To attend this session virtually, please CLICK HERE  Meeting ID: 926 7968 2206      Passcode 789347

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1| Describe current state of adolescent obesity both nationally and in Massachusetts.
2| Summarize medical management of adolescent obesity.
3| Recall the potential role of GLP-1 agonists and other medications.
4| Describe the role for bariatric surgery in the management of adolescent obesity.

Faculty

Michael V. Tirabassi, MD, FAAP, FACS
Pediatric Surgeon
Baystate Children's Hospital
Associate Professor Surgery
UMass Chan - Baystate
 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have 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. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists
Baystate Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  Baystate Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  1.0 CE credit(s) for psychologists have been granted for this educational activity.

Pharmacists

This activity carries a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).  Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.