Welcome to the Missouri Council for Activity and Nutrition’s (MOCAN) presentation entitled, Obesity in Missouri's Children: A Growing Epidemic. This training has been designed specifically for physicians and other health care professionals who want to learn more about childhood obesity and how they can become more effective in working with the children and families that they encounter. Upon successful completion of this educational program, physicians should:

• Describe how to assess children for obesity using BMI
• Take a nutrition and physical activity history during well-child visits for all children
• Practice patient-centered counseling tailored to readiness for lifestyle change using the Empathize/Elicit-Provide-Elicit technique
• Set simple, achievable goals for healthy nutrition and physical activity behaviors in overweight and obese children

The training consists of a series of one PowerPoint module narrated by Sarah Hampl, MD, FAAP*, Medical Director of Weight Management at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, MO and the Chair of the Healthcare Working Group of MOCAN. If you have applied for continuing medical education (CME) credit, you must completely view the one-hour training session. Following this session, you will need to complete a brief test of your knowledge of the module’s content (ten or fewer questions) and the evaluation at the end of the module to receive CME credit.

Primaris designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Following successful completion of this training, you will be able to print off a CME certificate for the amount of time claimed.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Primaris and Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics. Primaris is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The content of this program was designed by the following Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics staff:

• Sarah Hampl MD, FAAP, Weight Management Medical Director
• Kerri Wade, APRN, PNP-BC, Section of General Pediatrics and Weight Management Program

Original release date: January, 2009
Review date: October, 2010
Expiration Date: November, 2011
*Dr. Hampl has previously disclosed no conflicts of interest.