PCH - Nutrition QI Lessons: A Storytelling Intervention Case Study - Bisi Alli, DO, MS, DipABLM, FAMWA, FACP and Karen Yeager, DO, MS, FAAP, ABPM-CI

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

• Identify system-level contributors to clinical performance gaps using structured QI thinking
• Select quality improvement interventions that align with root causes of care variation
• Recognize the influence of cognitive biases, including solution-first thinking, on QI decision-making

About the presenters:

Bisi Alli, DO, MS, DipABLM, FAMWA, FACP 
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt 
Principal, WellNEST Medicine LLC
Chief Wellness Officer, Seeds to Inspire Foundation
Associate Clinical Professor, Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix
Faculty, ACP Physician Peer Coaching

Dr. Bisi Alli is a board-certified internal medicine and lifestyle medicine physician focused on advancing high-value, whole-person care through quality improvement, education, and well-being. She is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has led award-winning quality improvement initiatives across multiple healthcare systems, integrating nutrition and lifestyle medicine into primary care and driving practice transformation.

Throughout her career, she has maintained longitudinal patient care while leading clinical, academic, and system-level improvement work. She completed residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix, where she served as Chief Resident and Founding Medical Director of the Phoenix VA Academic PACT Residency Clinic, leading award-winning QI work. She later served at Mayo Clinic Arizona as Assistant Professor and faculty member of the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, and now contributes as American College of Physicians faculty focused on quality improvement education and physician peer coaching. She is also Principal of WellNEST Medicine, an Associate Professor at Creighton University School of Medicine, and Chief Wellness Officer at the Seeds to Inspire Foundation. Her book, Tayo and the Super Produce Pals at the Grocery Store!, reflects her broader quality improvement work translating nutrition and lifestyle medicine into practical tools that support lasting behavior change.
 

Karen Yeager, DO, MS, FAAP, ABPM-CI
Division of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Informatics Specialist

Dr. Karen Yeager is originally from Houston, Texas. After completing medical school at the University of North Texas in Fort Worth, she moved to Phoenix to complete residency and fellowship training at Phoenix Children’s. After fellowship, Dr. Yeager completed an MS degree and board certification in Clinical Informatics in June 2022. Dr. Yeager is passionate about bedside medical education and loves teaching residents and fellows, as well as leveraging data analytics solutions to improve patient care and workflows. As such, she joined the fellowship leadership in April 2023 as an associate program director and the clinical informatics team in October 2023. Outside of work, Dr. Yeager loves to bake, travel, and do DIY crafts. She spends most of her time with her husband, daughter, and two labradoodles.