OBESITY IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS

Course overview

OBESITY IS A COMMON HEALTH CONCERN IN PEDIATRICS. IT CAUSES A MYRIAD OF COMORBIDITIES AFFECTING EVERY ORGAN SYSTEM OF THE CHILD. INADEQUATE TREATMENT LEADS TO THE TRACKING OF OBESITY INTO ADULTHOOD AND POOR OUTCOMES OF THIS PREVENTABLE DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC OBESITY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THE PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.