We are looking to nominate new co-chairs to help us lead the following committees: Clinical Leadership, Publications, and Data Science. Terms last 24 months and will begin 6/1/2022. Each committee consists of a co-chair from a pediatric and adult clinic. Please use this form to nominate yourself or share with a team member who you believe would be a great fit for the role. Nominations are due by Monday February 28th.
More information about the different committees, please click the links below.
We are excited to share a recently published manuscript in Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management:
Differences in COVID-19 outcomes among patients with type 1 diabetes: first versus late surges.
Authors: Mary Pat Gallagher, Saketh Rompicherla, Osagie Ebekozien, Meredith Wilkes, Zoltan Antal, Alexis Jamie Feuer, Nicole Rioles, Nudrat Noor, Liana Gabriel, Grenye O’Malley, Lauren Golden, G. Todd Alonso, Emma Ospelt, Ori Odugbesan, Sarah K. Lyons, Ann Mungmode, Priya Prahalad, Mark Clements, Anna Neyman, Carla Demeterco-Berggren, Robert Rapaport.
2022 ATTD Accepted Abstracts
The following abstracts have been accepted as either poster and oral presentations at the upcoming ATTD Conference. Congratulations authors! As a reminder, please take note of following date and location change for the conference, which will now take place online and in person in Barcelona on April 27th-30th. All updates can be found at their website.
The seven accepted abstracts are as follows:
Diabetes Provider Bias To Recommending Diabetes Technology For Patients On Public Insurance In The United States
Inequities In Diabetes Device Use: T1d Exchange Baseline Trend Analysis
Race-Ethnicity Mediated Bias In Recommending Diabetes Technology: Does Implicit Bias Training Make A Difference?
Ranking Of Important Factors In Recommending Diabetes Technology By Pediatric And Adult Endocrinologists: Data From The T1d Exchange Health Equity Advancement Lab (T1dx Heal) Study
The Association Between Body Mass Index (BMI) And Time In Range Among Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Data From The T1d Exchange Qi Collaborative
Comparative Efficacy Of ISCGM, RTCGM, And SMBG Among Patients With Type 1 Diabetes: Real-World Evidence From A Multi-Center Study
Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Delivery System (HCLS) and Sensor Augmented Pumps (SAP) Among People With Type 1 Diabetes (T1D): Real-World Evidence From A U.S. Based Multi-Center Study
Portal Plot
Portal Plot: QI Portal Demo Video
All T1DX-QI participants can access the QI Portal to compare data across clinics and access the Library for Resources. Data-mapped sites can also access the Dashboard and create reports on key metrics. To refresh on features available in the QI Portal, click here to watch this 5-minute demo video. Need a refresher on a specific Portal feature? No problem! Just select the “chapter” you are interested in viewing in the video description (Intro, Dashboard tab, Compare tab, Report tab, Library tab).
QI Portal User Feature
Name: Sarah Thomas
Site: Barbara Davis Center Pediatrics
Years with the T1DX-QI: 5 years
What is your favorite feature in the Portal and why?
My favorite feature of the portal is the ability to download real time data to show our clinic. We have sent out multiple mass communications to staff about where we are at with certain measures, and it’s been awesome being able to get the data so quickly to share with leadership – they have always been really impressed!
What do you dream the portal could do that it doesn’t do currently?
Sometimes (depending on the measure) it would be nice to adjust the percentages on the vertical axis – for example, with Hba1c >9% graph doesn’t rise above 60% in any clinic, so I’d prefer to reset my axis to 60% so I could get a better feel for upward or downward trends on the graph (easier to pinpoint trends on the graph when they are blown up a bit). I know you all have been working hard on this, and I’m excited to see when that becomes available!
Practically speaking, which feature (in addition to above) do you use most often and why?
I usually use the Comparison Reports feature the most often, especially tracking our clinic A1c. It has been really cool to see that downward trend over the years. CGM use is another report we routinely download, and the stark upward trend of CGM usage is great to display alongside our A1c graph.
How does the Portal support your improvement efforts?
Quality Improvement is all about the data, and having that data in real time is important for us to know what improvement projects we should be focusing on. For example, our depression screening rates have been stagnant for quite some time, and compared to other clinics we are performing relatively low – seeing this inspires us to make a larger push for troubleshooting new ideas on how to get those screening rates up.
The T1DX-QIC would like to thank Sarah Thomas for 5 years of contribution and hard work to promote quality improvement. As we are sad to see her leave Barbara Davis Center and the QIC we wish her well on her future endeavors.
Events & Reminders
Upcoming Opportunities
We are excited to share a few exciting upcoming opportunities shared by members of the QIC:
University of Colorado's School of Medicine Barbara Davis Center is looking to hire a Quality Improvement Coordinator. For more information please use this link
We're happy to share that we have updated our Contact List, which can be found on the Collaborative Teams card on the Collaborative Calls page. We have included information about each Trello page on the 1st page of the pdf. If you have any questions, please email QI.
We are interested in your clinical interests! Please take a few minutes to complete our survey before end of February, so we may reach out about research opportunities we think you may be interested in in the future. We are collecting emails in this survey so we can match you to the contact information we have associated with you and if you have an administrative assistant or support person we should contact you through instead. If you have any questions, please email QI.
