Pediatric Nutrition Module for the Busy Pediatrician

This course is for pediatricians who have busy clinic schedules and are confronted during routine well child check up with patients with feeding and weight management problems.

Course Outline

Part 1: Turn the tables on patients who are picky eaters

1.Types of feeding difficulty
2.Parenting styles
3.Basic Feeding Guidelines

Part 2: Mastering the Nutritional Assessment and Management of Pediatric Obesity

1.Defining Obesity
2.Obesity Assessment
3.Basic Principles for Pediatric Obesity Management
4.Medical Screening for Children with Obesity
5.Follow up issues to be discussed for obesity management
6.The 15 minute obesity protocol

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

My name is Dr. Almida Reodica, a pediatric gastroenterologist and head of the feeding difficulty clinic and weight management program in a major hospital in the Philippines. I have always been a food enthusiast, having worked as a food blogger, writing reviews about restaurants and dishes local and international even before going into my medical subspecialty. Now having completed training in the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, I have focused my career on helping children to experience the joy of eating and healthy living, and assisting pediatricians to enable their patients to attain growth at their full potential