Building Healthy Habits with Families in Your Practice Trainings and MOC Part 4 Activity

Through this web-based improvement activity, pediatricians in primary practice will improve frequency of performing assessment of weight status, healthy lifestyle counseling, and clinical care actions based on identification of overweight/obesity. Improvements in care will be achieved through benchmarking and implementation of changes in practice. Participants are guided by CME in patient counseling and linking patients to community resources. Participants are offered associated tools and resources. ICAAP's online training is a secure data system that allows MOC participants to enter and review de-identified data at designated intervals into an individual learner’s course database for generation of reports for data analysis.  Participation in the project is for approximately four months and includes completion of QI Basics training, completion of three CME training modules and participation in QI activities and chart review reporting. 

 


Connecting Patients to Weight-Related Community Resources

“Connecting Patients to Weight-Related Community Resources,” seeks to provider learners with concrete information regarding how to identify barriers to accessing weight-related community resources along with information on how to assess and counsel patients and their families on improving their access to appropriate resources as they relate to pediatric obesity.

Evaluation and Management of Hyperlipidemia in Children

Evaluation and Management of Hyperlipidemia in Children seeks to provide learners with concrete information with regards to and rationale for screening and treatment for lipid disorders in children. Three case studies will be discussed during this presentation to help illustrate these objectives.

Identification and Management of Psychosocial Stressors and Mental Health Disorders in Children with Overweight/Obesity MOC IV Collaborative QI Project

Body mass index reduction in children with overweight and obesity can be challenging. Psychosocial stressors, such as adverse childhood experiences and unmet social needs, and mental health disorders may represent an important reason why pediatric obesity is so difficult to treat. Increasingly, the identification and management of psychosocial stressors are recognized as crucial components of caring for children with overweight or obesity. In this MOC project, participants will learn practical tips on how to screen, counsel, and refer for one focused psychosocial stressor or obesity-related mental health disorder of their choice.

Nutrition for Obesity Prevention and Treatment (HFS)

This activity will include practical applications to improve the providers’ ability to effectively assess and counsel about nutrition. This will be a comprehensive, singular course, consisting of eight modules: 1) Nutrition For Obesity: An Overview, 2) Fruits and Vegetables, 3) Fiber and Fats, 4) Beverages, 5) Early Feeding Practices, 6) What Parents Want to Know, 7) Addressing Barriers to Change, and 8) Nutrition Resources. This activity will improve the competency, skills, and professional performance of pediatric healthcare professionals by 1) increasing their knowledge of nutrition as it relates to childhood obesity, 2) improving their ability to effectively assess and counsel patients and their families about nutrition, 3) improving their ability to identify and address common barriers to nutrition counseling, and 4) increasing their ability to use and access tools and guidelines on nutrition.

Physical Activity Guidelines and Counseling for Children and Adolescents

Physical Activity Guidelines and Counseling seeks to provider learners with practical information regarding physical activity as it relates to pediatric overweight/obesity and common barriers, along with information on how to assess and counsel patients and their families on improving overall health through physical activity.

Understanding and Assessing Psychosocial Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity

Understanding and Assessing Psychosocial Factors Associated with Childhood Obesity seeks to provide learners with concrete information regarding mental health issues/disorders as they relate to pediatric overweight/obesity and common barriers, along with information on how to assess and counsel patients and their families on improving their mental health as it relates to pediatric obesity. Additionally, the presenters discuss billing and coding for such encounters.