For doctors
CASPIAN Certificate in Obesity Medicine
Twelve modules, one Sunday morning a month, taught in person in Hyderabad. Built for registered modern-medicine doctors who want to treat obesity properly rather than refer it away. The founding batch began in August 2026.
The twelve modules
- The new science of obesity
- Diagnosis and staging, the 2024 Asian-Indian definition
- The consultation, and the CASPIAN framework
- Secondary causes and complications
- Nutrition
- Activity, exercise and sleep
- Behaviour and psychology
- Pharmacotherapy I
- Pharmacotherapy II
- Metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Special populations
- Building an obesity practice
How it runs
- FormatIn person, one three-hour session a month, across about a year.
- Who it is forRegistered modern-medicine doctors, minimum MBBS, willing to practise obesity medicine. Many are in their first years of practice.
- AssessmentLive pre-test and post-test each session, and one final examination after all twelve modules.
- IncludedThe 88-page course textbook, the slide deck after every module, and the certificate on passing.
- FundingEntirely by participant fees. No pharmaceutical or commercial sponsorship of the course.
A full refund is given if a participant asks within seven days of the first session. It has not been claimed yet.
Next batch waitlist
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