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, American Medical Association, 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
Yun Boylston MoRhonda Foxx
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.