Creighton University School of Medicine Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Madhumita Sinha, MD, MHSM, FAAP
Description
Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Risk: A LifeCourse Perspective
Madhumita Sinha, MD, MHSM, FAAP
Head Diabetes Epidemiology and Clinical Research Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Assistant Clinical Investigator 2, National Institute of Health
Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Creighton University School of Medicine
Registration recommended for those attending in person
Join Via Zoom
Noon - 1 p.m. MST
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. CST
No Cost | 1 CE hour
Designed For
Physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, residents, fellows and students
Provided By
Creighton University School of Medicine
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Creighton University Office of Continuing Education
Objectives
- Focus on the rising prevelance of childhood obesity and its associated comorbidities.
- Examine factors that influence adiposity and metabolic risk during the life course, beginning with the intrauterine period, and transitioning through childhood, youth, and adulthood.
Presented by Madhumita Sinha MD, MHSM, FAAP
Dr. Madhumita Sinha is an Assistant Clinical Investigator-2 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Intramural Research Program (IRP). She is currently Head, Diabetes Epidemiology and Clinical Research Section (DECRS) at the Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch (PECRB), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Dr. Sinha is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She holds an academic rank as Professor of Pediatrics, Affiliate Faculty, at Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, and Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Child Health, at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix. Dr. Sinha?s research focus is childhood obesity and metabolic risk in minority populations. She is currently the Principal Investigator of a life course study, the Early Tracking of Childhood Health Determinants (ETCHED) study. This study is supported by the NIH IRP, and examines the intrauterine and early childhood risk factors for obesity and cardiometabolic disease. Dr. Sinha was recently awarded the NIDDK's William G. Coleman Jr. Award for Diversity and Inclusion for overcoming logistical challenges ensuring an on-going personal and professional commitment to providing clinical care to mothers and their children from underserved populations..
Education Credit
Category 1
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse CE
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 1.0 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Location
Creighton University Health Science Campus
73100 N Central Ave
Doris S. Norton Ballroom
Phoenix, AZ 85012
United States