Project ECHO: Pediatric Obesity Series

Access professional development through ECHO Obesity, a free virtual learning network for community providers focused on practical obesity management. This series uses case-based discussions, didactics and network conversations to enhance clinicians' knowledge and comfort with multidisciplinary approaches to caring for obese and overweight children.

ECHO Obesity is designed to address childhood obesity and can be implemented, replicated, and scaled across the state of Ohio.

Series Options

We offer two series options for participants:

• Foundations: This series provides foundational knowledge about the topic.
• Continuity: Our continuity series builds on topics discussed during the Foundations series. Foundations is not required to participate in the continuity series.

Participant Benefits

• Mentoring and collaboration with interdisciplinary specialists
• Case-based learning
• Many of our ECHO series offer CME/CE credits at no cost to you. For series specific CME/CE information, contact NCHProjectECHO@NationwideChildrens.org.

Participant Expectations

To make the most of your ECHO experience, we encourage participants to:

• Regularly attend sessions
• Keep your camera on for the duration of the session 
• Submit a case to present to the group
• Actively participate in discussions by sharing knowledge, experiences, resources, and recommendations
• Complete online pre- and post- surveys

Who Can Participate?

Any health care professional who wants to engage around a topic, share their experience and learn from their peers can attend ECHO sessions.

This series specifically targets:

• Pediatric Primary Care Providers (MD, DO, PA, NP)
• Medical Specialists (Gastroenterology, Neurology, Psychiatry, etc.)
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Registered Dietitians

Sample Topics

Foundations:

• Beginning the Conversation
• Screening for Comorbidities
• Nutrition
• Behavior
• Physical Activity
• Medications
• Bariatric Surgery
• Sustaining Obesity Care/Addressing Challenges/Billing and Coding

Continuity Series:

• Endocrinology
• Preventive Cardiology
• Nephrology

Future Series

If you would like to be contacted when the next series is scheduled, please join our contact list.