Online - 2023 Pediatric Pharmacology Update: Pediatric Anti-Obesity Medications: When Lifestyle Change is Not Enough

Linhda Nguyen, PA-C reviews anti-obesity medications and how they can help manage a patient's care. Linhda as been a physician assistant in the Healthy Weight and Wellness Clinic at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware for 9 years. Her professional areas of interest include pediatric severe obesity, adolescent bariatric medicine, and the use of telemedicine to improve pediatric obesity treatment and quality of care.  This lecture was recorded at the 2023 Pediatric Pharmacology Update on October 6, 2023.

Target Audience

Nursing, physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists and pharmacy techs

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity participants will be able to:

Describe pediatric populations that may benefit from anti-obesity medications

Identify medications that can be considered to treat obesity

 

Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this course please contact the Course Coordinator, Allie Goetaski at alyssa.goetaski@nemours.org 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 MOC ABS – Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    The Nemours Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The Nemours Foundation designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.75 ANCC Nursing Contact Hour

    Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    This activity is designated for 0.75 contact hours.

  • 0.75 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 0.75 continuing education credits.
Course opens: 
01/01/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Cost:
$0.00

Linhda Nguyen, PA-C

Speaker(s)

Linhda Nguyen, PA-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
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Available Credit

  • 0.75 MOC ABS – Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    The Nemours Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The Nemours Foundation designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 0.75 ANCC Nursing Contact Hour

    Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    This activity is designated for 0.75 contact hours.

  • 0.75 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 0.75 continuing education credits.

Price

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