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Success
in Lancaster County!
Diabetes
has long
been a major health problem in South Carolina.
Health care providers in Lancaster County decided
to act. Months of research and
grant writing resulted in funding
to create a Diabetes Education Center for
county
residents with a certified diabetes
educator and a comprehensive curriculum. Clerkship
medical
students rotating with Lancaster
preceptors have used their community project requirement as a vehicle
through which
they have injected their energy and effort into all phases of the
Diabetes Education Center initiative . . . from initial research, to
curriculum development, to
efforts for
future funding. Student projects as
follows:
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1999
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December
- Improve management & treatment
of DM patients at Palmetto Tri-County Internal Medicine. Conducted
chart audits to determine level of DM care & compliance/
Created database of DM patients in practice - for future use in
Diabetes Initiative.
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2000
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February
- Continue updating DM patient
database at Palmetto Tri-County IM. All patients with
DM code seen by providers from Jan 97 - Sep 99 were identified and
letters were sent to 300 patients who were due for an office visit.
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March
- Creation of flow sheet for
Palmetto Tri-County IM patients - beneficial to providers and
comprehensible to patients. Patient
handout created - guide to understanding flow sheet.
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May
- Development of Diabetes Education
Center (grant writing, budget development, statistical
research). Survey
with cover letter mailed
to 500 random county residents.
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June
- Collect and analyze returned
surveys, continue statistical research & create statistical
database. Survey statistics
collected as of June.
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July
- Improve DM screening & care
of patients at Barnett Family Practice. Survey staff and
implement methods to improve ADA guideline compliance.
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December
- Ensure Palmetto Tri-County IM DM patients
receive timely foot screens through chart audits, provider &
staff input.
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2001
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May
- Evaluate effectiveness of Diabetes
Education Center's patient education - by tracking &
analyzing HBA1C's for DM patients at Palmetto Tri-County IM.
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June
- Identify & inform providers of most
frequent patient misunderstandings about their DM care.
Surveys: providers and patients.
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August - Insulin Crisis Administration Project
Report, Curriculum,
& Checklist
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September - DM Pitfall Intervention (Nutrition)
Project Report & Curriculum
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October
- Insulin Pump Therapy Curriculum
Project Report,
Patient
Presentation, & Qualification
Checklist
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| 2002 |
February
- Gestational DM
Crisis Education Curriculum Project Report & Curriculum
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March - Gestational DM (Rev) Project Report
& Curriculum
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December - DM Education in Hispanic Community
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2003
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February
- Continued
funding for Diabetes Education Center
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July/August - 6-8 Year Olds Developmentally
Appropriate Curriculum Project Report, Developmental Characteristics,
Curriculum
Assesment, & The
Insulin Key Game
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September/October
- 13-15
Year Olds Curriculum Project Report & Developmental Characteristics
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November/December
- 9-12 Year Olds Curriculum
Project Report
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2005
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March/April
- Preventing development of Type II DM
in Gestational DM patients Project Report & Presentation to Patients
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