| 2008 Important Exam Dates Application Deadline Early: July 1, 2008 Final: August 15, 2008 Certification Exams September 28-29, 2008 Tampa, FL |
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Exam Content Areas
General areas covered in the written examination include:
- Overview & Theories of Obesity
- Health Consequences of Obesity
- Nutrition & Metabolism in Obesity
- History & Physical Exam
- Behavioral Evaluation
- Dietary Management in Obesity
- Exercise in Obesity Treatment
- Behavior/Lifestyle Management Changes in Obesity
- Pharmacotherapy in Obesity Treatment
- Bariatric Surgery
- Maintenance of Weight Loss
- Childhood/Adolescent Obesity Management
- Obesity epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Obesity syndromes
- Obesity co-morbidities
- Feeding / satiety
- Body fat composition and analysis
- Anthropomorphic measurement (including BMI, W / H ratio)
- Behavioral predictors associated with obesity treatment
- Principles of behavioral therapy
- Eating disorders, diagnosis, complications and treatment
- Common behavioral disorders of bariatric patients
- Epidemiology
- Co-morbidities
- Coronary atherosclerosis
- Dyslipidemias
- Hypertension
- EKG interpretation
- Initial patient evaluation and follow-up
- Basic principles of dietary treatment
- Diet selection
- Protein sparing modified fast (PSMF)
- Very low calorie diet (VLCD)
- Diabetes mellitus, types I and II
- Thyroid evaluation and treatment of hypothyroidism
- Neuroendocrine causes of obesity
- Laboratory testing
- Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Energy measurement
- Energy content of food
- Resting metabolic rate (RMR)
- Thermogenesis
- Carbohydrate metabolism
- Fat metabolism
- Protein metabolism
- Neurotransmitters
- Energy requirements and sources
- Basic principles of exercise physiology
- Influences of exercise on metabolic rate
- Relationship of exercise to obesity management
- The exercise prescription
- Macronutrients
- Vitamins and minerals
- Essential amino acids
- Essential fats
- Nutritional requirements
- Nutritional deficiency diseases: vitamins, minerals, macronutrients
- Digestion, absorption, and food distribution
- Food composition
- Fiber
- Vegetarianism
- Patient selection for specific anti-obesity medications
- Potential benefits, limitations and adverse reactions of anti-obesity medications
- Anti-obesity medications: availability, prescribing principles, dosing and follow-up
- ASBP “Anorectic Usage Guidelines”
- Anti-obesity medication clinical trials
- DEA regulations for prescribing and dispensing
- Selection criteria for bariatric surgery
- Bariatric surgical procedures
- Benefits and complications of bariatric surgery