Conversations About Care

In this episode, we are sharing a conversation between three patients and their providers as they discuss their experiences with obesity treatment. This episode will explore how important the patient provider relationship is, tips on what makes a good interaction, and how treatment can impact a patient’s quality of life.

Related Resources:

• Obesity CPG Homepage (tinyurl.com/52nz6m2m)

• Treatment for Obesity in Children and Teens (https://tinyurl.com/bddz69jx)

• Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for My Child (https://tinyurl.com/2cbhd762)

In this episode, Dr. Hassink is joined by Chris Bolling to discuss how he integrated obesity treatment into his Primary Care Clinic. Dr. Bolling is a pediatrician and founding partner at Pediatric Associates in Crestview Hills, KY. Dr. Bolling served as the Chair of the Executive Committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Obesity and the Obesity Task Force Chair for the Kentucky Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Bolling was also a member of the authoring CPG subcommittee.

Related Resources:

• Obesity CPG Homepage (tinyurl.com/52nz6m2m)

• Assessment and Evaluation CME Module (https://tinyurl.com/5n6fjcb4)

• Evaluation and Treatment Coding Card (https://tinyurl.com/3n6p5a2r)

We're excited to launch a podcast series on the release of the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Stay tuned for multiple episodes.

This episode is part of the CPG Implementation Podcast Series. In this episode, Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Sarah Hampl to discuss the release of the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity. Sarah is a professor of pediatrics at Children's Mercy of Kansas City and the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. She practices obesity medicine at the center for Children's Healthy Lifestyle and Nutrition and was the chair for the CPG subcommittee that wrote the new obesity guidance.

Related Resources:

• Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity (https://tinyurl.com/yc53upmr)

• Obesity CPG Homepage (https://tinyurl.com/52nz6m2m)

• AAP News Article (https://tinyurl.com/cfwvuu3z)

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Joe Wright, the Chief Health Equity Officer for the University of Maryland, a current member of the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Chair of the AAP Board’s Committee on Equity. Dr Wright shares some highlights from the new AAP policy statement on eliminated race-based medicine, and provides ways pediatricians can continue to elevate such topics within their practice, to help move the needle towards equity in healthcare for all children.

Related Resources:

· Eliminating Race-based Medicine Policy Statement (https://tinyurl.com/5y5vnn44)

· Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents with Obesity (https://tinyurl.com/ysc369st)

· AAP Equity Agenda (https://tinyurl.com/3au5pvp4)

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr Stanley Sack, a pediatrician, and medical writer, out of Florida, who over the past several years has been thinking about how pediatricians in rural areas can support obesity prevention and treatment concerns. Dr Sack shares his passion for obesity prevention and care, as well as some of the successes and frustrations of working in a rural setting.

Related Resources:

• Dr Sack’s article in Rural Health Quarterly: Treating Obesity in Rural Children: Are there any solutions? (https://tinyurl.com/54drf6dt)

• Minimizing Telehealth Technology Barriers in Rural and Underserved Communities (https://tinyurl.com/mr27bvka)

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Thresia Gambon, a primary care pediatrician and Eatable Alphabet grantee, to take a deeper look at obesity prevention and how Dr. Gambon is trying to change the way she talks to families about food.

Related Resources:

• Early Feeding Module: Healthy Snacks (https://tinyurl.com/4s8964b8)

• Bright Futures: Nutrition, 3rd Edition & Pocket Guide (tinyurl.com/3p4fb9du)

• Conversations About Care Podcast: Episode 5: Cultural Considerations for Obesity Care (tinyurl.com/2p95f9hf)

• CHOPCHOP Quick Bites Poster (https://tinyurl.com/rkjs9p4)

• and CHOPCHOP Finger Foods Poster (https://tinyurl.com/yckswy9w)

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Mike Dedekian, a pediatric endocrinologist, to take a deeper look at the increased prevalence of children with obesity developing pre-diabetes and diabetes; and the importance of building a multi-disciplinary care team for obesity care.

Related Resources:

• Diabetes Clinical Practice Guideline Quick Reference Tools (https://tinyurl.com/ykpnhhdf)

• Management of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in Children and Adolescents (https://tinyurl.com/57y87fpf)

• Study: Risk for diabetes diagnosis increases in children following COVID-19 infection (AAP News article) (https://tinyurl.com/mr2dw4h3)

• Childhood Obesity in Primary Care Module 6: Motivational Interviewing: A Strategy to Stimulate Change Talk (https://tinyurl.com/2dhfppdx)

• ChangeTalk: Childhood Obesity – Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skill-Building Module| Download from Apple (https://tinyurl.com/572kvekh) or Google Play (https://tinyurl.com/4jrhwek9)

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Sarah Armstrong and Dr. Jennifer Groos two general pediatricians and active AAP members to discuss how the pandemic has impacted their patients.

Related Resources:

• The following AAP Policy Statements and Interim Guidance:

Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents with Obesity(https://tinyurl.com/4y4e627m)

Obesity Management and Treatment During COVID-19 (https://tinyurl.com/35rtfj7r)

Supporting Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity During COVID-19 (https://tinyurl.com/5az5afce)

• Robert Wood Johnson - State of Obesity Report (https://tinyurl.com/y297b293)

• Bright Futures - Questionnaires and Screeners (https://tinyurl.com/3k52sfj3)

In this episode Dr. Hassink is joined by Dr. Stephen Cook, associate professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the Golisano Children’s Hospital, to discuss weight bias and stigma in children and adolescents.

Related Resources:

• AAP Policy Statement on Weight Bias and Stigma (https://tinyurl.com/4y4e627m)

• Conversations about Care Bonus Episode: Interim Guidance on Obesity and COVID-19 (https://tinyurl.com/2p8m84ac)

• Conversations about Care Episode 4 – Weight for Length (https://tinyurl.com/y2kvyrzc)

• ChangeTalk App on Motivational Interviewing (https://tinyurl.com/572kvekh)