Childhood Obesity Management

Purpose: Providing primary care clinicians and their teams with the tools to confidently implement the latest American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for the care of children with obesity and to identify those children who require specialty care.

Audience: Pediatricians, Family Medicine Clinicians, Behavioral Health Clinicians, and other care team members

Sample topics: Work-up for obesity-related complications; behavior strategies for children; anti-obesity medications; creating a safe therapeutic environment; weight bias and accessibility

Schedule: 12 sessions. Fridays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT., January 8 - April 2, 2027

Faculty:

  • Lisa Madison, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Oregon Health and Science University

  • Angela-Tu Nguyen, MD, Pediatrician, Oregon Health and Science University

  • Christina Gross, MPH, RD, LD, Pediatric Dietitian, Oregon Health and Science University

  • Kimberly Reynolds, PhD, ABPP, Pediatric Psychologist, Oregon Health and Science University

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