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Childhood obesity: Quality Improvement in Pediatric Clinics. AAP Section of Medical Students, Residents, & Fellowship Trainees (SOMSRFT) 2010-2011 Advocacy Campaign. Overview. Childhood obesity is a rising epidemic 30% of the pediatric population has a BMI of 30% or greater
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Childhood obesity: Quality Improvement in Pediatric Clinics AAP Section of Medical Students, Residents, & Fellowship Trainees (SOMSRFT) 2010-2011 Advocacy Campaign
Overview • Childhood obesity is a rising epidemic • 30% of the pediatric population has a BMI of 30% or greater • Co-morbidities: diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, low self-esteem, depression
Overview In February 2010, the AAP teamed up with the White House, Bright Futures, & other national organizations to reverse childhood obesity, and launched the AAP Obesity Initiative and “Let’s Move!” Campaign. Together they made the ambitious goal to reverse childhood obesity within a generation, to give children born today a healthier future tomorrow.
Overview Each year the AAP SOMSRFT (Section of Medical Students, Residents, & Fellowship Trainees) launches a national advocacy campaign. This year we have launched Team Healthy, our national campaign to reverse childhood obesity. Through this we are teaming up with the AAP Obesity Initiative and First Lady’s Let’s Move! Campaign.
Phase 1 & NOW Phase 2 Earlier this year we introduced phase 1 of our campaign on Community Policy Advocacy www.aap.org/ypn/r/advocacy/obesity.html Now we are introducing phase 2: Quality Improvement in the Clinic • Pre-designed clinic intervention tools • Easy to meet your program’s requirements to participate in a QI project each year • 2 simple goals…
TwoSimple Goals Phase 2 • Each resident pledges participation in Let’s Move Campaign • One quality check at each clinic
Goal 1 Each resident pledges participation in Let’s Move Campaign http://www.aap.org/obesity/letsmove/index.cfm
Let’s Move! Pledge "I support the Let’s Move! initiative and will provide counseling for optimal nutrition and physical activity at all ages. I will measure height and weight for all infants, and will calculate and discuss BMI at well child visits for all children 2 years and older. This is my move to raise a healthier generation of kids and to help solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation."
Please Note *** AAP ID needed *** *** If you’ve registered with healthychildren.org, your AAP ID is now the e-mail address that you used to register with. • Did you forget your AAP ID? • Check your Pediatrics journal • Call 866-843-2271 (866-THE-AAPI) • Go to www.aap.org/moc & click on • “Look up my AAP ID number” 10
Goal 2 One quality check at each clinic Select at least 1 resident champion per clinic • Check 10 patient charts • Enter data • Implement a change • Check 10 different charts and submit data to measure your success!
Goal 2 Step 1 – Check 10 Patient Charts http://www.aap.org/obesity/letsmove/index.cfm
Goal 2 Step 1 – Check 10 Patient Charts Post your stats on the Let’s Move! Web site
Step 2 – Intervention Goal 2
Goal 2 Step 3 – Track Your Progress Pull 10 different charts and post your stats on the Let’s Move! Web site
Let’s Move In the Clinic:Feedback Mechanism • Sample bar graph: showcases health care professionals performance compared to last data entry and national average of entries thus far
Summary 1. Pledge participation in Let’s Move Campaign 2. One quality check per clinic One Resident Champion Per Clinic To: • Check 10 charts • Intervention (use our tips & resources) • Track your success!
What’s the Incentive??? 1. Goal 1 - Pledge • FREE trip to Peds21/NCE for one resident • ALL residents in program MUST pledge in order to be entered in the drawing • Deadline to be consider for drawing: 6/30/11 2. Goal 2 – Clinic Quality Check • FREE trip to Peds21/NCE for one resident • The Resident Champion for the clinic must complete all 3 steps in order to be entered in the drawing • Deadline to be consider for drawing: 9/1/11 *** Additional opportunities for recognition may become available.
Resources for Success 20 SOMSRFT Team Healthy Web page www.aap.org/ypn/r/advocacy/obesity.html • Clinical Tools www.aap.org/obesity/clinical_resources.html • Chop Chop Magazine www.aap.org/obesity/chopchop.html • Family Activities www.aap.org/obesity/families_at_home.html?technology=1 • HealthyChildren.Org www.healthychildren.org