  • Target audience
    Doctor
    Other audiences
  • Discipline
    Digestive surgery
    Pediatrics
  • Duration
    1 year
  • Teachers in charge
    Prof. Anne DUTOUR
  • School
    Medicine

  • Présentation de la formation

    Pedagogical objectives

    • General information on obesity and childhood obesityManagement

    of

    • obesity: the role of diet and physical activity

    Management of

    • obesity: psychological, motivational and other
    • strategiesBariatric
    • surgery
    • and preoperative
    • modulePostoperative follow-up of bariatric

    surgery


    Reinforce theoretical and practical skills in the pathophysiology, prevention and medical and surgical management of obesity.

    Understand

    the multiple aspects of therapeutic education adapted to obesity, and

    build a multi-professional care pathway

    .

    Prerequisites

    Have a concrete project in obesity care or professional experience in this field.

    Partners

    • University of ToulouseUniversity
    • of BordeauxUniversity
    • of LyonUniversity

      • of

    • GrenobleUniversity of
    • Paris (Sorbonne University)

    Further information

    MedicineInternship4

    • days of
    • observation in a specialized obesity center or other health establishment (to be validated by the teaching team), SSR nutrition, obesity care network, public health structure

    .

    PROGRAM: DESIU Obesity Medicine

  • Autorisation pédagogique

    Eligibility

    • Private practitioners or hospital doctors (general practitioners, pediatricians, sports medicine specialists, endocrinologists, psychiatrists or other specialties without limitation), interns in general medicine or other specialtiesPartners
    • in territorial support platforms or networks caring for obese patients

      • .

    • Doctors from the General Council, local authorities involved in obesity issues - letter of motivation and training authorizationOther
    • non-medical liberal or hospital professions: dieticians, psychologists, masseurs-kinésithérapeutes, nurses, midwives, adapted physical activity teachersForeigners
    • holding an equivalent
    • diplomaExpert patientsOther
    • profiles: candidates judged suitable to follow the course by the director of education and authorized by the pedagogical council

      • .

    Admission procedure

    Applications considered on the basis of CV and covering letter.

    Educational information and admission authorizations

    Teacher in charge
    Pr Anne DUTOUR
    Email : anne.meyer-dutour@univ-amu.fr
    Tél : 06 85 94 03

    41Contact

    Iris

    Poutegoux
    Email : ceronpaca@gmail.com
    Tél : 06 89 48 56 86

  • Inscription administrative

    Administrative registration information:

    Email: umfcs-desu@univ-amu.fr
    Fatma FATHI
    Tél : 04 91 32 45 91
    Marine HANAOUI
    Tél : 04 91 32 46 48
    Annie DESCHAMPS
    Tél : 04 91 32 43 25
    Audrey GROSSI
    Tél : 04 91 32 45 80Unité

    mixte de formation continue en santé (UMFCS)
    Bureau des DU
    Faculté des sciences médicales et paramédicales

    Aix-Marseille

    Université
    27 bd Jean Moulin
    13385 Marseille cedex 05

  • Informations pratiques

    Training mode

    Presential

    Rates

    • Continuing education: 669 euros