Current status of multi-disciplinary paediatric weight management services in Australia.
Caitlin M McMasterElizabeth CallejaJennifer CohenShirley AlexanderElizabeth Denney-WilsonLouise A BaurPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2021)
The current availability and accessibility of multi-disciplinary paediatric weight management services is inadequate to service Australian children and adolescents with obesity, particularly those with severe obesity and those in rural and remote communities. To better address the issue of paediatric obesity, establishment of additional multi-disciplinary services, training for health-care professionals and monitoring of the provision of evidence-based care is urgently needed.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- weight loss
- weight gain
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- intensive care unit
- mental health
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- high fat diet induced
- body mass index
- primary care
- current status
- affordable care act
- physical activity
- palliative care
- adipose tissue
- south africa
- health information
- chronic pain
- social media
- quality improvement