Journal article
How training affects Australian paediatricians' management of obesity
M Wake, MW Campbell, M Turner, A Price, MA Sabin, E Davis, LA Baur
Archives of Disease in Childhood | Published : 2013
Abstract
Objective: Secondary care could be the optimal sector for managing child and adolescent obesity, given low primary care uptake and limited tertiary services. We aimed to determine Australian paediatricians' self-reported competence and training in managing obesity and, in a linked patient-level audit, whether these predict rates of measurement and obesity diagnosis. Design, setting and patients: Australian Paediatric Research Network members completed an online survey, plus a prospective patient-level audit of up to 100 consecutive consultations over 2 weeks. Main outcome measures: Survey: self-reported competencies, training in and use of clinical skills in obesity and its comorbidities. Au..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Population Health Career Development Award
Awarded by NHMRC Population Health Capacity Building Grant
Funding Acknowledgements
The Children Attending Paediatricians Study and 2010 Multitopic Survey were supported by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, whose research is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Program, and the Paediatric and the Child Health Division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Professor Wake was supported by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Population Health Career Development Award 546405, and Drs Campbell and Price were part-supported by NHMRC Population Health Capacity Building Grant 436914. The funding source had no role in the study's design; in the collection, analysis or interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.