Session Information
2011 Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting
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Delivering the Bad News: Our Kids and Growth Charts
Track
:
Track 5 — Clinical and Professional Practice
Program Code:
208
Date:
Monday, October 3, 2011
Time:
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
EST
SPEAKER
(S):
Elizabeth Prout Parks, University of Pennsylvania
Laurence Gummer-Strawn, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jessica Woo, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Description
Learning Objectives:
- State the potential difficulties in using CDC 2000 growth charts in severely obese children and adolescents
- Discuss methods for tracking weight status longitudinally in this population
- Explain the methodological differences between the WHO and CDC growth charts.
- Discuss the rationale for the clinical use of the WHO growth charts.
No items are available for this session.
