[The city-hospital link in the care of severely obese patients]. / Le lien ville-hôpital dans le parcours de soins des patients obèses sévères.

After the initial weekday hospital stay, a personalized, multidisciplinary care pathway is offered to each patient followed at the specialized obesity center (CSO). This article illustrates the support approach adopted by the CSO at Caen Normandy University Hospital.

[Reception and initial assessment when caring for a person with severe obesity]. / Accueil et bilan initial lors de la prise en charge d'une personne en situation d'obésité sévère.

In France, there are 37 specialist obesity treatment centres (CSOs), located in mainland and overseas France. Attached to public or private health establishments, they have two main missions, which they carry out within the framework of national specifications: the multidisciplinary management of severe or complex obesity, and the organisation, coordination and development of the regional obesity care network. This article illustrates the practice of the Caen Normandy CSO.