Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: Learning Collaboratives
January - March 2022
Background
The Special and Vulnerable Populations Diabetes Task Force will host learning collaboratives, which are built upon the Fall 2021 National Learning Series. Each learning collaborative will provide health centers, primary care associations, health center controlled networks, and other partners with in-depth information on improving diabetes control for health center patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diabetes Continuum of Care: Evolving Roles of the Enabling Services Staff in Diabetes Management
Objectives:
Understand the roles and responsibilities of the Enabling Services staff and how SDOH impacts diabetes management for S&VP.
Describe the role Enabling Services staff can play on the health care team for S&VP.
Present a case example of how health centers address health equity, the relationship to quality, and population health management for patients with diabetes.
Explore how enabling services staff can facilitate clinical referrals that are outside of the health center, with emphasis on patient education with patients on importance of care coordination.
Collaborators:
Diabetes Continuum of Care: Developing Patient-Centered Resources for Diabetes Care
Objectives:
Session one will be a table-setting session to review main topics to be covered in the LC. We will use the time to establish group connections in the learning community, share expectations for the sessions, and establish goals to ensure the information provided during the collaborative will meet the training and technical assistance needs of attendees.
Describe the role of implicit bias and cultural humility in the development of patient-centered resources
Assess and apply best practices for language access in the development of diabetes resources for diverse patient populations
Develop strategies that involve the patient population in the development of resources to ensure that they reflect their needs.
Collaborators:
Diabetes Continuum of Care: Improving Diabetes Care and Health Equity in a Changing Healthcare Landscape
Objectives:
To reflect on the personal and organizational changes initiated over the last two years. Facilitate a national conversation on navigating challenges and opportunities for health centers.
Examine how issues of Race Equity have exacerbated existing health disparities during a public health emergency and how health centers are working to address them.
Highlight a case example of successful adaptation to telemedicine and alternative methods to provide access and care for marginalized populations. Discuss and reflect on the challenges in pivoting from traditionally in-person services to virtual.
Apply promising practices from learning collaborative sessions in the planning of diabetes management program implementation
Collaborators:
Diabetes Continuum of Care: Addressing Diabetes Management During a Disaster (in SPANISH)
Objectives:
Describe at least five critical issues facing diabetic patients during a disaster.
Explore “take-home” strategies of to incorporate effective nutrition, exercise, and other health lifestyle strategies for patients during a disaster.
Discuss effective strategies to address the short and long-term behavioral health impact of disasters on patients with diabetes.
Participants will develop a draft emergency plan template for their sites for effective diabetes management during a disaster.