Name
A03 - How It Started, How It's Going: Establishing an Integrated Nutrition Program in a Pediatric Medical Home Based on Inspiration from a CFHA Conference Presentation
Date & Time
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location Name
301A
Description

Burlington Pediatrics/ Mebane Pediatrics presents the stepwise journey in conceptualizing and operationalizing an integrated medical nutrition program within a primary care pediatric home, based on ideas presented at a past CFHA conference. The interdisciplinary team including an RD, MD, billing specialist, and care team leaders will present the successes and challenges of implementing an evidence-based pediatric nutrition program, with the goal of improving access to family-centered nutritional support and counseling within the pediatric medical home.

Speakers
Yun Boylston MD MBA FAAP, SVP Care Transformation, Burlington Pediatrics/ Mebane Pediatrics, Mebane, NC
Ashley Garrison RD, Registered Dietician, Burlington Pediatrics/ Mebane Pediatrics, Burlington, NC
MoRhonda Foxx CMA, Manager of Care Transformation, Burlington Pediatrics /Mebane Pediatrics, Burlington, NC
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Pediatrics, Population and public health, Team-based care
Session Type
Concurrent
Objective 1
Identify the rationale and evidence supporting the integration of nutrition services in pediatric primary care.
Objective 2
Describe the step-by-step process of conceptualizing and operationalizing an integrated medical nutrition program.
Objective 3
Define the billing and payment issues that impact sustainability of integrated nutrition services.
Content Reference 1

Kirk S, Ogata B, Wichert E, et al., Treatment of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity: Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Based on an Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2022-04-01, Volume 122, Issue 4, Pages 848-861.

Content Reference 2

Williams LT, Barnes K, Ball L, Ross LJ, Sladdin I, Mitchell LJ. How Effective Are Dietitians in Weight Management? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Healthcare (Basel). 2019 Feb 1;7(1):20.

Content Reference 3

Kennedy BM, Davison G, Fowler LA, et al., Perceptions of a Pragmatic Family-Centered Approach to Childhood Obesity Treatment. Ochsner Journal March 2021, 21 (1) 30-40

Content Reference 4

American Academy of Pediatrics. (2023). Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Pediatrics, 151(2), e2022060640.