Childhood Obesity: A Weighty Problem!
Publication Date: 12 September 2024
Continuing Education Units: Nurse Contact: 1.25; Dietitian CPEU: 1.25
Course Description:
In this course, Dan Nemet, MD, MHA will discuss the prevalence and definition of obesity in children and its impact on short- and long-term health outcomes; discuss the risk for micronutrient deficiencies associated with pediatric obesity; describe the pathophysiology and key factors that lead to childhood obesity; and describe the goals and objectives of the prevention and intervention for the child with obesity.Course Objectives:
• Discuss the prevalence and definition of obesity in children and its impact on short- and long-term health outcomes.
• Discuss the risk for micronutrient deficiencies associated with pediatric obesity.
• Describe the pathophysiology and key factors that lead to childhood obesity.
• Describe the goals and objectives for the prevention and intervention of childhood obesity.
- CDR Level: 1
- Performance Indicators: 5.2.6, 9.1.5, 11.3.4
- Run Time: 59
Course Instructor Bio(s)
Dan Nemet, MD, MHA
Director, Child Health and Sports Center
Meir Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
Kfar Saba, Israel
Dan Nemet, MD, MHA is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel, where he also serves as Associate Dean. Dr Nemet is the Co-founder and Director of the Child Health and Sports Center at the Meir Medical Center, a multidisciplinary center focused on research and clinical aspects of the interaction between child development, nutrition, growth, and physical activity.
Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:
Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.
Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:
This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.
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