2026 Catalog: All Courses

IHS Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention Advancements in Diabetes Recorded Sessions
Title: Helping Children with Obesity: Context, Understanding, and Tools
Presented by:
CAPT Thomas Faber, MD, MPH, FAAP
Indian Health Service Pediatrics Chief Clinical Consultant
Albuquerque Area Chief Medical Officer
Type of Activity: Enduring Event [Recorded Webinar]
Release Date: February 4, 2025
Expiration Date: February 3, 2028
Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 60 minutes
Live Session Originally Presented on: January 15, 2025
Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, Pharmacists, Dietitians and other Healthcare
Professionals working in Clinic and Community Health Settings
Information about the webinar presentation:
Despite the fact that obesity is widely recognized as a major concern for the health of children, treatment
approaches often overlook the societal context. The presentation will review this context and use it to
inform management strategies.

https://www.ihs.gov/diabetes/training/

Objectives and Outcomes: As a result of completing this training, the healthcare team will be able to:
1. Examine the context in which childhood obesity occurs among Native American children and youth.
2. Implement a more effective and compassionate treatment approach in managing childhood obesity.
3. Identify the tools available to help patients and families dealing with childhood obesity.

Wendy Castle — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at wendy.castle@ihs.gov.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

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Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.