Australia General Practice Healthcare and Medical Courses

This session explores the normal variations and trends in body shape during adolescence and the factors that commonly influence it, including genetic,...

This session will describe nutritional requirements during adolescence, typical eating patterns which could lead to nutritional deficiencies, common d...

This session will describe patterns of eating behaviour in young people and the factors that influence these patterns. A model derived from social and...

This session describes recent trends, causes and sequelae of obesity in adolescence and assesses treatment options, including common dieting and exerc...

This session will describe the key elements in the medical assessment and management of adolescent obesity and its relation to type 2 diabetes and ins...

This session gives an overview of the nature, aetiology and risk factors linked to eating disorders. Also covered are the diagnostic elements that all...

This session covers the stages of the assessment of eating disorders, taking into account diagnostic criteria, nutritional status and the role of the ...

This session will cover the principles of treating an adolescent with an eating disorder, including some of the physical and legal considerations. ...

This session focuses on management of obesity at an individual level. It will describe the multi-disciplinary treatment of obesity in adolescents. Cur...

In this session we will consider the types of symptoms that young people experience, and the choices that they make about where to go for help. Other ...