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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 [email protected]
Linhda Nguyen, PA-C
Linhda Nguyen, PA-C
n support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacists
Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum 0.75 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Nemours Children’s Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 0.75 general continuing education credits.
Other Professions
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Please check with your accreditation board to make sure they accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Below are the credit types available to you per your professional designation.
Available Credit
- 0.75 MOC ABS – SurgerySuccessful 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 ACPE Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Credits
In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum 0.75 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nemours Children’s Health 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
In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 0.75 ASWB Approved Continuing Education (ACE) CreditsAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Nemours Children’s Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 0.75 general continuing education credits.
- 0.75 Continuing EducationThis activity is designated for 0.75 continuing education credits.