April

2022

Collaborative Updates

We are happy to share that 11 abstracts have been accepted to the ADA Scientific Sessions in June! Congrats to all the QI members who are involved.

2022 ADA Oral Acceptance

Inequities in Glycemic Outcomes for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: 6 years (2016 - 2021) longitudinal follow up by race and ethnicity of 36,390 

Authors: Osagie Ebekozien, Nudrat Noor, Manmohan K. Kamboj, Ori Odugbesan, Shideh Majidi, Rachel Hopkins, Emily L. Dewit, Roberto Izquierdo David M. Maahs, Mark A. Clements, T1DX-QI Collaborative.

2022 ADA Poster Acceptances

Use of Telemedicine for Type 1 Diabetes Care in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI) in 2021

Authors: Joyce Lee, Emma L. Ospelt, Ann Mungmode, Osagie Ebekozien, Faisal Malik, Naomi R. Fogel, Siham Accacha, Susan Hsieh, Meredith Wilkes, Anna Neyman, Francesco Vendrame, Meenal Gupta.

Improving Continuous Glucose Monitor Use: Success Strategies from the T1D Exchange Collaborative

Authors: Ann Mungmode,  Emily L. Dewit, Margaret Greenfield, Jeniece T. Ilkowitz, Ori Odugbesan, Selorm A. Dei-tutu, Sarah Thomas, Curtis Yee, Christine Mendoza, Jessica Schmitt.

Benchmarking Continuous Glucose Monitor Use Across T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Pediatric Clinics
Authors: Ashley Garrity, Ann Mungmode, Kristina Cossen, Mary Pat Gallagher, Alexis J. Feuer, Daniel Brimberry, Priya Prahalad, Mary L. Scott, Grace Nelson, Osagie, Ebekozien, Donna Eng.  

Longitudinal Trends in CGM and Pump Use: Real-World Data from the T1D Exchange QI Collaborative

Authors: Osagie Ebekozien, Ann Mungmode, Brian Miyazaki, Saketh Rompicherla, Sarah Lyons, Mouhammad Alwazeer, Jennifer Sarhis, Allison Mekhoubad, Marisa Desimone, Halis Akturk. 

The Effect of Obesity on HbA1c Among Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A U.S. Based Multi-Center Study

Authors: Nudrat Noor, Halis K. Akturk, Marisa Desimone, Marina Basina, Nicole Rioles, Saketh Rompicherla, Jeehea Sonya Haw, Lauren Golden, Osagie Ebekozien, 

Multi-Center Quality Improvement Project: Increasing Depression Screening Across Six Pediatric Endocrinology Centers

Authors: Ori Odugbesan, Ann Mungmode, Nicole Rioles, Daniel Brimberry, Grace Nelson, Alexis J. Feuer, Jeniece Ilkowitz, Selorm A. Dei-tutu. 

Variations in Insulin Pump Use Across 19 Pediatric Endocrinology Centers in the US

Authors: Ann Mungmode, Blake V. Adams, Olivia Docter, Naomi R. Fogel, Jeniece T. Ilkowitz, Roberto Izquierdo, Joyce M. LEE, Brian Miyazaki, Anna Neyman, Isabel Reckson, Jessica Schmitt, Osagie Ebekozien, 

Associations Between Effect of Body-Mass Index (BMI) and HbA1c among Children and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A U.S. Based Multi-center Study

Authors: Allison B. Mekhoubad, Susan Hsieh, Nudrat Noor, Osagie Ebekozien, Saketh Rompicherla, Emma L. Ospelt, Alissa J. Roberts, Janine Sanchez, Diana Ferro, Brian Miyazaki, Joyce Lee.

Measuring Engagement in a National Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI)

Authors: Emma L. Ospelt, Ann Mungmode, Nicole Rioles, Saketh Rompicherla, Ori Odugbesan, Holly Hardison, Campbell Rowe, Anton Wirsch, Nudrat Noor, Osagie Ebekozien. 

Implementation of Psychosocial Screening in the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Quality Improvement (T1DX-QI) Network

Authors: Sarah Corathers, Emma L. Ospelt, Saketh Rompicherla, Priya Prahalad, Alissa J. Roberts, Cynthia E. Muñoz, Marina Basina, Laura B. Smith, Desireé N. Williford, Jessica C. Kichler, Osagie Ebekozien. 

T1DX-QI Website Launching 4/4/2022!

The new QI member website will be ready to launch April 4th 2022. This password protected space is going to replace Trello and allows members to access content and post questions and answers. Members will be asked to register for an account and the QI team will grant access. Click on this link to make your account!

T1DX-QI Recent Publications 

                        There have been two new manuscript publications!

Trends in type 1 diabetic ketoacidosis during COVID-19 surges at seven US centers: highest burden on non-Hispanic Blacks

Authors: Andrew Lavik, Osagie Ebekozien, Nudrat Noor, Todd Alonso, Sarit Polsky, Scott Blackman, Justin Chen, Sarah Corathers, Carla Demeterco-Berggren, Mary Pat Gallagher, Margaret Greenfield, Ashley Garrity, Saketh Rompicherla, Robert Rapaport, Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones.

Achieving Equity in Diabetes Research: Borrowing from the Field of Quality Improvement Using A Practical Framework and Improvement Tools 

Authors: Osagie Ebekozien, Ann Mungmode, Don Buckingham, Margaret Greenfield, Rashida Talib, Devin Steenkamp, Sonya Haw, Ori Odugbesan, Michael Harris, Priyanka Mathias, Jane Dickinson, Shivani Agarwal.

Links to both of these articles will be available soon!

QI Member Visit 

Recently Ori Odugbesan visited our colleagues Dr. Gallagher, and Jeniece Ilkowitz at NYU Pediatrics Center. 

Portal User Feature

Name: Emilie Hess

Site: Joslin Diabetes Center at SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, NY

Years with the T1Dx QIC: Member since July 2021

1. What is your favorite feature in the Portal and why?  

My favorite feature would be the comparison reports. With all the different quality improvement projects that SUNY Upstate is involved in, I can easily select which metrics I want to compare. I usually have a list of numbers I am looking for before getting on the portal and this tool makes it easy for me to collect and show providers. With more adult clinic joining the Collaborative, I look forward to comparing outcomes. It will help me in the collaboration with other adult clinics.  

2. Practically speaking, which feature (in addition to above) do you use most often and why? 

The one I use the most often is the dashboard. This provides me with effective and efficient numbers immediately upon logging in, which is very convenient. I use the dashboard during our meetings with the PIs to show how we are doing. Our PIs have even used this feature to show our clinical staff so they know how we are working towards improvement.  

3. How does the Portal support your improvement efforts? 

I believe the QI Portal presents a clear visual of successes and where to focus our efforts on improvement to the QI team. Being able to compare to other clinics that are doing similar projects and initiatives, allow for us to look at how we have improved over time (the reports that we chose dates for). 

4. What do you dream the portal could do that it doesn’t do currently? 

On the QI portal it would be helpful to have a “Whole T1D Population Report” that allowed for us to see our unique patients’ numbers. A lot of the time we are seeing monthly data. By providing a whole T1D population report at a year to date option, we would be able to see data that is without duplicating patients. The distinctive numbers will empower us to make more data driven decisions.  

Events & Reminders 

Upcoming Opportunities 

Rady Children's Endocrinology Division is looking for a Pediatric Endocrinologist, at an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level.

Please click here to learn more!

Barbra Davis Center's Psychologist Holly O'Donnell has a new study opportunity  for parents with a child ages 2-5 years old with diabetes. Click on this link to find out more information.

The Divisions of Endocrinology in the Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking an Instructor for a NIDDK K12 Training Grant position to start July 2022. To find out more information use this link.

Contact List in Trello

Next Collaborative Call

May 16th,11am-4pm EST Clinical Leadership and Patient/Parent Advisory Strategy Session