H0314: Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine Program

Obesity and Respiratory Health: Ongoing Battles

Monday, October 10, 2022

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM US PDT

Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 264A

CME: 2.75

Topic(s): Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

Sponsor(s): Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

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This program will explore the impacts of obesity on respiratory health, including how obesity worsens common childhood problems like asthma and obstructive sleep apnea and how gender and genetics confound the relationship between obesity and sleep. Practical ways to address these problems also will be explored.

Faculty(s)

Erick Forno, MD, MPH

Director, Pediatric Asthma Center
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Emily S. Gillett, MD, PhD, FAAP

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States

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Stacey L. Simon, PhD

Associate Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States

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