About this Event
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Location: Phoenix Children's Mel Cohen Conference Center
1920 East Cambridge Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85006
Registration begins at 8:30 AM, followed by the symposium from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.
Approved for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).
The Phoenix Children's 12th Annual Childhood Obesity Symposium 2026 presented by the CARE Program at Phoenix Children’s will be held Friday, September 18, 2026 at the Phoenix Children's Mel Cohen Confernece Center.
The symposium offers physicians, researchers, and educators an opportunity to learn from experts in pediatric obesity and obesity-associated conditions. The goal is to bring stakeholders together and encourage collaboration, generate new ideas, and enhance their knowledge base to improve the health and lives of children and families affected by obesity and at high risk of developing chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver to name a few.
The presentations will focus on the following topics:
- Pharmacotherapy
- Public health and how policies influence pediatric obesity
- Eating disorders and disordered eating in patients with obesity
- Case presentations by registered dietitians and providers
Submit a Case for Review:
For the last session of this year's symposium, a Phoenix Children's endocrinologist and a Registered Dietitian will present patient cases. If there is a patient/case you would like for us to review during this session, please fill out this form.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
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Agenda
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome/ Introductions
Session 1: Advances in pharmacotherapy for the treatment of pediatric obesity
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:40 AM
Dorothee Newbern, MD
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:05 AM
Jacob Gorsky, PA-C
🕑: 10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
Panel Discussion Q&A
Session 2: Public Health/Policy and How it Influences Pediatric Obesity
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM
Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, PhD, RD
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:05 AM
Melissa Harvey-Reason, MBA
🕑: 11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
Panel Discussion Q&A
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
BREAK
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Megan Kelsey, MD | Key Note Speaker
🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Q&A
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch/ Network
Session 3: Eating disorders and disordered eating in patients with obesity
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:25 PM
Terez Yonan, DO, MPH
🕑: 01:25 PM - 01:50 PM
Robert Carter, MS, RD
🕑: 01:50 PM - 02:00 PM
Panel Discussion Q&A
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM
Session 4: Case Presentations
Host: Stephanie Cites, MS, RD, BC-ADM
Info: If there is a patient/case you would like for us to review during this session, please submit using the following link https://forms.office.com/r/ize9FiaRZe
Panel Discussion Q&A
🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Phoenix Children's Melvin L. Cohen Conference Center, 1920 E Cambridge Avenue, Phoenix, United States
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