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CERTIFICATION IN INTEGRATED CARE for OBESITY (CICO)

AN ONLINE CERTIFICATION COURSE CERTIFIED BY OBESITY SURGERY SOCIETY OF INDIA (OSSI) AND ENDORSED BY INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR THE SURGERY OF OBESITY (IFSO).

Obesity is the commonest disease in the world and there is an increasing recognition of the importance of holistic management. Each year, millions of patients seek treatment. There is a need for healthcare providers who can impart evidence based multidisciplinary treatment.

Bariatric surgery has become the treatment of choice for morbid obesity. Each year, thousands of patients undergo the surgery and need preoperative screening, postoperative immediate and long-term care, and support. This includes weight loss monitoring, medical treatment of comorbidities, nutritional care, and psychological support. A holistic care like this requires dedicated physicians, surgeons, dietitians, and psychologists in addition to other specialists.

There has been a rapid increase in knowledge and research in obesity management. However, there is still a deficiency of courses imparting cross-specialty knowledge. Additionally, there is a lack of enough allied health professionals dedicated to bariatric discipline in most parts of the world leading to suboptimal management.

This 7-week certification course aims to build physicians/ surgeons/ dietitians / psychologists for providing integrated care of obesity and sensitized to bariatric surgery to bridge this gap. The course will have lectures by experts in their field, with stress on practical knowledge. It is endorsed by International Federation for Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) and Obesity Surgeons Society of India (OSSI).

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

There will be 4 CICO certifications-

  • CICO (Medicine)
  • CICO (Nutrition)
  • CICO (Psychology)
  • CICO (Surgery)

There will be 28 lectures over 7 weeks. There will be 4 lectures every weekend on Saturdays and Sundays over 90 minutes per day.

Those applying for CICO in Medicine and Surgery will need to attend all lectures.

Candidates for CICO in Nutrition and CICO in Psychology will need to attend their relevant lectures. However, they are encouraged to attend all lectures to get maximum benefit from the course and get extra credit.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE COURSE?

Physicians, surgeons, and allied health professionals working or aspiring to work in the field of obesity/in a bariatric unit will benefit from this course. The certification by OSSI, endorsed by IFSO will give them the edge in their profession.

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY:

  1. MBBS or equivalent – CICO (Medicine)
  2. B.Sc. in Nutrition or equivalent – CICO ( Nutrition)
  3. B.A. in Psychology or equivalent – CICO (Psychology)
  4. MS (Surgery) or equivalent – CICO (Bariatric Surgery)

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

  • Pathophysiology of obesity.
  • Obesity associated related diseases / metabolic syndrome.
  • Knowledge on evidence-based weight loss diets/ physical activity in weight loss programs.
  • Indications of bariatric surgery- guidelines.
  • Preoperative evaluation of patients undergoing bariatric surgery/ weight loss management.
  • Nutritional management of patients undergoing bariatric surgery Follow-up the patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
  • Psychological evaluation and management of patients with obesity Awareness of nutritional and metabolic complications after bariatric surgery.
  • Learning the effects of bariatric surgery on diabetes, GERD, chronic liver disease, sleep apnea, arthritis, organ dysfunction, infertility.
COURSE EXAM

COURSE EXAM

Candidates will take an online viva exam at the end of the course. Those who pass the exams will be awarded CICO certified by OSSI & endorsed by IFSO in the following OSSICON.

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    COURSE DIRECTOR
    Dr. Sarfaraz Jalil Baig
    Director, Digestive Surgery Clinic
    Kolkata, India
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    COURSE DIRECTOR
    Dt. Richa Jaiswal
    Registered Dietitian, AIIMS
    New Delhi, India

CICO –AN INITIATIVE OF OSSI & IFSO SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Date TOPIC SPEAKER
Date07.01.2023 TOPICInauguration
Obesity- The Magnitude of The Problem- Need Of CICO?
SPEAKEROSSI President
OR
Course Director
Date07.01.2023 TOPICObesity- Pathophysiology - Do We Understand It Well? SPEAKERBisher Mustafa
Date07.01.2023 TOPICObesity Associated Diseases- Concept Of Metabolic Syndrome SPEAKERNasreen Al Faris
Date08.01.2023 TOPICMental Health And Eating Disorders Associated With Obesity. SPEAKERPrasanta Roy
Date08.01.2023 TOPICClinical Evaluation And Lab Tests Of Patients With Obesity SPEAKERSarfaraz Baig
Date14.01.2023 TOPICDietary Treatment Of Obesity - Fad Vs Evidence-Based Diets SPEAKERLillian Cragg Dino
Date14.01.2023 TOPICPhysical Training In The Treatment Of Obesity SPEAKERJanet R Wojcik
Date15.01.2023 TOPICCognitive Behavioural Therapy For Eating Disorders SPEAKERGautam Saha
Date15.01.2023 TOPICAnti Obesity Medicines- What, Where, When? SPEAKER Subhankar chowdhury
Date21.01.2023 TOPICAdolescent Obesity SPEAKERSubrata Dey
Date21.01.2023 TOPICSurgical Treatment Of Obesity- What Is Bariatric Surgery And Indications SPEAKERRandeep Wadhawan
Date22.01.2023 TOPICPreoperative Nutritional Management of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERRitika Samadder
Date22.01.2023 TOPICGroup Activity SPEAKERDelegates Desk
Date28.01.2023 TOPICBariatric Surgery- Types And Their Implications SPEAKERPraveen Raj
Date28.01.2023 TOPICPostoperative Nutritional Care Of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERRicha Jaiswal
Date29.01.2023 TOPICFollow Up And Supplementation In Patients After Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERLillian Craggs-Dino
Date29.01.2023 TOPICAnemia After Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERMary O’Kane
Date04.02.2023 TOPICBone Health After Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERCarlyne Remedios
Date04.02.2023 TOPICNeurological Complications After Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERMadhu Goel
Date05.02.2023 TOPICDM And Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERAlex Miras
Date05.02.2023 TOPICGERD And Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERSandeep Aggarwal
Date11.02.2023 TOPICCLD And Bariatric Surgery SPEAKER Chetan Parmar
Date11.02.2023 TOPICOSA And Bariatric Surgery SPEAKER Dipankar Dutta
Date12.02.2023 TOPICOA And Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERTBA
Date12.02.2023 TOPICReproductive Health And Bariatric Surgery SPEAKERAbdelrahman Nimeri
Date18.02.2023 TOPICWeight Regain After Bariatric Surgery- Management. SPEAKERSarfaraz Baig
Date18.02.2023 TOPICA Holistic Model For Managing Obesity SPEAKERMuffazal Lakdawala

Case Capsules

Date19.02.2023 TOPICCommon Issues
Alopecia
PEM
Bone Health
Iron Deficiency
Sarcopenia
SIBO
Steatorrhea
Pancreatic Enzyme Deficiency
SPEAKERModerators
Sarfaraz Baig
Richa Jaiswal

Panelists
Rajkumar Palaniappan
Beena Arora
Aparna Govil Bhasker
Carlyne Remedios
Rajkumar Palaniappan
Ramen Goel
Sumeet Shah
Date25.02.2023 TOPICSpecial Concerns
Dumping Syndrome
Diabetes Medicine
CPAP Adjustments
Pregnancy
Psoriasis
CKD
Weight Regain
SPEAKERModerators
Sarfaraz Baig
Richa Jaiswal

Panelists
Arun Prasad
Geeta Dharmati
Madhu Goel
Sandeep Aggarwal
Subrata Dey
Vandana Soni
Date26.2.2023 TOPICONLINE EXAM SPEAKERINCHARGE
COURSE DIRECTORS
(Sarfaraz Baig and Richa Jaiswal)

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