Clinical Decision Support and HIT Tools

The suite of clinical decision support (CDS) & Health Information Technology (HIT) tools to aid primary care clinicians and others in integrating the CPG clinical recommendations at the point of care. More specifically, these resources should aid clinical teams as they evaluate, diagnose and treat children and adolescents with overweight and/or obesity in a primary care setting. For information and resources on understanding the CPG recommendations, click here.

Clinical Decision Support

The following summary teaching and clinical decision support tools should aid in the integration of the CPG recommendations within the clinical workflow:

Evaluation and Treatment Coding Card
Clinical Flow: Assessment and Evaluation
Clinical Flow: Treatment
About the CPG FHIR Pathway

Please select a tool from the list below.

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR)

In collaboration with Curbside Health, the Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight has developed a FHIR-based tool (described in "About the CPG FHIR Pathway") for providers & care teams interested in bringing the CPG recommendations and the relevant resources to life in a dynamic way. This tool will enable users to integrate the CPG at the point of care. There are multiple versions of the tool available on the Curbside Health platform. Use the resources below to learn more.

*If you are interested in partnering with the Institute and providing direct feedback on the tool, please contact us.


Assessing and Building Capacity

The following resources are provided to help clinical sites understand their current capacity, and explore building internal capacity and linkages to external resources.

Capacity Assessment Checklist

Use this checklist to help you and your care team reflect on your current practice capacity and identify areas to continually assess and work on as a team. The tool was informed by implementation science and existing pediatric weight management programs and clinics.

Discover More About IHBLT Programs

IHBLT programs can be implemented into primary care or at community settings. Learn more about existing evidence-based IHBLT programs that can be brought to your clinic or community.

Conversations About Care Podcast: Building Capacity

Learn from obesity experts, subspecialists, and primary care doctors about how they are implementing obesity evaluation and treatment and management of comorbid conditions into their practice.

Finding Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Obesity Treatment Clinics

A partial list of comprehensive pediatric obesity treatment centers managed by a third party organization, ConscienHealth, that is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation by either the AAP or ConscienHealth for any of the programs listed can be accessed here. This list of treatment centers is limited to locations offering a comprehensive combination of behavioral, medical and surgical interventions. The list is updated as information becomes publicly available and/or is submitted directly to ConscienHealth for consideration. This list is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement.

Accredited Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Centers

A searchable list of accredited metabolic and bariatric surgical centers managed by the American College of Surgeons.

Finding Nutrition Support

Don’t currently have access to an evidenced based family healthy weight program delivering IHBLT? Interested in growing your capacity to delivery or offer more comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment for patients and their families? A searchable list of registered dieticians or certified nutritionists managed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics can be accessed below. This list is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation by the AAP. Professionals included on this list should be contacted by the pediatric care team or medical home prior to referring patients and their families.


Patient and Family Resources

Obesity is a Complex Disease

Body-Mass Index (BMI) in Children

What should my family expect from obesity treatment?

What is Intensive Health and Behavioral Lifestyle Treatment (IHBLT)?

Is Weight-Loss Surgery Right for My Child?

Goal Sheets

Quality Improvement 

The following resources are provided to support clinicians in quality improvement specific to the recommendations included within the CPG.

QI Change Package for the Evaluation and Treatment of Obesity

Participants can use the materials in this Change Package to implement evidence-based/-informed improvements to care, consistent with AAP clinical practice guidelines and AAP policy statements, with the aim of providing optimal obesity-related care to all children 2-18 years of age.

AAP QI and Learning Collaboratives

The following materials and opportunities are provided to support clinicians in quality improvement. The flyers indicate whether the listed opportunities are open or closed. Please check back for updates or email us with any questions.


Several of these resources were developed in partnership with the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services QT18-1802 through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This content is based upon the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on Evaluation Treatment of Pediatric Obesity and does not necessarily represent the official views or endorsement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Last Updated

11/02/2023

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics