Pediatric Obesity and Type II Diabetes:

Date & Time:

Wednesday April 30, 2014
from 7:30 AM to 3:15 PM EDT
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Location:

Valley Hospital
Kraft Building
15 Essex Road
Room K1#1
Paramus, NJ 07450

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Parking Information:

Free parking is available in the Kraft Building parking lot. Enter building from either entrance. Conference room is located on the first floor.

Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hours
This program has been awarded 5.75 contact hours.

The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NJSNA, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider #P194-12/13-16

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education activities only and does not imply approval or endorsement of any commercial product.

Disclosures
The speakers and planners have no vested interest in the content of this continuing nursing education activity to disclose.

Successful Completion

To receive contact hours for this CNE program, the registrant must sign in on the sign-in sheet, attend the entire program and complete and submit the program evaluation form.

Conference Planning Committee
Judy Brewer, RN, CDE, CPT
The Valley Hospital
Shaija George, CPNP, MBA, MS, APN, RNC
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Amy Gole, RNC-MNN, Ed.M, NE-BC
Partnership of Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
Joanne Simonetti, MS, RNC-OB, APN, NE-BC
The Valley Hospital

Donna Symons, MSN, RNC-OB
Overlook Medical Center

About the Event

Conference Goal
To increase the participants' knowledge of the incidence and implications of pediatric obesity and Type II Diabetes and to provide evidence-based strategies for patient and family education and support.

Objectives
As a result of attending this continuing nursing education program, participants will be able to:

Discuss the prevalence and incidence of obesity
Explain the need for a multifaceted approach to prevent and treat obesity
Identify and describe health implications of pediatric obesity
Recognize the social and financial implications of pediatric obesity
Differentiate between Type I and Type II Diabetes
List three ways to prevent Type II Diabetes in children
Describe how to assess and identify obesity in children
Discuss treatment options available through lifestyle modifications
Describe two ways to educate families on nutrient needs and behavior changes for a positive outcome
Discuss the value and importance of mindful eating to prevent obesity in the pediatric population
Describe two ways a child can eat mindfully
Describe and recognize the proper exercise prescription for youth fitness
Recognize adequate policies, proceedures and staffing for successful youth fitness programming
Discuss ways to utilize evidence based interventions and strategies to encourage youth fitness
Identify a range of emotional responses to family dynamics at mealtime
Discuss how past family meals influence future food choices
Examine how a parent’s conditioned behaviors about meals play a role in food selection for children
Recognize the school nurse’s role in advocating for policy change to increase awareness of childhood obesity.
Describe the management of Diabetes in the school setting and school-related activities.
Discuss evidence based school programs to promote healthy lifestyles.

Conference Pricing

$35 Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey Member Hospital Staff

$45 All Others

Conference Agenda
7:30 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM	Welcome Joanne Simonetti, MS, RNC-OB, APN, NE-BC Director, In-Patient Women and Children's Services, The Valley Hospital Amy Gole, RNC-MNN, Ed.M, NE-BC Director of Education, Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
8:15 AM	Obesity Epidemic Paul Pelavin, MS, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist, The Valley Hospital
9:15 AM	*Implications of Pediatric Obesity* Shaija George, CPNP, MBA, MS, APN, RNC Director of Patient Care Services, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
10:15 AM	Break
10:30 AM	What About Prevention? Judy Brewer, RN, CDE, CPT Pediatric Diabetes Educator, The Valley Hospital
11:30 AM	Lunch
	Panel Presentations and Discussion
12:15 PM	*Nutrition and Childhood Obesity* Janet Brancato, MS, RD Outpatient Dietitian, The Valley Hospital
12:35 PM	*Mindful Eating* Linda Buckley, MS, RD, CDE Clinical Nutrition Supervisor, The Valley Hospital
12:55 PM	*Youth Fitness: Strategies for Success* Lara Vajas, MS, MBA Lead Exercise Physiologist, The Valley Hospital Sports Institute
1:15 PM	*Who's At the Table: How Family Mealtimes Affect Food Choices* Brenda Walker Randolph, LCSW Clinical Coordinator, Clinical Services Management, P.C.
1:35 PM	Panel Discussion Panelists and Paul Pelavin, MS, MD
2:00 PM	Break
2:15 PM	*Between the Bells and Beyond: School-Based Strategies for Promoting Obesity Awareness and Caring for Students with Diabetes* Rose Bauerle, RN, MSN, NJ-CSN School Nurse, Ann Blanche Smith School
3:00 PM	Questions and Evaluation
3:15 PM	Adjourn