What you'll learn in this expert session
Childhood obesity is increasingly being recognised as a family health issue, one that is best addressed in the primary care setting. In this presentation, Paediatric Endocrinologist, A/Prof Gary Leong provides practical guidelines on how HCPs can ask, advise and inspire parents and carers of children with obesity to recognise the issue and take the necessary action to break the cycle of this potentially damaging health condition.
About the Expert
A/Prof Gary Leong
A/Prof Gary Leong has almost 30 years of experience in managing childhood growth and endocrine disorders, as well as type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. He received his paediatric and endocrine training at the Prince of Wales Children's Hospital, Randwick (now the Sydney Children's Hospital), and the former Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, before undertaking 3 years of clinical and research training in paediatric endocrinology at the National Institutes of Health in the USA. He also holds a PhD in molecular endocrinology and vitamin D action from the Garvan Institute, UNSW. A/Prof Gary Leong left the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane in April 2017, where he had worked for 13 years as a senior staff specialist in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes, as well as a senior research fellow at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland
Course curriculum
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How to complete this course
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Instructions
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Obesity in Childhood – Practical Advice for HCPs
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Summary
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Video lecture (25 mins)
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Quiz: test your learning (10 mins)
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Document your CPD here
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CPD Documentation and Reflection Activity Tool
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Feedback
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