You are invited by FORWARD to a pediatric obesity healthcare summit featuring Reginald Washington, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children; Vincent Bufalino, MD, Sr. Medical Director of Cardiology at Advocate Medical Group; David Dungan, MD, Pediatrician and Internist at DuPage Medical Group; Romina Gieseman, CPNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Pediatric Health Associates; Carolyn Lopez, MD, President of the Chicago Board of Health; Ann Marchetti, MS, Consulting Director for FORWARD; Courtney Southwood, RDN, LDN, Pediatric Registered Dietitian at Advocate Children’s Hospital - Oak Lawn; Patrick Tortorici, BS, NASM-CES, Personal Trainer at Right Fit Sport Fitness Wellness; and Timothy Wall, MD, Pediatrician at Pediatric Health Associates.

Intended audience:  physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, school nurses, registered dietitians, medical assistants, social workers, physical therapists, office managers, administrative staff, and other interested healthcare professionals.

Presentations will cover communicating more effectively based on the patient’s culture, ethnicity and socioeconomic status; taking a multidisciplinary approach to address patient overweight or obesity; and becoming an advocate for widespread change in the overweight/obese pediatric population.  Local clinical and community resource providers for pediatric overweight or obese patients will be present.

For more information, contact FORWARD at forward@dupagehealth.org or (630) 221-7146.