Surgery of Obesity

Code:

OPT118

Acronym:

CO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S (of 09-09-2019 to 09-02-2020)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Surgery and Physiology Department
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	4	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	5	-	3	25	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Clinical training and practical application of acquired knowledge, contributing to vertical teaching, comprising semiology, pre-operative preparation, surgical therapy and post-operative follow-up in the most frequent occurrences in Obesity Surgery.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student should become capable of:

1.Acquiring confidence in collecting clinical data, clinical exploring, physical examination, requesting complementary exams and elaborating therapeutic proposals;

2.Acquiring additional knowledge, both in the theoretical field, and in that of the required attitudes for the direct practice of medicine (i.e. for patient contact and investigating/treating their disease);

3.Understanding clinical implications of morbid obesity and its comorbidities, as well as the advantages of an early treatment and therapeutic orientation of these patients;

4.Accompanying the patients in their appointments and understanding the advantages of a multidisciplinary approach and of the integration of the various specialties involved in treating these patients;

5.Understanding the complexity of the surgical treatment of these patients, aspects of their postoperative period and potential complications of this type of surgery;

6.Understanding and performing the follow-up.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Obesity – From Epidemiology to Diagnosis

2.Clinical Implications of Obesity - Comorbidities

3.Clinical approach of Morbid Obesity - Multidisciplinary

4.Patient selection and preparation for surgery.

5.Surgical procedures in Obesity

6.Complications In Obesity Surgery

7.Postoperative accompanying

8.Follow-up of patients submitted to bariatric surgery

Mandatory literature

Philip R Schauer, Bruce D Schirmer, Stacy Brethauer; Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practice - attendance of the Center of High Differentiation in Obesity, comprising the inpatient ward, operating room and outpatient multidisciplinary appointments

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	21,00
Estudo autónomo	35,00
Realização de Estágio	25,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

In order to have valid attendance, students should be present in 75% of all practical sessions. If need be, students may compensate for hours in which they are unable to attend.

Calculation formula of final grade

Presentation and discussion of a written report