Apr 11, 2022
Podcast: Eating
Disorders – Diagnosis and Management in the Pediatric
Patient
Target
Audience
This activity is targeted
toward all physician providers.
Statement of
Need
Providers should carefully
monitor patient's height, weight and body mass index for subtle
changes as well as recognize characteristics for disordered eating
with the goal of early intervention to maximize patient
outcomes.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this
offering, the participant will be able to:
- Define the eating disorders that
are most common in pediatric patients.
- Identify symptoms and red flags
of eating disorders, including co-morbidities.
- Discuss the common diagnostic
criteria, screening tools and components of the medical evaluation
for eating disorders.
- Describe treatment strategies
and protocols for eating disorders; as well as the components for
successful medical supervision.
Moderator
Mark McDonald,
M.D.
Medical Director
Norton Children’s
Hospital
Speaker
Andrea Krause,
M.D.
Pediatric
Hospitalist
Norton Children’s
Hospital
Associate Professor of
Pediatrics
Louisville School of
Medicine
Moderator and Planner
Disclosures
The moderator, speakers and
planners for this activity have no relevant relationships to
disclose.
Commercial
Support
There was no commercial support
for this activity.
Physician
Credits
American Medical
Association
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited
by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates
this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Resources for
Additional Study
Identification and Management
of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Eating Disorders in Children
and Adolescents: A Practical Review and Update for Pediatric
Gynecologists
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profit health care system, is a leader in serving adult and
pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana,
the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. Five Louisville hospitals
provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty
care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women’s and
pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to
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Date of Original
Release |April 2022
Course Termination Date | April
2024
Contact Information
| Center for Continuing Medical, Provider and Nursing
Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org