July

2023

T1DX-QI at ADA Scientific Sessions

It was wonderful to see so many of our collaborative members at the ADA Scientific Sessions and to see our collective work represented in the program. Thank you all who came to say hello!

T1DX-QI representation at ADA Scientific Sessions

We were so excited to have such a rich representation at the 2023 Scientific Sessions. You can find all the oral and poster presentations here.

Invited Oral Presentations

1. ADA Standards of Care and Quality Improvement
2. What Can Diabetes Quality Teams Learn from Engineers and
   Designers?
3. Do QI Efforts Reduce Health Care Disparities?

Oral Presentation

1. CGM initiation within 6 months of T1D diagnosis associated with lower HbA1c at 3 years (Received President Award)

Poster Presentations

1. Health Care Transition Practices in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative
2. Reproductive health counseling in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI)
3. 2022 State of Type 1 Diabetes in the US: Real World T1D Exchange Multicenter Data from over 60,000 people
4. Incorporating Shared Decision Making (SDM) to improve adoption of Connected Insulin Pens (CIP)  
5. Current Practices in Racial Equity—Findings from the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI)
6. Multi-Center Quality Improvement Project: Increasing Social Determinants of Health (​​SDOH) Screening Across Six Diabetes Centers in the United States 
7. Provider Perceptions of Barriers and Benefits to Type 1 Diabetes Autoantibody Testing Among Patients and Relatives
8. Food Insecurity in People with Type 1 Diabetes and Glycemic Outcomes
9. Qualitative Study: Provider Awareness and Attitudes towards Type 1 Diabetes Antibody Screening
10. LGBTQ+ Supportive and Inclusive Care Practices in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI)
11. Advancing Quality Improvement Culture among 27 Pediatric and Adult Diabetes Centers
12. Walking the Talk—Improving Use of the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Portal Using QI Methodology

T1DX-QI Breakfast at ADA

Thank you to Rady Children's Hospital for hosting the collaborative member breakfast during the 2023 Scientific Sessions. We loved seeing your center's space.  

ADCES Conference 

Please let us know if you will be attending the ADCES conference in Houston August 4-7th. We would love to see you and say hello!

Q&A Corner

There have been several newly asked questions on the internal member website. Please use this link to respond and see all questions.

Events & Reminders 

Upcoming Opportunities 

Here are a few opportunities shared with the collaborative. 

• PI's please make sure to RSVP your site for the November Learning Session by Thursday July 20th 2023. 

• Abstracts for the November Learning Session are due Monday July 31st. Use this link to view details.

• The Department of Pediatrics (http://www.pediatrics.ucsd.edu) in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, a Medical Foundation (http://www.rchsd.org) are recruiting Pediatric Endocrinologists. To find out more information or apply, please use this link.

Congratulations to the following PI's on their promotions. If you have exciting news to share email qi@t1dexchange.org.

Shivani Agarwal, MD, MPH - Assistant to Associate Professor

Mary Pat Gallagher, MD - Assistant to Associate Professor

Francesco Vendrame, MD, PhD - Assistant to Associate Professor

Janine Sanchez, MD - Associate to Full Professor

Halis Kaan Akturk, MD - Assistant to Associate Professor

Internal Member Website Resources

Next Collaborative Call

Pediatrics: Tuesday July 11 3:30-5pm EST

Adults: Thursday July 13th 11-12:30pm EST