APA Obesity SIG

Sunday, April 30, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Location: Convention Center: 154 AB

CE: Live CME: 1.50

SIG Chair(s)

Nakiya Showell, MD, MPH, MHS (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Stephen Cook, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Associate Professor, Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
Golisano Children's Hospital @ URMC
Rochester, New York, United States

Co-Chair(s)

Charles Wood, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, United States

Disclosure(s):

Nakiya N. Showell, MD, MPH, MHS: No financial relationships to disclose

Stephen Cook, MD, MPH, Cook: No financial relationships to disclose

Session

Description: ObesityWorking Title: The Interplay of Mental Health and Obesity – A Debate of Size Acceptance and Discussion of Practical Tools
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the severity of long-standing interplay between pediatric and adolescent mental health and obesity. Stigma and shame have exacerbated both mental health and obesity, but what roles do size acceptance and “health at every size” play in the pursuit of health? Solicited feedback from our SIG membership and past attendees has shaped our theme for 2023. Our twofold goal for the 2023 Obesity SIG is to stimulate thoughtful dialogue of the role of size acceptance in obesity prevention and treatment through a debate format, and give attendees practical tools for addressing the intersection of mental health and obesity, particularly as it relates to disordered eating.

D. Kofi Essel, MD, MPH is a pediatrician at Children’s National Medical Center with expertise in food insecurity, health equity, nutrition, and obesity.

Dr. Joey Skelton, MD, MS is a pediatric gastroenterologist and obesity medicine specialist at Wake Forest University who founded and directs BrennerFit®, a family-based pediatric obesity program.

Dr. Amrik Khalsa, MD is a pediatrician and researcher at Nationwide Children’s Hospital focused on family-centered behavior change interventions in low-income and racial minority groups.

Dr. Eileen Chaves, MsC, PhD is an obesity psychologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition.

Learning Objectives:

Take varying perspectives on size acceptance in the context of pervasive shame and stigma in obesity
Differentiate between and explain how to screen for disordered eating and eating disorders in children and adolescents with obesity
Engage with other attendees around strategies for identifying and managing eating disorders and disordered eating in children and adolescents with obesity

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM ET

Debate (Pro Case)
SIG Speaker: Joey Skelton, MD, MS – Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM ET

Debate (Con Case)
SIG Speaker: Kofi Essel, MD, MPH – Children's National Health System
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM ET

Understanding Comorbid Disordered Eating and Obesity
SIG Speaker: Amrik S. Khalsa, MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Understanding Comorbid Disordered Eating and Obesity
SIG Speaker: Eileen A. Chaves, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

2023 AAP Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity
SIG Speaker: Sarah Armstrong, MD (she/her/hers) – Duke University School of Medicine