Kirk W. Reichard, MD., MBA, FACS, FAAP is the Surgical Director for Perioperative Services and the Surgical Director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, as well as Clinical Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University will give this month lecture on the topic of Pediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Objectives

  • Define the indications and contraindications for metabolic and bariatric surgery in children.
  • Define the outcomes for metabolic and bariatric surgery in children.

Practice Change

  • Incorporate the 2023 AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines for treatment of obesity in children into your practice.

Financial Disclosures: No one in control of content for this educational activity has relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with **ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Session date: 
09/12/2024 - 12:15pm to 1:00pm EDT
Location: 
Virtual Via Microsoft Teams
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  • 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 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 0.75 continuing education credits.

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Kirk Reichard, MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.