• Epidemiology
• 37 min
  1. Assessment of obesity and classification of patients: historical perspectives and current practice

  • Prof. George Bray
• 40 min
  2. Epidemiology of obesity

  • Prof. Jacob Seidell
• Etiology and Causes
• 59 min
  3. Metabolic, adipose tissue and muscle predictors of obesity

  • Prof. Ian Macdonald
• 41 min
  4. Neural control of food intake and energy balance

  • Prof. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud
• 64 min
  5. Understanding obesity: genes and environment in the determination of body weight

  • Prof. Rudy Leibel
• 47 min
  6. Dietary determinants of obesity

  • Prof. Arne Astrup
• 42 min
  7. Physical inactivity as a determinant of obesity

  • Prof. Wim Saris
• 42 min
  8. Environmental causes of obesity: sociocultural, built environment and economic factors

  • Prof. Shiriki Kumanyika
• 29 min
  9. The developmental origins of obesity

  • Prof. David Barker
• Consequences of Obesity
• 46 min
  10. Obesity, dyslipoproteinemia and inflammation

  • Prof. Robert Eckel
• 23 min
  11. Pathophysiology and management of obesity related hypertension

  • Prof. Arya Sharma
• 22 min
  12. Disorders of overeating

  • Prof. Albert Stunkard
• 20 min
  13. Obesity, weight loss and health-related quality of life

  • Prof. Aila Rissanen
  • Dr. Jarmo Kaukua
• Treatment Options
• 44 min
  14. Lifestyle modification for weight control

  • Prof. Thomas Wadden
• 34 min
  15. Bariatric / obesity surgery

  • Prof. Henry Buchwald
• 48 min
  16. Can obesity be prevented in the current obesogenic environment?

  • Prof. Boyd Swinburn
• 28 min
  17. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: why it is needed

  • Prof. Joe Proietto
• 35 min
  18. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: hunger suppressors

  • Prof. Joe Proietto
• Latest Developments in the Field
• 60 min
  19. Body composition

  • Dr. Steven Heymsfield
• 56 min
  20. Adipose tissue metabolism and obesity

  • Dr. Max Lafontan
• 25 min
  21. Obesity, present and future therapies

  • Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
• 42 min
  22. Energy expenditure in the lean and obese

  • Prof. Dale Schoeller
• 33 min
  23. Obesity and adiponectin

  • Prof. Philipp Scherer
• 44 min
  24. Ectopic fat: causes, consequences and treatment

  • Prof. Steven Smith
• 47 min
  25. Adipose-immune interactions in obesity

  • Dr. Vishwa Dixit
• 39 min
  26. Health benefits of intentional weight loss

  • Prof. Xavier Pi-Sunyer
• 39 min
  27. Childhood obesity: implications for current and future health

  • Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
• 46 min
  28. The clinical assessment and management of child and adolescent obesity

  • Prof. Louise Baur
• Archived Lectures - These lectures may not cover the latest advances in the field
• 41 min
  29. Gastrointestinal peptides and food intake regulation

  • Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
• 48 min
  30. Obesity and mortality: questions and controversy

  • Prof. David Allison
• 37 min
  31. Obesity, diabetes and the cluster of the metabolic syndrome

  • Prof. Peter Wilson
• 44 min
  32. New standards in weight management: recent and future drugs for the treatment of obesity

  • Prof. Luc Van Gaal
• 46 min
  33. Health economics of obesity: new insights

  • Dr. Anne Wolf
• 34 min
  34. Bariatric surgery: techniques and mechanisms of action

  • Prof. Walter Pories
• 39 min
  35. Childhood obesity: implications for future health

  • Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
• 14 min
  36. Pharmacotherapy for obesity 1 - the need for pharmacotherapy in weight management

  • Prof. Joe Proietto
• 46 min
  37. Pharmacotherapy for obesity 2 - pharmacological agents in current use & under development

  • Prof. Joe Proietto

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1. Introduction
2. Talk outline
3. Do obese children/adolescents present to clinics
4. Obesity and weight management intervention
5. High overweight/obesity prevalence in Australia
6. Overweight children present often to paediatrics
7. What sort of assessment is required?
8. Anthropometry
9. Recognizing weight status
10. Recognizing the overweight or obese child
11. Serial BMI measurements are important
12. Waist circumference, waist\height ratio
13. Clinical history and examination
14. Assessment - history
15. Assessment - lifestyle history
16. Assessment - clinical examination
17. Acanthosis nigricans
18. Clinical examination - finding that act as red flags
19. Clinical investigations
20. When to investigate?
21. What investigations?
22. Case study - 15 year old boy
23. Evidence for lifestyle intervention in obese children
24. The Cochrane review
25. Family based lifestyle interventions effective
26. Lifestyle intervention vs. self help\control (under 12)
27. Lifestyle intervention vs. self help\control (over 12)
28. Limitations of current studies
29. Evidence gaps - areas for further research
30. Managing obesity in children - basic principles
31. Effective elements of behavioural interventions
32. Parental involvement improves long-term outcomes
33. Parents as agents of change in childhood obesity
34. Sedentary behaviour vs. physical activity
35. Maintenance targeted therapy improves outcomes
36. Managing childhood obesity - pharmacotherapy
37. Drug therapy - effect of Orlistat
38. Drug therapy - effect of Sibutramine
39. Drug therapy - Metformin vs. Placebo
40. Pharmacotherapy and lifestyle intervention
41. Issues in managing severe childhood obesity
42. The severely obese child or adolescent
43. Other interventions?
44. Lap banding vs. moderate lifestyle intervention
45. Bariatric surgery recommendations in adolescents
46. Child protection issues
47. Clinical service considerations in obese children
48. Managing obesity at a population level is important
49. Issues in health service delivery
50. The Chronic Disease Management Model
51. Population management
52. Obesity and the chronic disease care pyramid
53. Resources and summary
54. Summary
55. Useful resources

Topics Covered

• Do obese children/adolescents present to clinical services?
• Clinical assessment of the obese child/adolescent (anthropometry, history and examination, investigations)
• Management of the obese child/adolescent (evidence for lifestyle interventions, elements of behavioural change, pharmacotherapy, severe obesity)
• Providing a clinical service to obese children/adolescents

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Series:

• Obesity

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Metabolism & Nutrition

Therapeutic Areas:

• Cardiovascular & Metabolic

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on July 26, 2011

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Louise Baur has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.