Pediatric Obesity: Clinical and Community Approaches to Treatment and Prevention (On-demand webinar)

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on March 25, 2020.

Training Overview

Pediatric obesity has continued to challenge our clinics and communities for effective and supportive approaches to improve health and treatment of disease.  We will refine the clinical assessment of the severity of the disease of obesity and its complications as well as discuss treatments appropriate for the different classes of obesity.  Then we will explore community efforts to promote health, prevent obesity, and support those working to lose weight.  

The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.

This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu.

About the Trainers

Brooke Sweeney, MD, FAAP, ABOM is a Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatric Physician and the Medical Director of Weight Management services at Children's Mercy Kansas City and the Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. 

Nationally, Dr. Sweeney is on the Governance Board of POWER (Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry) and the Co- Director of POWER Operations and Sustainability. Dr. Sweeney is active in the Weight Management Expert Exchange of the Children's Hospital Association/American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight. She is board certified in Obesity Medicine.  Her clinical expertise is in prevention and treatment of severe obesity through medical weight management and bariatric surgery for children with severe obesity. 

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.