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Pediatric Diabetes Program
What:
A comprehensive pediatric diabetes program targeting low-income patients 5 - 18 to provide outpatient and inpatient diabetes case management; coordinated by a registered nurse/certified diabetic educator who will work with other nurses and dieticians, physician offices and the public schools.
From:
WakeMed
Contact:
Rebecca Christian, Senior Vice President, Strategic and Community Services
Purpose:
Reduce the medical and social complications of diabetes by providing comprehensive diabetes education to patients and their families.
How:
- Identify and recruit pediatric diabetes patients and families.
- Educate, over a two-year period, newly diagnosed patients and their families on the nature and management of diabetes.
- Evaluate the impact of the program in reducing the medical and social complications of diabetes.
- Collaborate with Wake County school nurses to implement diabetes management strategies.
Outcome:
- Decrease the number of emergency department and clinic visits.
- Decrease hemoglobin/blood sugar levels.
- Decrease the number of diabetic ketoacidosis admissions.
- Decrease the number of missed school days.
Cost/Term:
$1,024,277 for a three-year period.
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