Description
These trainings review essential components of establishing a therapeutic relationship with adult and pediatric clients with obesity and thorough medical nutrition assessment. The trainings describe medical nutrition therapy and its role in conjunction with intensive behavioral treatment, pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery. The trainings review the steps in becoming a Missouri Medicaid provider and a recognized provider of medical nutrition therapy for obesity with Missouri HealthNet.
Syllabus
Sarah Hampl, MD
Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition
Kemper Endowed Professor for Healthy Lifestyles
Children's Mercy Kansas City
Professor of Pediatrics, University of MO–Kansas City School of Medicine
Helena Laroche, MD, FAAP, ABOM
Scientific Medical Director, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Melissa Ramel, PhD, MPH, RDN, LDN Renal Dietitian, Mississippi River Valley, St. Louis West
Karen Stephens, MS, RD, CSP, LD Nutrition Consultant
Course Dates, Accreditation and Completion
Important dates
• Enrollment opens May 1, 2026
• Course closes April 30, 2027
Contact hours for this program will not be awarded after April 30, 2027.
Accreditation
Successful Completion
Successful completion of this activity includes participating in the educational offering, participating in the online evaluation process, and completing the online verification of attendance, enables the learner to satisfy the requirements to claim continuing education.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, University of Missouri - Continuing Education for Health Professions 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.
Credit Designation Statements
Physician (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
The University of Missouri – Continuing Education for Health Professions designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (ANCC Contact Hours)
The University of Missouri – Continuing Education for Health Professions designates this activity for up to 4.25 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.
Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
This activity is designated for up to 4.25 CDR CPEUs. Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (1 IPCE credits = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Logs. Performance Indicator selection is at the learner’s discretion.
Relevant Financial Relationship Disclosures
The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education state that participants in CE activities should be made aware of any relevant affiliation or financial relationship in the previous 24 months that may affect the planning of an educational activity or a speaker’s presentation(s). Each planning committee member and speaker has been requested to complete a financial relationship reporting form.
Helena LaRoche, MD, owns stock in APLT- Applied Therapeutics, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, and Evaxion A/S. All relevant financial relationships for this individual have been mitigated. No other relevant financial relationships were identified for any member of the planning committee or presenter.
