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Online Course
Obesity management is a multidisciplinary subject area that requires a variety of professionals to gain an understanding into obesity patient management. The SCOPE online course provides guidance to assist clinical professionals involved in obesity patient management. The online educational training course is designed to complement existing CME-style training activities and also offers medical doctors the opportunity to become a SCOPE Member.
Professionals that may benefit from viewing the online course material include: Nurses, Nutrionists, Dieticians, Physiotherapists, Doctors, Pharmacists, Clinical Scientists and Researchers, Consultants, Surgeons, Endocrinologists, Diabetologists, Cardiologists, Anaesthetists, Personal trainers.
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Registration rate to online course: €50 (inc VAT)
About the course
The online course has been written by leading international experts in the field of obesity and gives background into the causes and treatments available for management of the obese and overweight patient. Modules include:
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How and why has the patient presented to you?
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Is your patient obese and at risk?
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How will you assess your patient?
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Is your patient's lifestyle contributing to their weight problem?
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Is your patient ready and able to change their lifestyle?
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What are the principles of obesity management?
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How can you help your patient maintain their weight loss?
Assessment
At the end of the course is an online assessment. This consists of 20 multiple choice questions, of which 75% must be answered correctly to gain the certificate of completion. The online assessment is mandatory for participants wishing to qualify for SCOPE Membership.
Webcasts
Key lectures captured at ECO2008 and ECO2009 are also available through online system.
References
All material presented throughout the course is evidence-based and fully referenced, with direct links to the PubMed database.
Key contributing authors:
- Arne Astrup
- Steven Bloom
- Nick Finer
- Mikael Fogelholm
- Martin Fried
- Vojtech Hainer
- Hans Hauner
- Philip James
- Peter Kopelman
- Martine Laville
- Krzystof Narkiewwicz
- Stephan Rossner
- Yves Schutz
- Jaap Seidell
- Constantine Tsigos
- John Wilding
- Alfred Wirth
In the paid course there is a translation of the text in Polish as a guide. However, we accept no responsibility for the content and you need to complete the questions in English.
SCOPE Online has been made possible by donations from Abbott Laboratories, F. Hoffmann-La Roche and sanofi-aventi.
Contributions for the capturing lectures at ECO 2008 and development of the online programme where kindly given from; GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer.
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