 FREE CME for members!
Extreme Treatments for Morbidly Obese Children
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, noon – 1 p.m.
Presented by: Dr. Claudia Fox, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital
Many families will ask for a “quick fix” for their child’s weight issues, including medications and surgery.
In most cases, this is not appropriate. In this webinar, Dr. Fox will discuss extreme treatments for obesity, compare cost and outcomes of such treatments, and when it is appropriate to consider them for pediatric patients.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify when it is appropriate to consider medical therapy, surgical therapy
- List medications believed to be safe for extreme cases of pediatric obesity
- Describe surgical treatments for extreme cases of pediatric obesity
- Identify where such treatments are available in Minnesota
Cost: $30 (includes CME credit); members are free
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Obesity Resources for Pediatricians
FAQs
Webinars/podcasts
MN-AAP is sponsoring a year-long series of webinars to help pediatricians diagnose and manage obesity.
The webinar series includes everything from motivational interviewing to managing co-morbidities.
Clinical resources
Assessment (parent/child nutrition survey, BMI calculator, growth charts, AAP tools, etc.)
Prevention (patient education info, goal trackers, prescription for healthy living, web resources, etc)
Treatment (links to Minnesota pediatric weight management clinics, registered dieticians, local YMCA's, coding help, etc.)
Local and national statistics
The MN-AAP Obesity Taskforce, co-chaired Dr. Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, director of Pediatric Gastroenterology at the University of Minnesota, and Dr. Jessica Larson, pediatrician at Fairview Elk River Clinic, is discussing ways to support the national initiative Let's Move by addressing the barriers that stand in the way with calculating and plotting BMI.
The taskforce is also collecting practical tools, resources and links for Minnesota pediatricians to use in their practice to help assess, prevent and treat childhood obesity. Members of the taskforce include Dr. Angela Fitch, Dr. Brian Lynch, Dr. David Smith, Dr. Jean Fahey, Dr. Julie Boman, Dr. Marissa Hendrickson, Dr. Millie Santiago, Dr. Nancy Beery, and Dr. Timothy Culbert.
For more information or to join our efforts, contact debilzan@mnaap.org
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