Guidance for Implementing the AAP's 2023 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity in Primary Care

1.00 NAPNAP Contact Hour. This continuing education activity is offered at a reduced rate to NAPNAP Members. This continuing education activity rate is $10 for NAPNAP Members. For non-members, this continuing education activity rate is $20. This course is an archived session from NAPNAP's Pediatric Virtual Symposium: 2024 Targeted Topics.
The 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) CPG for the Evaluation and Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents recommends that children 2-18 years with overweight/obesity be comprehensively evaluated for comorbidities and offered multicomponent, family-based, Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment (IHBLT). This session will focus on the core components of IHBLT and the associated health outcomes. Additionally, participants will learn how to locate recognized Family Healthy Weight Programs and steps to take if there are no local programs. Led by a member of the AAP clinical practice guideline writing team and a member of the NAPNAP Childhood Obesity SIG, this session will help primary care providers assess and build their capacity around IHBLT.

Please note that this program is an archived session NAPNAP's Pediatric Virtual Symposium: 2024 Targeted Topics. If you had attended 2024 virtual symposium and earned CE for this session, this course will be a duplicate.

This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) as an Agency providing continuing education credit. Individuals who complete this program will be awarded 1.00 NAPNAP Contact Hour.

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Target Audience

Pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses

Learning Objectives

• Explain the evaluation of the pediatric patient with overweight or obesity described within the 2023 CPG.

• Describe the core elements of IHBLT

• Explain the facilitators of IHBLT.

• Discuss how to assess your practice, and build capacity for IHBLT if no recognized programs are in the area.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Contact hours
Course opens: 
11/15/2024
Course expires: 
11/30/2026
Cost:
$20.00
Rating: 
0

Laura Roettger, Ph.D., APRN, CPNP-PC

Christopher F. Bolling, MD, FAAP

Sally Humphrey, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Contact hours

Price

Cost:
$20.00
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