On June 16, 2016, in support of AHFTO members’ efforts to move the needle on the quality of diabetes care, we hosted a full-day learning event for interprofessional health providers (IHPs), QI staff, and patients. The day’s learnings were focused on the use of self-management as a care tool for patients affected by diabetes. Improving Diabetes Care; Improving Diabetes Outcomes was presented in partnership with the Centre for Collaboration, Motivation, and Innovation (CCMI) and five of Ontario’s Self-Management Programs. It was followed by a half-day Knowledge Translation and Exchange workshop for Quality Improvement Decision Support Specialists and other QI staff to explore ways to improve our ability to improve diabetes care. Slide decks and handouts from the presentations are available at the links below. Please feel free to contact Catherine Macdonald for more information.
Morning Plenary Sessions
Diabetes Care & Measurement: How fare have we come; how far do we have to go? (Carol Mulder)
Presentation: Introduction to Self-Management (Natasha Beckles and Dona Hird)
- Slide deck [pdf]
Afternoon Breakout sessions
For IHPs: Brief training in developing and using Brief Action Plans (BAPs) (Carole Dove and Tammy Purdy)
- Slide deck [pdf]
- Handout [pdf]
For QIDSS and QI staff: Using the EMR to facilitate and measure the use of Self-Management programs (Christina Southey)
- Slide deck [pdf]
- Handout [pdf]
For patients, IHPs, and QIDSS/QI staff: Patient Tools for Self-Management (Mike Hindmarsh, Dona Hird, and Parnaz Sadighi)
- Slide deck: Ontario’s Self-Management Programs [pdf]
- Slide deck: Managing Health: Easier than You Thought [pdf]
Want to Learn More?
For more information about self-management as a care tool, or to find a self-management program near you, visit the following:
- Healthy Living Now – Central LHIN Self-Management Program
- Living Healthy North East – Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
- South West Self Management Program
- Central West Self-Management Program
- Living Healthy Champlain
- Centre for Collaboration, Motivation, and Innovation
AFHTO gratefully acknowledges the financial and in-kind support of Ontario’s Self-Management programs and the in-kind support of the Centre for Collaboration, Motivation, and Innovation (CCMI).
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