ASGE STAR Certificate Program - Fundamentals of Obesity

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Obesity now impacts countries at all economic levels, bringing with it a wave of ill-health and lost productivity. Of all high-income countries, the United States has the highest rates of overweight and obesity. One third of the US population is obese, a rate projected to rise to around 50 percent by 2030. As with most health issues, the burden of obesity isn’t felt equally across all parts of society. Poor populations, those with less education and certain minority groups, such as African American and Hispanic women, have much incidence higher rates.

Beyond North America, the regions of Europe, South and Central America, Western Pacific and parts of Africa and Asia also have elevated obesity rates, with only a handful of areas with low and consistent levels of obesity. The resulting worldwide increase in rates of chronic disease and other serious conditions threatens health systems, economies and individual lives. Bringing the problem back under control will take multifaceted national as well as global efforts.

The STAR Bariatrics program is designed to begin addressing these trends, addressing topics in basic obesity education on pathophysiology and treatment, along with specific training on the use of bariatric endoscopic therapies. The Fundamentals of Obesity is only available online and is an ASGE prerequisite for ASGE STAR courses in bariatrics.

Learning Objectives
  1. Describe the epidemiology, physiology, pathophysiology and other factors that influence obesity
  2. Explain how to properly evaluate patients with obesity in the initial office visit
  3. Identify how to screen for eating disorders, depression, lifestyle, and physical traits of a patient that lead to obesity
  4. List the different types of behavior modification and obesity treatments available.
  5. Understand key pharmacotherapy and obesity treatment options (e.g., medications for weight regulation and those that cause weight gain while managing patient expectations and outcomes)
Course Directors & Faculty

Course Directors:

Shelby Sullivan, MD, FASGE                                                                              
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Gastroenterology Metabolic and Bariatric Program      
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO

Asmeen Bhatt, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
McGovern School of Medicine
University of Texas, Houston TX

Christopher Chapman, MD
Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy,
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL


Faculty:

Daniel H. Bessesen, MD
University of Colorado, Denver, CO

W. Scott Butsch, MD, MSc
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Abigail Holewinski, RDN

Deborah Horn, DO, MPH
University of Texas, Houston, TX

John Jakicic, PhD
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Agenda

Introduction to Obesity Medicine

Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Obesity

Clinical Approach to the Patient with Obesity

Obesity Treatment: Behavioral Therapy

Obesity Treatment: Diet Therapy

Obesity Treatment: Exercise in Weight Loss and Weight maintenance

Obesity Treatment: Practical Approaches to RXing Anti-Obesity Medications

Obesity Treatment: Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies

Obesity Treatment: Bariatric Surgery for the Endoscopist

Obesity Treatment: Managing Non-Responders or Weight Regain After a Procedure

Case Presentations