Treating Children and Adolescents with Obesity—Understanding the New AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines - Frankly Speaking Ep 325

<p>Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: <a href='https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-325'>https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-325</a></p> <p>Overview: Obesity in children and adolescents is a complex and very often chronic condition. Besides encouraging healthy eating and increasing activity—both excellent behavioral measures—healthcare providers did not have a clear, evidence-based plan for managing this chronic condition until recently. In January, the AAP published its long-awaited new, evidence-based guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with obesity. Greatly anticipated, it did, however, create some controversy. Please join us as we discuss the new guidelines, the evidence that it is based on, and how it may change practice. </p> <p>Episode resource links:</p> <ul><li>The American Academy of Pediatrics. Clinical Practice Guideline. S. E. Hampl. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity. January 9, 2023.  Pediatrics e2022060640. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-060640'>https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-060640</a></li> <li>The American Academy of Pediatrics. S. E. Hampl. Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity, January 9, 2023. Pediatrics e2022060641.https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-060641;  <a href='https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-060641/190440/Executive-Summary-Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for?autologincheck=redirected'>https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-060641/190440/Executive-Summary-Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for?autologincheck=redirected</a></li> <li>AAP News release <a href='https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2022/american-academy-of-pediatrics-issues-its-first-comprehensive-guideline-on-evaluating-treating-children-and-adol