Obesity now affects over 20% of American children between the ages of 6-17. As a chronic condition that shapes children’s health throughout their lives, obesity has become a major area of pediatric concern. In this course, you will study contributors to childhood obesity, examine its immediate and long-term health effects, and discover a broad range of treatment approaches. Introductory lectures on the treatment of childhood obesity, including pharmacology and surgery options, are included in our “Obesity: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment” course.
Learning Objectives
1. Examine the connections between obesity pathophysiology, comorbidities and adverse health trajectories in children.
2. Analyze how the Covid-19 pandemic affected childhood weight and obesity.
3. Discover the fundamentals of preventing and treating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children.
4. Gain a deeper understanding of the role of parent feeding behavior on child obesity.
5. Learn how to assess food insecurity and obesity risk in children.
6. Study food insecurity and its effects on child health and obesity.
7. Explore a developmentally-tailored approach to treating childhood obesity from infancy to adolescence.
8. Increase understanding of epidemiology and environmental risk factors for childhood obesity.
- Provider:Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Activity Link: https://columbiacme.rievent.com/a/OVBBLO?newsession=true&ee:tester=true
- Start Date: 2023-05-06 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-05-06 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 5.5 hours
- MOC Credit Details: ABIM - 5.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABP - 5.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Yes
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, General Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Gastroenterology