Obesity Quality and Innovation Collective
AMGA’s Obesity QuIC is a three-phase initiative, designed to help healthcare organizations develop and implement a systemic approach to obesity care management. Through virtual discussions, interactive workshops, and quality improvement tools, participating organizations will collaborate to identify effective strategies and interventions for optimizing obesity care.
The Obesity QuIC combines a virtual discussion forum with structured workshops to facilitate meaningful dialogue among AMGA member organizations. By leveraging qualitative methodology and best practices, participants will explore ways to enhance, implement, or refine their obesity management programs.
Opportunity
AMGA will recruit up to 12 healthcare organizations across two distinct tracks, each expected to engage fully in program activities and address health inequities in their obesity management approach.
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Track One: Organizations with existing system-wide advanced obesity management program (6 HCOs)
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Track Two: Organizations without existing system-wide advanced obesity management approach, but has resources in place (6 HCOs)
Assessment and Virtual Discussion Forum
Fall 2025
Assessment:
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Participating organizations will conduct an assessment to map their current state of obesity care, processes, obesity management program/center and identify gaps in care.
Virtual Discussion Forum
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Engage in a virtual discussion forum moderated by a national advisor on obesity care management.
Two-Day Virtual Meeting
Spring 2026
Virtual Meeting:
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Participating organizations will share in educational sessions and interactive activities current practices of establishing, expanding, or improving obesity care.
Implementation:
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Discuss barriers and plans for implementation of tailored interventions. HCOs will share successes and challenges with their tailored intervention implementation.
Two-Day Virtual Meeting
Summer 2026
Virtual Meeting:
- Participating organizations will join a virtual meeting featuring group work, roundtables, panels, and lecture presentations. This session will provide opportunities for collaboration and help define the next steps for sustaining the implemented obesity care interventions.
Benefits of Participation
- Exclusive opportunity to engage in interactive discussion with AMGA members and advanced obesity management experts.
- Incorporate quality improvement techniques, best practices, operational tips and tools, and resources from other leading medical groups and health systems on creating successful obesity management strategies at their organizations.
- Improve value through better patient care and outcomes (quality and value).
- A best practices summary highlighting your insights from each meeting will be published.
How to join?
Enrollment opens March 18 and closes June 13, 2025. Spots are limited and granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Email obesity@amga.org to secure your place! Click here to learn more about this Obesity QuIC and its timeline.
Obesity QuIC Advisory Committee
- Lydia Alexander, MD, DABOM, DABLM, MFOMA
Chief Medical Officer, Enara Health & President, Obesity Medicine Association - John Clark, MD, PhD
Chief Population Health Officer, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers - Verlyn Warrington, MD, MS, FOMA
Obesity Medicine Specialist at Guthrie Clinic & Professor, Family Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Looking for another AMGA obesity program?
Check out the Obesity Management Quality Improvement Collaborative!
If your organization is interested in learning more, please contact Senait Temesgen, stemesgen@amga.org
The Obesity QuIC is sponsored by
