GSHP webinar-Prescription for Change: The Uptrend in Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Agonists (GLP-1s) in Pediatric Obesity

FREE LIVE CE for GSHP Members! 

Webinar-

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 – 12:00pm-1:00 pm

Prescription for Change: The Uptrend in Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Agonists (GLP-1s) in Pediatric Obesity

Presenter:

Mallory McCarty, Pharm.D.

PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Resident

Wellstar MCG Health

Pharmacist Objectives: 

• Summarize epidemiological concerns of childhood obesity
• Evaluate the American Academy of Pediatrics guideline recommendations for non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments of obesity in children and adolescents
• Compare and contrast recent primary literature regarding glucagon like peptide-1 agonists (GLP-1s) in pediatric patients for weight management
• Assess common barriers and limitations associated with the utilization of GLP-1 agonists in pediatric patients

Technician Objectives:

• Recite epidemiological concerns of childhood obesity
• List the American Academy of Pediatrics guideline recommendations for non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments of obesity in children and adolescents
• List common barriers and limitations associated with the utilization of GLP-1 agonists in pediatric patients

This is a knowledge based activity.  This activity was planned to meet the educational needs of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who practice in any setting.

Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.   Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 day after the event and no later than 60 days after the event.  Please know that if accurate e-Profile information is not provided within 60 days of the event, credit cannot be claimed after that time.  The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. Participants must participate in the activity and complete the course evaluation in its entirety to claim continuing pharmacy education credit.

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This is a member service of GSHP.  There is no charge for members to attend.  Dues must be current to receive CE credit.

Non-members will be charged $20 for CE processing

To register:  

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XQWOBYshTW6qv281OIYh4A