2026 T1DX-QI Learning Session Abstracts

Poster and Oral Presentations

2026 Poster Session

Tuesday, November 10, 1:10-2:10pm

 

  • Improving Depression Screening in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus — Siham Accacha, MD, CDCES
  • A Clinical Work Group Drives Real-Time Improvement in Pump Ordering Process — Whitney Beaton, MSN, APRN-CNS, ACCNS-P, BC-ADM, CDCES
  • Using Quality Improvement Strategies to Advance Early Automated Insulin Delivery Initiation in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: A T1D Exchange Multi-Center Study — Timothy Bol, BA
  • Improving Knowledge of Inpatient RNs in Caring for Patients Wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor — Christine Byer-Mendoza, MSN, CDCES
  • Streamlining Medication Access for Families of Children Newly Diagnosed with Diabetes. — Catherine Fox, MS, RD, CDCES
  • Creation and Implementation of a Standardized, Comprehensive Backup Plan in Case of Pump Failure — Jared Friedman, MD
  • “Pumping” Our Way to Diabetes Technology Beyond the Clinic: Increased Utilization of Insulin Pumps Among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: An Inter-disciplinary Health Equity Collaboration — Kajal Gandhi, DO, MPH
  • Implementing a Clinical Pathway for the Management of Dyslipidemia with Statins in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus —Tal Grunwald, MD
  • A Multidisciplinary Team Approach for High-Risk Patients with Type 1 Diabetes — Sophia Gutierrez, RN, BSN
  • Diabetes Resource Education and Management Support (DREAMS): Updates for 2020 to 2024 Cohorts — David Hansen, MD, MPH
  • Increasing Peripheral Neuropathy Screening Rates in Youth and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Within an Outpatient Diabetes Clinic — Jessica Johnson, ARNP, DNP, FNP-BC, CDCES
  • Tiny Patients, Smart Pumps: Optimizing AID for Children <6 Years with T1D — Sarah R. Kelly, DNP
  • Right from the Start: Improving Glycemic Outcomes Through Standardized Diabetes Education A QI Project — Jessica Landau, DO
  • Reducing Time from Diagnosis to Automated Insulin Delivery Initiation in Youth with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Initiative — Rachael Lee, FNP-BC, CDCES, BC-ADM
  • Improving Dyslipidemia Screening and Management in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes — Lara McHan, MD
  • CHLA Pump Sick-Day Management and Response Tool (P-SMART) — Hyojin Jennifer Min, PNP, PhD
  • Improving Patient Preparedness for Insulin Pump Failure Management in Type 1 Diabetes — Hyojin Jennifer Min, PNP, PhD
  • Weekly Home Weight Monitoring and BMI Outcomes in Children and Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus — Ammar Khasrachi, MD
  • Improving Equitable Access to Advanced Diabetes Technology with Improved Show Rates to Clinic Appointments — Katie Noland, MS, BSN, RN, CDCES, CPN
  • Continuing Remote Patient Monitoring Program Momentum When Resources Decrease — Katie Noland, MS, BSN, RN, CDCES, CPN
  • Redesigning Type 1 Diabetes Care Through Patient Journey Mapping and Operational Process Improvement — Deborah Plante, MD
  • Tiny Hooves, Big Impact: A Nurse-Led Feasibility and Acceptability Study of the Diabetes & Equine Empowerment Program (DEEP) for Children and Adolescents with Diabetes — Jennifer Pfieffer, APRN, PCNS-BC, ESMHL
  • T1D Incentive Program — Shariely Russo, RN, BSN
  • Implementation of Point of Care Lipid Screening in Pediatric Type I and Type II Diabetes — Jennifer Seekford, APRN
  • Striving to Provide Standard of Care: Insulin Pump Use by Demographics — Jessica Schmitt, MD, MSHQS
  • Establishing a Proactive Care Approach for Type 1 Diabetes Care in High-Risk Patients — Allison Smego, MD
  • Improving Thyroid Surveillance in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Initiative — Puja Singh, MD
  • First Year of Implementing Care Coordination to Reduce Lost to Follow-up Rates for Pediatric Patients with Diabetes — Jack Timm, BS, MBA
  • Beyond Screening: A Multicomponent Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Albuminuria Management in Youth with Diabetes — Mili Vakharia, DNP, FNP-C, CDCES
  • Clinical Outcomes of a Multidisciplinary High-Risk Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Program — Shelley Watts, DO
  • Feasibility of Screening for Fear of Hypoglycemia (FOH) among Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Referred to Diabetes Coaching — Emma Edmondson, MD, MSHP
  • Satisfaction Survey for Monthly Produce Box Delivery Program — Joseph Erardi, BS
  • Knowledge of American Diabetes Association Glycemic Targets Among People with Diabetes and Their Caregivers — Emma Mason, MBA
  • Big Goals for Little Ones: Improving Outcomes for our Youngest Patients with Type 1 Diabetes — Alyssa Dye, MD
  • Increasing Continuous Glucose Monitor Use in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes — Neha Vyas, MD

Breakout Session #1: Tuesday, November 10 (10:15-11:25 AM) 

Early T1D: Screening, Diagnosis & Disease Modifying Therapies

Development and Implementation of a Multi-Disciplinary “Early” Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Program to Improve Care for Individuals at Risk of T1D

Elena K. Martinez, PA-C

Implementing a Standardized Disease-Modifying Therapy Pathway for Children with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes

Lydia Holly, RN, BSN

Optimizing Teplizumab Delivery in Stage 2 Type 1 Diabetes: Development of an Electronic Health Record Order Set

Arati Nagarkar, BS

Real-World Utility of Random C-Peptide Measurement at New-Onset Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes: Implications for Disease Modifying Therapy Eligibility

Alexandra Ghaben, MD, PhD

Adult Diabetes Care: Outcomes, Psychosocial Support & Quality Improvement

Implementing Type 1 Diabetes Distress Screening in an Adult Clinic

Joseph Erardi, BS

Expansion and Sustained Quality Improvement for Back-Up Basal Insulin Among Insulin Pump Users

Ankitha Dindigal Rajesh, MD

Improving Documentation of Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings in Type 1 Diabetes

Kai Jones, MD

Screening for Diabetes Distress and Depression in Veterans with Type 1 Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Pilot

Julia Martins de Oliveira, MD, PhD

Improving Care for Youth with Type 2 Diabetes

Healthcare Transition Education for Youth with Type 2 Diabetes

Jessica Schmitt, MD, MSHQS

Multicenter Quality Improvement Initiative Tracking Weight Trends and Glycemic Control in Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes via a Shared Database Platform

Tossaporn Seeherunvong, MD

Beyond the Fingerstick: Easing Diabetes Distress in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes

Stephanie Ogburn, BSN, RN, CDCES, LSSGB

Improving Lipid Screening and Management in Youth with type 2 Diabetes

Angel Nip, MD

Breakout Session #2: Tuesday, November 10 (2:25-3:30 PM) 

Person-Centered Diabetes Care: Psychosocial Support, Language, and Patient Partnership

Integrating Type 1 Diabetes Distress Assessment for Diabetes Educator Visits: A Quality Improvement Project

Ryan Tweet, PsyD

Identifying Diabetes Distress in Children with T1D

Isabel Reckson, RD, CDCES, MPH, CDN

Development and Early Feasibility of a Diabetes Family Partnership Council

Sean DeLacey, MD

Implementing Diabetes Distress Screening in Adolescents with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Anna Uhing, MD

Diabetes Outcomes & Transition Programs

Combined Adult and Pediatric five-year HbA1c/CGM trends

Ori Odugbesan, MD, MPH

Transition Confirmation of T1D Pediatric to Adult Care

Jordan Ross, MD

Improving Transition Readiness in Adolescents with Diabetes: Outcomes from the BUILT Transition Program: Year 1

Jennifer Pfieffer, APRN, PCNS-BC, ESMHL

From QI Ideas to Scholarship: Building a Pathway for Early-Career Investigators

How can we develop, connect, and inspire the next generation of T1D leaders—and make the Collaborative a place where members can build their careers?

Facilitated by the T1D Exchange Medical Advisors and the DiabDocs-K12 Team


Breakout Session #3: Wednesday, November 11 (10:15-11:25 AM) 

Preventing DKA and Improving Safety for PwD

Improving Diabetes Mellitus Safety in PICU

Nicole Vetalice, MSN, APRN, PNP-PC

Diabetes Education and Resources for Patients with Recurrent Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Camille Andre, MD

Reducing Hospital Readmissions in Youth with High Risk of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Risa Wolf, MD

From Pump Adoption to DKA Prevention: Outcomes of a Longitudinal Quality Improvement Program in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes

Grace Nelson, MD

Innovating Care Delivery: Remote Monitoring, Research-to-Practice

Bridging the Gap Between Research and Care: Operational Lessons from Transitioning a Research Protocol into Standard of Care

Franziska K. Bishop, MS, CPHS, CDCES

Key Steps in Supporting Families with Remote Patient Monitoring in the 4T Program: Three Years of Quality Improvement

Miriam Lucia Trigo Mijes, MS

Remote Patient Monitoring for Newly Diagnosed Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: Implementation and Reimbursement Feasibility

G. Todd Alonso, MD

Glooko and Tidepool

Glooko and Tidepool will provide an overview of TIDE integration for RPM use and time will be provided for group discussion. 

Diabetes Technology: Early Adoption of CGM & AID

Improving Early Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Initiation in Youth with New-onset Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is Associated With Lower A1c

Jacqueline Carmer, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CDCES

Improving Automated Insulin Delivery Use Among Youth with Type 1 Diabetes

Nadine Houmani, MD

Enhancing the Early Adoption of Automated Insulin Delivery in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Siham Accacha, MD, CDCES

Introduction to Diabetes Technology at Diagnosis

Kristina Cossen, MD