Childhood Obesity Today: A Webinar for Pediatricians and Families

Описание: Pediatric obesity specialists from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital discuss the latest in combating obesity in children and adolescents, including:
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric obesity rates
Emerging obesity medications, approved and investigational
Bariatric surgery for child and adolescent patients
The role of genetic factors in obesity
Research into the mechanisms underlying weight control
The effects of weight-based stigma on patients
Behavior change and lifestyle interventions for weight management
Long-term results and the transition to adult care

Panelists include John Rausch, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Director, Pediatric Obesity Initiative; Associate Professor of Pediatrics Columbia; Marisa Censani, MD, Director, Pediatric Obesity Program; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine; Jeff Zitsman, MD Director, Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery; Professor of Surgery, Columbia; Rudolph Leibel, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Molecular Genetics; Professor of Pediatrics Columbia; Jane Chang, MD Adolescent Medicine Specialist; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Weill Cornell Medicine. Moderator: CBS medical correspondent Dr. Max Gomez.


This webinar is intended only to provide general information. Specific patient or clinical scenarios should be handled by patients’ practitioners based on their professional judgment, the needs of each patient and his/her unique circumstances, resources available where the patient is located, and other factors.