Healthcare Trainings

Upcoming Trainings

The Iowa Medical Society is hosting free webinars, however, participants do need to register.  Upcoming training information will be posted on this page. Please contact Kara Bylund at IMS with questions or for assistance.

Recorded Webinars

5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Toolkit 

The one-hour webinar will assist you in becoming familiar with the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! Intellectual and Developmental (I/DD) Toolkit by understanding healthy eating and physical activity challenges faced by children with I/DD, learn how to effectively partner with schools to support healthy habit developments for children with I/DD, and learn about important referral resources to support healthy habit development for children with I/DD. Watch the recording here.

Presenters:

• Jennifer Groos, MD, FAAP,  Blank Children’s Pediatric Clinic
• Betsy Lin, Early Child State Technical Assistance
• Melissa Clarke-Wharff,  Courage League Sports

Additional Recorded Webinars

• Childhood Obesity in Primary Care Office: An Overview of Assessment and Management
• Weight Stigma 
• Motivational Interviewing and Brief Action Planning
• Clinical Strategies for Stages 1 and 2 Treatment of Childhood Obesity
• Accurately Measuring Height and Weight in Pediatric Patients

For a full list of webinars previously hosted by IMS and to find other childhood obesity resources, visit the Iowa Medical Society's Childhood Obesity page.