PATIENT, PRACTICE, AND HOSPITAL ADVOCACY
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What is weight-based stigma? How can I become aware if I have a weight-based bias? What are the key factors in addressing advocacy at the patient…
PEDIATRICS
SURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SEVERE OBESITY
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What are the factors that contribute to pathological weight gain resulting in severe obesity? How does the health care provider help decrease the blame and guilt…
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How can the pediatric health care provider use motivational interviewing (MI) to have more effective interactions with patients with obesity and their families? What is the…
CHILDHOOD OBESITY-RELATED COMORBIDITIES: IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What are obesity-related comorbidities? What is an approach to addressing the psychosocial and medical comorbidities of obesity? What are the diagnostic criteria for prediabetes and type…
STAGES OF OBESITY TREATMENT
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How do I approach treatment for an adolescent with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 95% for age and gender? What specific lifestyle changes are…
Bilirubin Toxicity
Introduction Print Section Listen For many years, unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) was thought to be a useless waste product of heme catabolism, with no physiological function, but with potential toxicity. Toxicity…
ASSESSMENT OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What constitutes a complete assessment of a child with obesity? How do I ensure that a child with obesity receives the proper evaluation for obesity and…
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How is physical activity defined? How can I assess physical activity and sedentary behavior in the clinical setting? What are developmentally appropriate physical activity recommendations? What…
PARENTING STRATEGIES FOR THE PRESCHOOL- AND SCHOOL-AGED CHILD
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen How do I work with a caregiver of a preschooler with obesity or a preteen depressed about the way she looks? When can I consult specialists…
PARENTING STRATEGIES FOR ADOLESCENTS TO PREVENT OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen What are the factors that contribute to successful lifestyle change in adolescence? How do I begin a visit with a 15 year old and her mother…
