Diploma in Metabolic Surgery

Obesity is a chronic disease with metabolic characteristics and a cause of diseases that increase cardiovascular risk: type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, among others.

This Diploma in Metabolic Surgery responds to the need to address the treatment of people with obesity associated with cardiometabolic pathology with a broad criterion, beyond body weight or body mass index.

Since 1954, when intestinal bypass was used for weight loss in people with severe obesity, many advances have been made and the metabolic effect of this intervention is more accurately understood.

General practitioners and family doctors, clinicians, diabetologists, endocrinologists, hepatologists, nutrition specialists, cardiologists, nephrologists, gynecologists, nutrition graduates, general and bariatric surgeons.

Dr. Ricardo Cohen | Director | Coordinator of the Obesity and Diabetes Center of the Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (HAOC).
Doctor of Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. President of IFSO Global.

Dr. Carla Musso | Director | Medical Endocrinologist – Diabetes Coordinator at the Favaloro Foundation – Endocrinology Staff at the César Milstein Hospital. President of the Argentine Diabetes Society.

Dr. Pedro Martínez Duarte | Director | Head of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Service at the Austral University Hospital, Buenos Aires.
Former president of the Argentine Society of Obesity Surgery (SACO).

Dr. Susana Gutt | Director | Medical specialist in Nutrition. Former head of the nutrition section at the Italian Hospital. Master's degree in Education. Director of the Diploma in Therapeutic Education in Diabetes – SAD-UNNE.

Main goal:

Expand knowledge to effectively address the diagnosis and treatment of obesity from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Secondary objective:

• To understand the epidemiological impact and pathophysiology of obesity and its comorbidities.
• Understanding appetite regulation and energy balance.
• Learn the evaluation criteria for patient selection for CM and the different surgical approaches.
• To acquire knowledge of metabolic surgery in the treatment of obesity and its comorbidities that allows the physician to make a timely indication of CM.
• Evaluate the advantages of CM with respect to obesity-related comorbidities.
• Pre-surgical preparation and post-surgical follow-up of patients with CM.

Syllabus

1. Complete the "Reports and Inquiries" form.
2. You will receive an email with all the information about the Diploma program in your email account.
3. A sales advisor will contact you shortly to provide personalized assistance and finalize your registration.

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• Payment Policies: The participant must pay or confirm their payment method and/or fee at least 72 hours prior to the start of the activity through the means mentioned in the FEES section.
  • Duty: Accepted payment methods: VISA, Mastercard and American Express debit and credit cards, Decidir and Mercado Pago.
  • Due to current regulations, the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences cannot receive cash. For this reason, only electronic payment methods will be accepted during activity accreditation.
• Cancellation policy prior to the start of the course: Cancellations must be made at least 96 hours in advance through a formal channel by sending an email to posgradofcb@austral.edu.ar placing in the subject WITHDRAWAL REQUEST – “Name of Course/Activity” (In the body of the message, you must include your personal information: name and surname, ID number).
• Cancellation policy during the course (not applicable to short courses): The participant must send an email to posgradofcb@austral.edu.ar with the subject line "Withdrawal Request" – "Course/Activity Name" (include your personal information in the body of the message: first and last name, ID). The withdrawal must be sent between the 1st and 10th of the current month. The corresponding fee will be billed and debited starting on the 11th.

• Refund Policy: If you do not participate in the program and/or activity, and do not process the corresponding withdrawal request in a timely manner, no refund requests will be accepted.

• Tuition refund policy: The registration fee serves as a deposit to reserve a place and is non-refundable once paid. If you request to withdraw, your enrollment status for that activity during the current academic period will be considered.

• Partial refund policy: In the event that the student/participant has made the full payment for the course in advance or has made advance payments through open plans:

1. If the activity has not started: You will be able to recover 100% of the advance payments at the current value at the time of payment, less 5% for administrative expenses.
2. If the activity started and progressed to 30% of the total course time: 50% of the advance payments will be refunded at the current value at the time of payment, less 5% for administrative expenses.
3. If the activity progressed more than 30% of the total course time: Advance payments will not be refunded.

• Replacement policy: If the registered person is unable to participate in the program and with prior notice of at least 96 hours before the date of the event, they may transfer their participation to a third party.
• Activities that grant a certificate of participation: The minimum required attendance of 70% of the academic program, its activities, and administrative debt must be met to request the corresponding certification.
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