Live Webcast: 

Evaluation, Treatment, and Non-Stigmatizing Care for Adolescents with Obesity: Critical Components of Future Health

There are now nearly 15 million children in the United States suffering with obesity, reflecting a steep trajectory over the past few decades that firmly establish it both as a chronic disease and a critical health imperative. In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) joined other organizations by releasing practice guidelines to emphasize obesity as a chronic disease, not a failure of character or willpower, that is linked to a complex pathophysiology involving energy balance dysregulation and organ system impairment. The new guidelines provide pathways that may include a combination of behavioral changes (eg, nutritious food, ample physical activity) with one of four FDA-approved drugs for childhood obesity, including semaglutide, liraglutide, orlistat, and phentermine/topiramate ER. Indications for bariatric surgery are also outlined.

This live, educational webcast titled, Evaluation, Treatment, and Patient Buy-In for Adolescents with Obesity, will feature expert faculty leading a conversation on how to achieve an equitable, universal approach to treating patients with obesity in the pediatric setting.  The discussion will provide learners with a plan to evaluate patients, consider their social determinants of health, initiate appropriate therapies, and monitor treatment. Strategies to implement shared decision-making and other empathetic communications will encourage long-term patient engagement.

Register here:

CMEO Webcast

Live Webcast: Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ET

This activity offers CE credit for:

  1. Interprofessional (IPCE) 1.0

  2. Physicians (ACCME) 1.0

  3. Nurses (ANCC) 1.0

  4. Pharmacists/Pharmacy Tech (ACPE) 1.0

  5. PAs (AAPA) 1.0

  6. Pediatricians (ABP MOC) 1.0

  7. Royal College MOC

  8. MIPS Improvement Activity

Credit Expiration Date: 06/28/2024

By entering your mobile phone number you agree that CME Outfitters can send you periodic text messages about CME/CE activities. This free service is FCC CAN-SPAM compliant. You may update message preferences or unsubscribe at any time. Check your wireless provider for any message and data rates that may apply.

Expert Faculty

Golden A photo 2022
 
Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, FOMA
Owner and Provider, NP Obesity Treatment Clinic
Flagstaff, AZ
 
 
Screen Shot 2023-05-08 at 3.44.32 PM
 
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS
Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to:

  • Integrate equitable and universal AAP guidelines for evaluating adolescents for obesity-related comorbidities in clinical practice.
  • Utilize simplified algorithms for initiating, monitoring, and continuing therapy long-term to initiate early treatment for obesity in adolescents in pediatric settings.
  • Employ communication strategies with adolescents to gain patient buy-in to treat obesity long term.

Financial Support

Supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc.

Target Audience

Physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician associates (PAs) specializing in pediatrics.

Credit Information

Jointly Accredited Provider

In support of improving patient care, CME Outfitters, LLC, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Interprofessional (IPCE) 1.0

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
 

Physicians (ACCME) 1.0

CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Nurses (ANCC) 1.0

This activity is designated for 1.0 contact hour.
 

Pharmacists/Pharmacy Tech (ACPE) 1.0

This application-based activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy credit.
Activity UAN: JA0007185-0000-23-064-L01-P
 

PAs (AAPA) 1.0

CME Outfitters, LLC, has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until the expiration date listed above. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
 

ABIM MOC

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
 

Royal College MOC

Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
 

MIPS Improvement Activity

This activity counts towards MIPS Improvement Activity requirements under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Clinicians should submit their improvement activities by attestation via the CMS Quality Payment Program website.

Disclosure Declaration

It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and mitigated any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process.

Dr. Armstrong reports no financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Stanford reports the following financial relationships:

Consultant: Boehringer Ingelheim; Calibrate Health, Inc.; Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC.; Gelesis; LifeForce; Lilly; Novo Nordisk; Pfizer Inc.; Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sweetch; Veri Inc.; and Vida Health

Dr. Golden reports the following financial relationships:

Advisory Board: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC; Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC; Gelesis; Lilly; Novo Nordisk; and WW International, Inc.

Consultant: SetPoint Medical

Speakers Bureau: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC; Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC; and Novo Nordisk

Other financial or material support: Royalties from Springer

Disclosures were obtained from the CME Outfitters, LLC staff; no disclosures to report:

  • Joshua Caballero PharmD, BCPP, FCCP (peer reviewer)
  • Evan Luberger (planning committee)
  • Warren Beckman (planning committee)
  • Susan H. Yarbrough, CHCP (planning committee)
  • Sandra Caballero, PharmD (planning committee)
  • Sharon Tordoff (planning committee)

Faculty of this CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices

Obtaining Credit

Post-tests, credit request forms, and activity evaluations must be completed online (requires free account activation), and participants can print their certificate or statement of credit immediately (75% pass rate required). This website supports all browsers except Internet Explorer for Mac. For complete technical requirements and privacy policy, visit our Privacy & Confidentiality page.