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9.25.20 Ask the Experts-Obesity Prevention and Treatment in the Time of COVID

John Schreiber, MDNancy Trout, MD, MPHJessica Williams, MD - Connecticut Children's Objectives: Provide Open forum Q&A to address Covid-19 concerns & inquiries.Review Covid-19 daily updates.Event Objectives:Identify racial and ethnic disparities in risk for obesity and severe COVID infectionIdentify maternal and child risk factors for developing obesityLearn how to implement childhood obesity prevention in pediatric practiceDiscuss step wise approach to pediatric obesity treatme...
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25 Sep 2020

  • John Schreiber, MD
  • Nancy Trout, MD, MPH
  • Jessica Williams, MD - Connecticut Children's 
  • Objectives:

  • Provide Open forum Q&A to address Covid-19 concerns & inquiries.
  • Review Covid-19 daily updates.Event Objectives:
  • Identify racial and ethnic disparities in risk for obesity and severe COVID infection
  • Identify maternal and child risk factors for developing obesity
  • Learn how to implement childhood obesity prevention in pediatric practice
  • Discuss step wise approach to pediatric obesity treatment
  • Become familiar with approach to medication management and expanded indication for Bariatric surgery


John Schreiber, MDNancy Trout, MD, MPHJessica Williams, MD - Connecticut Children's Objectives: Provide Open forum Q&A to address Covid-19 concerns & inquiries.Review Covid-19 daily updates.Event Objectives:Identify racial and ethnic disparities in risk for obesity and severe COVID infectionIdentify maternal and child risk factors for developing obesityLearn how to implement childhood obesity prevention in pediatric practiceDiscuss step wise approach to pediatric obesity treatme...