Clinical Management of Metabolic Syndrome Short Course

R 3500.00 (inc vat)


Status: Open for intake

Next Intake Date Range: Date to be announced



Introduction

Participants are required to complete this programme within a year.

Accreditation

Assessment

Participants will need to complete a MSQ questionnaire at the end of the workshop and achieve a minimum score of 70% on the assessment questionnaire in order to qualify for a certificate of completion.

Course Design

Interactive 2-Day workshop. Utilizing case studies and group discussions for knowledge enhancement,

Learning Outcomes

  • Definitions
  • Epidemiology
  • Measurement modalities
  • Pathophysiological phenomena
  • Psycho-social associations
  • Aetiologies
  • Congenital
  • Acquired
    • Dietary
    • Sedentary
    • Hormonal
    • Iatrogenic
  • Presentations of diseases
  • Co-morbidities , measurements and management
    • Diabetes mellitus
    • Hypertension
    • Dyslipidaemia
    • Respiratory
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Fatty liver disease (non-alcoholic)
    • Neurological
    • Malignancies
    • Gastro-intestinal
    • Renal
    • Rheumatic
    • Dermatological
    • Psychiatric
    • Hormonal
  • Specific medical management
    • Dietary
    • Exercise
    • Medical management
    • Surgical intervention
  • Obesity in Children
  • Obesity in pregnancy
  • Obesity in the elderly
  • Controversies

Who Should Enrol

Clinicians that have identified a need to refresh their knowledge around the management of metabolic syndrome.