Public Health Grand Rounds
8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2018
Arkansas Department of Health Auditorium
A Developmental Approach to Childhood Obesity
PRESENTED BY:
Alan Mease, MD
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician
Medical Director Child & Adolescent Health
Family Health Branch
Arkansas Department of Health
OBJECTIVES
- Identify epigenetic-mediated relationships between exposure to risk factors during sensitive periods of development (gestation through 3 years) and subsequent obesity-related outcomes.
- Analyze the science around periods of plasticity and potential reversibility of obesity risk in the context of early childhood development.
- Examine the translation of epigenetic science to guide early childhood obesity prevention and intervention to reverse obesity risk.
The planners of this RSS, Namvar Zohoori, MD, MPH, PhD, Howraa Al-Mousawi, PhD, Glen Baker, MD, Appathurai Balamurugan, MD, DrPH, Joseph Bates, MD, Lindy Bollen, DDS, Marisha DiCarlo, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Dillaha, MD, Dirk Haselow, MD, PhD, Shirley Louie, MS, CIH, William Mason, MD, MPH, Alan Mease, MD, Susan Weinstein, DVM, MPH, and, have no financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
A planner of this RSS, Gary Wheeler, MD and spouse have stock holdings in Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer and Biogen to disclose.
The speaker of the RSS has no financial relationships with commercial interest to disclose.
Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Arkansas Department of Health, UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is jointly accredited by the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.