Deeper Dive into the Evidence Behind the CPG

About this episode

Dr. Sandra Hassink and Dr. Asheley C. Skinner discuss the evidence behind the Clinical Practice Guideline for the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with obesity.

Dr. Sandra Hassink is joined by Dr. Asheley C. Skinner, Professor of Population Health at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Skinner also served as the methodologist on the Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity. Together, they discuss the evidence behind the CPG. Related Resources: • Obesity CPG Homepage (tinyurl.com/52nz6m2m) • CPG Technical Report (I) (https://tinyurl.com/y7bnnsmc) • CPG Technical Report (II) (https://tinyurl.com/mv3s6eau)

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Sandra Hassink

Guest: Dr. Asheley C. Skinner

Topics covered

• Clinical Practice Guideline
• Obesity
• Child Health
• Population Health
• Evidence-Based Medicine

Keywords

• Clinical Practice Guideline
• obesity
• children
• adolescents
• evidence
• treatment
• population health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University School of Medicine, Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight

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