Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: Learning Collaboratives

Winter 2021

Diabetes Continuum of Care: Impact of Health Literacy on Patients’ Diabetes Management and Self-Care

Objectives:

  • Understand telehealth and the different forms of service delivery

  • Identify barriers to technology and digital literacy for diabetes-related interventions

  • Provide strategies and tools to address barriers in implementing diabetes-related interventions

Collaborating Partners:

Diabetes Continuum of Care: Raising the Pillars for Community Engagement

Objectives:

  • Demonstrate key components of successful community engagement to address diabetes amongst special and vulnerable populations

  • Identify ways to adapt and strengthen community engagement strategies to address diabetes during public health emergencies (i.e. COVID-19)

  • Highlight tools and resources to assess readiness for fostering community engagement

Collaborating Partners:

Diabetes Continuum of Care: Building Successful Teams During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Objectives:

  • Understand the principles of high-quality team-based, patient-centered care for diabetes control

  • Be able to define the unique challenges of the coordination and success of team-based patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Consider implementation of promising practices for team-based care in the time of COVID-19

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