Projects
Bariatric Surgery
This subgroup aims to develop guidelines for the creation of a
multi-disciplinary adolescent bariatric surgery program and, in
collaboration with other national groups, develop a position statement
for the surgical management of adolescent morbid obesity.
Bariatric Surgery Documents
Assessment/National Database
This subgroup will create recommended guidelines for the assessment
of key and secondary variables as well as how to implement a national
database.
Assessment/National
Database Documents
Long-term Patient Care & Family Engagement
Through member surveying and literature search, this
subgroup will compile a "state of the state" of children's
hospitals treatment programs' success and length of
patient/family engagement and followup in weight management programs.
The white paper will be accompanied by a set of recommendations for
family engagement.
Long-term Patient Care and Family Engagement
Documents
Hospital Environment
This subgroup will create guidelines and a
self-assessment tool designed to promote a healthy environment for
employees, patients and visitors of pediatric hospitals.
Hospital
Environment Documents
Reimbursement
This subgroup's goal is to advocate for better reimbursement rates
for multidisciplinary weight management teams by developing a
reimbursement tool kit to potentially include:
Reimbursement Documents
Outreach to PCPs
This subgroup will develop an educational packet and guidelines
for use by primary care providers bringing standardization and
accounting for known barriers to practice.
Outreach to PCPs Documents
Sustainability & ROI
This subgroup will develop a "survival guide" addressing how to make
a strong case for creating and sustaining an obesity program. The group
will also create a white paper focused on educationg hospital
administrators on their role in supporting the hospital-based response
to the childhood obesity epidemic.
Sustainability and ROI Documents
Related Resources
AAP
Stages of Obesity Treatment
A Survey of U.S. Pediatric Obesity Programs at
Children's Hospitals
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