Bariatric Surgery in Clinical Practice

1: Obesity in context; what is the need for assessment and management of obesity and related conditions.- 2: The Global problem of obesity, and the nature of the epidemic.- 3: Obesity; a recent epidemic? nothing new under the sun.- 4: Obesity: dental and metabolic health.- 5: Commercial Weight Loss Plans.- 6: The Role of Formula Very Low and Low Energy Diets in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes management.- 7: The key role of the nurse practitioner in obesity management.- 8: Pharmaceutical management of obesity and related conditions.- 9: Physical activity and exercise: Challenging misconceptions and considerations for people with obesity.- 10: Recognising and eradicating weight stigma and discrimination from healthcare.- 11: setting up a tier 3 service and the barriers to it.- 12: Commissioning of weight management services.- 13: The staff roles and facilities in a tier 3 service.- 14: . The role of the psychologist in weight management and bariatric surgery.- 15: Health. Macronutrient digestion and the resulting impact on hormones and body weight.- 16: Teaching Kitchens for nutritional education and cooking skills.- 17: Intro to Luton.- 18: The commissioning process.- 19: Specialist dietitian.- 20: Specialist bariatric nurse.- 21: Bariatric psychologist, and extended team.- 22: Bariatric anaesthetist.- 23: Specialist bariatric nurse post-operative care.- 24: Specialist bariatric nurse. The surgical process.- 25: Education and continuous learning.- 26: Case studies.

David Haslam is Chair of the National Obesity Forum (NOF) and a GP with a special interest in obesity and cardiometabolic disease, Physician in Obesity Medicine at the Centre for Obesity Research at Luton & Dunstable Hospital. Professor Haslam is Visiting Professor at the Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, and Visiting Professor at Chester University. He contributed to formulating the guidelines for adult obesity management in primary care and produced the first Primary Care guidelines for management of childhood obesity with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Matt Capehorn founded and is a Clinical Manager and GPwSI at the Rotherham Institute for Obesity (RIO). RIO is a part of the award-winning NHS Rotherham Weight Management Strategy that won the 2009 NHS Health and Social Care Award for best commissioned service. Doctor Capehorn has been active on several local, regional and national advisory boards and regularly speaks at meetings to healthcare professionals, encouraging weight management services.