Eliciting Provider and Patient Perspectives on New Obesity Management Services in a Team-Based Primary Care Organization.

Purpose: Both providers and patients may have important insights to inform the development of obesity prevention and management services in Canadian primary care settings. In this formative study, insights for new obesity management services were sought from both providers and patients in 1 progressive citywide organization (150 physicians, team services, separate offices).

Methods: Seven focus groups with interprofessional health providers (n = 56) and 4 focus groups with patients (n = 34) were conducted.

Obesity services planning framework for interprofessional primary care organizations.

Unlabelled: Aim We report on a formative project to develop an organization-level planning framework for obesity prevention and management services.

Background: It is common when developing new services to first develop a logic model outlining expected outcomes and key processes. This can be onerous for single primary care organizations, especially for complex conditions like obesity.

The registered dietitian in primary care: the Hamilton experience.

The Hamilton Health Service Organization Nutrition Program integrates nine registered dietitians (RDs) into the offices of 80 family physicians (FPs) at 50 sites in Hamilton, Ontario. The program is based on a shared care model, in which FPs and RDs work collaboratively to provide nutrition services aimed at prevention, treatment, and management of nutrition-related problems. In addition to their clinical role, dietitians in the program are involved in health promotion, disease prevention and early intervention strategies, interdisciplinary collaboration, building links with community services, and research.