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New Clinic to Treat Childhood Obesity Opens
10/21/2008
INDIANAPOLIS - Riley Hospital for Children today announced the opening of the Pediatric OverWeight Education and Research (POWER) program, a multi-faceted approach to empower local health care providers and families to control pediatric obesity.
The POWER program will establish a tertiary-care, multi-disciplinary weight management program at Riley Hospital for Children. Riley families will receive individualized access to specialists, medical evaluations and life-style modification.
POWER will also serve as a resource for health care providers and the community in efforts to promote collaboration, research and resources to control pediatric obesity. The clinic is now open and accepting referrals.
Headed by Riley gastroenterologist Sandeep Gupta, MD, the POWER program will educate local hospitals to train existing staff such as registered dietitians, social workers, exercise physiologists and other clinicians, to educate families and become champions for weight management in their communities. Indiana University School of Medicine residents and medical students also will benefit from POWER, which will facilitate the creation of interactive teaching modules about obesity and nutrition.
For information about the POWER program, please contact Sandeep Gupta, MD, Riley POWER Program director at sgupta@iupui.edu.
About Riley Hospital for Children As Indiana's first and only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital for Children, a part of Clarian Health, has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families for 80 years. Each year Riley serves over 160,000 inpatients and outpatients from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Riley Hospital's partnership with Clarian Health and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine make it the only comprehensive clinical resource for Indiana's children and the premiere source for health related information for their parents. From simple care associated with the health and wellness of children and less complex specialty care to the most critically-ill and medically complex cases, Riley Hospital for Children is the leader for pediatric care in the state and the region. In 2004, Clarian became Indiana's first magnet hospital system. Clarian Health Partners, Inc. operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law.