Paediatric obesity

Code:

OPT104

Acronym:

OBIP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Departamento de Ginecologia-Obstetrícia e Pediatria
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	7	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	5	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

Knowledge: students should learn: epidemiology of obesity, namely determinants and risk factors genetic and non-genetic factors; ages of greater vulnerability; prevention, namely behavioral intervention; diagnosis of overweight and obesity and of associated co-morbidities; treatment (non-pharmacological, pharmacological and surgical treatment).

Attitudes: students should value: ethic and deontology; communication abilities with patients and families; multidisciplinary collaboration related to prevention and treatment of obesity; identification of obesity and associated co-morbidities; psychological factors associated to obesity; self-image.

Skills: students must demonstrate competence in: a) communication with the child and their parents and family; b) using  methodologies (evaluation of anthropometric parameters and of body composition) to diagnosis of overweight and obesity according to WHO recommendations; c)  using behaviors interventions of prevention and treatment of obesity; d) familial counseling for the relevance of participating in prevention and promotion of healthy life behaviors; e) anthropometric evaluation to the diagnosis of overweight and obesity; f) identification of obesity associated co-morbidities; g) metabolic syndrome evaluation; h) programming dietetic intervention

Learning outcomes and competences

The teaching methodologies confer all competences (knowledge, attitudes and skills) that enable the clinical performance relating to paediatric obesity.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Epidemiology and prevalence of obesity

Determinants and risk factors genetic and non-genetic factors

Individual and familial factors

Social and psychological factors

Eating behavior

Parental feeding attitudes

Self-image

Prevention (behavior intervention – healthy life habits)

Overweight and obesity diagnosis (anthropometric parameters and body composition) (WHO diagnosis criteria)

Co-morbidity associated to obesity

Metabolic syndrome

Treatment (non-pharmacological, pharmacological and surgical treatment)

Individual and group treatment

Mandatory literature

Brambilla P, Lissau I, Flodmark CE, Moreno LA, Widhalm K, Wabitsch M, Pietrobelli A; Metabolic risk-factor clustering estimation in children: to draw a line across pediatric metabolic syndrome. , Int J Obes 2007;31:591-600.
Sleddens EF, Gerards SM, Thijs C, de Vries NK, Kremers SP; General parenting, childhood overweight and obesity-inducing behaviors: a review. , Int J Pediatr Obes 2011;6:e12-27.
Lobstein T, Baur L, Uauy R. ; Obesity in children and young people: a crisis in public health. , Obes Rev 2004 ;5(suppl 1):4-104.
de Onis M, Garza C, Onyango AW, Rolland-Cachera MF; WHO growth standards for infants and young children, Arch Pediatr 2009;16:47-53.
de Onis M & Lobstein T; Defining obesity risk status in the general childhood population: Which cut-offs should we use? , Int J Pediatr Obes 2010;5:458-60.
Viana V, Sinde S, Saxton JC; Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire: associations with BMI in Portuguese children., Br J Nutr 2008;100:445-50.
Rae-Ellen W. Kavey, Denise G Simons-Morton and Janet M. de Jesus; Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents: Summary Report, PEDIATRICS - DECEMBER 2011 • VOLUME 128 • SUPPLEMENT 5:S30-S38
Anderson KL; A Review of the Prevention and Medical Management of Childhood Obesity., Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018 Jan;27(1):63-76.
US Preventive Services Task Force, Grossman DC, Bibbins-Domingo K, Curry SJ, Barry MJ et al.; Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement., JAMA 2017 Jun 20;317(23):2417-2426.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching methodologies includes: 9 theoretical lectures (1 hour) and 13 practice sessions (1 and ½ h).

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Teste	50,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification will depend on a distributed evaluation (50%) and on a multiple choice test of 20 questions (50%).