Pediatric obesity is a serious chronic disease that has both immediate and long-term impact on children and adolescents’ health. The latest evidence highlighted in the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on Evaluation Treatment of Pediatric Obesity1 states that despite the complex nature of this disease, obesity treatment can be successful.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a documented increase in children with overweight and obesity, further heightening the need to build capacity for effective assessment, evaluation, and treatment of pediatric overweight and obesity. This Assessment and Evaluation CME module will support building capacity at the point of care around the clinical practice recommendations in the Clinical Practice Guideline to better identify, assess and evaluate pediatric obesity in primary care. A comprehensive evaluation is the first step to effective obesity treatment. For more information on the CPG recommendations for longitudinal obesity treatment, be sure to also take the Obesity Treatment module.
This content was developed using the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on Evaluation Treatment of Pediatric Obesity1. Any additional sources used will be listed on the references page.
- Provider:American Academy of Pediatrics
- Activity Link: https://www.pedialink.org
- Start Date: 2023-01-31 06:00:00
- End Date: 2023-01-31 06:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
- Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: No, it's free
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Performance
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all