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Childhood Obesity: A Weighty Problem!

Program Date: 11 September 2024

Publication Date: 11 September 2024

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 1.25 CE; Dietitian 1.25 CPEU

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.

Performance Indicators: 5.2.6, 9.1.5, 11.3.4

Activity Code: 184903

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.

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Category
CE CPEU Pediatric Disease State

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.