Health and cardiometabolic diseases degree: a new training program for care and research professionals

Health and cardiometabolic diseases degree: a new training program for care and research professionals

How can we train healthcare professionals to better understand and prevent cardiometabolic diseases? A major public health issue, these chronic pathologies lead to cardiovascular disease, the 1st cause of death in women and the 2nd cause of death in the general population in France.

Under the pedagogical responsibility of Prof. Vlad Ratziu (Hepatologist IHU ICAN / APHP) and Prof. Stéphane Hatem (Director of the IHU ICAN and Cardiologist APHP), the University Degree in Health and Cardiometabolic Diseases is a continuing professional education program offered by Sorbonne University.

Register now and make a difference in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases!

Start of training: 1st quarter 2025.

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The first degree in France on cardiometabolic diseases!

  • Recognized expertise, with renowned specialists in hepatology, cardiology, lipidology, diabetology, endocrinology, nutrition…
  • A major objective: to understand the complex pathophysiological links between these different organs and the clinical research methods underpinning current and future work,
  • A multidisciplinary approach, with integrated training for a comprehensive understanding of cardiometabolic diseases, and their preventive and curative management,
  • Practical training, with interactive workshops and real-life case studies for hands-on application of knowledge (on the ICAN IHU premises and in affiliated clinical departments (Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris 13e).

The main objectives

Who can benefit from this training?

  • Understanding metabolic diseases: insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction, comorbidities, inflammation, fibrogenesis, epidemiological, pathogenic, clinical and therapeutic interdependence.
  • Knowledge of pathophysiological bases: carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, lipoproteins, dyslipidemias, genetics of cardiometabolic disorders, carcinogenesis
  • Master tools and methods: functional exploration, cardiovascular risk stratification, artificial intelligence, clinical research methodology.
  • Learn practical and ethical aspects: therapeutic trials, investigation and intervention in cardiometabolic diseases, clinical reasoning in real-life cases.

This professional training course is aimed at several types of audience:

  • General practitioners and doctors specializing in hepatogastroenterology, cardiology, diabetology, internal medicine, endocrinology or nutrition,
  • Interns specializing in these medical pathologies,
  • Doctoral or post-doctoral students whose research work concerns one of these specialties,
  • Medical directors or liaison doctors in the pharmaceutical industry (medical or pharmacist diploma or equivalent).

Registration is open to international students, including candidates from both the EU and non-EU countries (videoconferencing courses).

Health and cardiometabolic diseases degree program

The course lasts 70 hours, divided between theory and practice:

  • 60 hours of theoretical courses (virtual format, videoconferencing) spread over 2 to 3 days a week for 1 month during 4 weeks from January to June 2025.
  • 10 hours of supervised and practical teaching at the ICAN IHU and affiliated clinical departments (Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris 13e).

Eligibility requirements for the course are:

  • Compulsory attendance at all modules in order to sit exams.
  • Completion of a written MCQ and QROC test covering all modules, lasting one hour and graded out of 20.
  • A minimum overall average of 10/20 (1 exam session only, no make-up sessions).

by Alexandra Chanrond