Obesity is a common, serious, and costly chronic disease of adults and children. People who have obesity, compared to those with a healthy weight, are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions. In addition, obesity and its associated health problems have a significant economic impact on the U.S. healthcare system.*
The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians’ (OAFP) newest EasyPI track is all about obesity and resources curated on the page will help family physicians and their practice teams identify gaps in obesity care and implement a performance improvement (PI) activity to fill them.
Check out the newest track, EasyPI: Obesity, today!
Just like the other tracks available, the obesity track will guide you through the process of evaluating background information and available guidelines, determining how this information should drive patient care, and implementing team-based practice change to improve patient outcomes.
The resources provided in each section of the track can be used prior to and during your PI project. Choose the resources you need most. You don’t have to click on every link included. There are a variety of options to match where you might be in your quality journey. There’s something for everyone, no matter if this is your first PI activity or 30th!
After implementing your chosen PI initiative, resources on the page provide step-by-step instructions on how to submit your work to the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) through its Self-Directed Performance Improvement Activity pathway. Self-directed PI projects fulfill an ABFM PI requirement, add 20 ABFM points to your portfolio, and equate to 20 continuing medical eduation credits through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
- Adult Immunizations
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Diabetes
- Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
- HPV Vaccination.
Funding support for this EasyPI track was provided by Novo Nordisk, a proud Partner in Health of the OAFP.
Note: to ensure we’re providing a tool that is helpful and meets your PI needs, we’d love to hear from you. Before you access an EasyPI track, please complete a pre-intervention survey.
After you’ve used the tools on a track and submitted a PI project for credit, please let us know how it went by completing the post-intervention survey or sharing your experience with Kaitlin McGuffie.
If you have questions about the EasyPI initiative, please contact Ms. McGuffie or call 800.742.7327.
Financial support for EasyPI was provided by the AAFP Foundation to the Family Medicine Chapter Alliance (FMCA) and is funded by members like you! Help programs like this continue to support family medicine by giving to the AAFP Foundation. Select “Chapter Grants” when making your gift online.