The Importance of Addressing Weight-based Bullying with Your Pediatric Patients
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. EDT |11:00 a.m. -12:15 p.m. CDT
Reserve your webinar seat today at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/552565134
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Join the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics and Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance for a discussion about weight-based bullying
including testimonials from practice, discussion of resources available to support healthcare professionals and the opportunity to
dialog with an expert panel on this important and timely topic.
Speakers include:
Rebecca Puhl, PhD | Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Sandra Hassink, MD, FAAP | Practicing Pediatrician
Angie Hasemann, RD, CSP | Practicing Registered Dietitian
Scott Kahan, MD, MPH | Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance
Continuing Medical Education Credits/Continuing Professional Education Units Available!
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AAP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is acceptable for a maximum of 1.25 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award
available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1.25
hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
This program is accredited for 1.25 NAPNAP CE contact hours of which 0 contain pharmacology (Rx) content per the National
Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Continuing Education Guidelines.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is an accredited Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Provider with the Commission on
Dietetic Registration (CDR). (1.0) CPE hours have been approved for Registered Dietitians (RD), Registered Dietitian Nutritionists
(RDN) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR).
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to…
 Describe the topic of weight-based bullying among youth.
 Recognize commons signs and symptoms associated with weight-based bullying in the pediatric population.
 Identify strategies and resources available to support pediatricians and healthcare professionals in addressing weight-based
bullying with their pediatric patients.
Questions? Please contact Mala Bedient at mbedient@aap.org