ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Clinical Challenges and Real-Time Decision Making in GI Endoscopy (Live and Virtual) | May 2023-Obesity Core Curriculum : Enhancing Obesity Training in GI Fellowship presented in collaboration with the Association for Bariatric Endoscopy (ABE)| February 2022

Obesity Core Curriculum : Enhancing Obesity Training in GI Fellowship presented in collaboration with the Association for Bariatric Endoscopy (ABE)| February 2022

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The video is a presentation titled "Obesity Core Curriculum: Enhancing Obesity Training in GI Fellowship." The presentation, hosted by Dr. Rahul Pinela, discusses the importance of incorporating obesity training into the gastrointestinal (GI) fellowship program. Dr. Pinela highlights the increasing prevalence of obesity and its impact on GI diseases, as well as the expanding field of endoscopic bariatric therapies. He provides recommendations for the goals, content areas, and modes of training for GI fellows in obesity management. The presentation emphasizes the need for an interdisciplinary approach, involving specialists in nutrition, bariatric surgery, endocrinology, psychiatry, and obesity medicine. Dr. Pinela suggests incorporating obesity training into GI clinics, facilitating away rotations, and utilizing resources from national societies and academic institutions. The presentation also addresses challenges such as limited insurance coverage for endoscopic therapies and the need for competency thresholds and quality assessment in obesity training. Overall, the presentation aims to guide GI fellowship programs in enhancing their obesity training curriculum to prepare fellows for the complex management of obesity and related GI conditions.

Keywords

Obesity Core Curriculum

Enhancing Obesity Training

GI Fellowship

Obesity Training in GI Fellowship

Obesity Management

Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies

Interdisciplinary Approach

Obesity Medicine

GI Fellowship Programs