Presenters

Maheen Quadri, MD, MS, Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Sarah Neault, MSN, CPNP-PC, Nurse Practitioner for Wellness and Weight Management Clinic, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Sylvia Robinson, MD, Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Elissa Williams, MSN, CPNP-PC, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Barbara Pearl, MS, RDN, LDN, Registered Dietitian; Manager, Outpatient Nutrition/Pediatric Dietitian Wellness & Weight Management Clinic, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Emily Hobbs, MS, RD, LDN, Registered Dietitian, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Caren Mangarelli, MD, MS, Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Disclosures:

Dr. Quadri, Ms. Neault, Dr. Robinson, Ms. Williams, Ms. Pearl, Ms. Hobbs and Dr. Mangarelli have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Target Audience

Primary Care Providers

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe the biology of obesity and why anti-obesity medications are an important tool in pediatric weight management
• Identify both FDA-approved and non-FDA-approved medications used for weight management in the pediatric patient population
• Compare relative efficacy and side effects of available anti-obesity medications

Release Date: 10/14/2024

CME quiz must be taken before 10/14/2025 to receive credit.

How to Earn Credit

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5. Complete the evaluation and quiz.

Accreditation & Credit Statements

Accreditation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification Program: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) 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.

Disclosure of Financial Relationships for CME Activity Planners, Faculty and Others in Control of Content

FSM's CME Leadership, Review Committee, and Staff have no relevant financial relationships with ineligibale companies to disclose.

Course Director’s and Planning Committee Members Disclosure Information:

• Dr. Ravi Jhaveri, Course Director, Lurie Children's: Advisor – Sanofi-Aventis and Gilead; consulting fees – AstraZeneca, Dynavax (ended), Moderna (ended), and Seqirus; royalties or patent beneficiary – UpToDate; independent contractor (included contracted research) – Elsevier (ended) and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society; grant or research support – GlaxoSmithKline. All relevant financial relationships for this individual have been mitigated.
• Dr. Alanna Higgins Joyce, Planning Committee Member, Lurie Children's: has nothing to disclose.
• Vita Lerman, Editor, Lurie Children’s: has nothing to disclose.

To contact the FSM CME office, please call 312.503.8533 or email cme@northwestern.edu
To contact the course director and planning group at Lurie Children’s, please email vlerman@luriechildrens.org

All the relevant financial relationships for these individuals have been mitigated.