Clinical Care of the Child with Obesity: A Learner's and Teacher's Guide - Softcover

Hassink, Sandra; Hampl, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071819711 ISBN 13: 9780071819718

Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical, 2015

Synopsis

A clinical approach to treating and preventing childhood obesity Clinical Care of the Child With Obesity is written to educate physicians to understand the pathophysiology and etiologies of obesity, to identify and manage pediatric patients with obesity and to learn skills for use in their future practices and communities. The book accomplishes its goals by adhering to the competencies set forth by the ACGME for practitioners, including individualized patient care; extensive medical knowledge about obesity pathophysiology, comorbidities, and psychosocial and behavioral factors influencing disease development; practice-based learning and improvement; interpersonal communication skills; professionalism; and systems-based practice. This combination of ready-to-apply practice methods, core medical knowledge, and interpersonal skills are the physicians' best means to improved care and better results. Adheres to ACGME guidelines on what physicians need to know to care for overweight and obes

About this title

From the Publisher:

Sandra G. Hassink, MD, MPH is Director, Nemours Pediatric Obesity, Division of General Pediatrics, Dupont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE; Chair, AAP Obesity Leadership Workgroup; Member, AAP Board of Directors; Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University.
Sarah E. Hampl, MD is Medical Director, Weight Management Services, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0071819711
• ISBN 13: 9780071819718
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480