Diabetes Management in Primary Care
ECHO uses videoconferencing to connect an interdisciplinary team of experts with primary care providers. They collaborate in interactive case-based learning sessions to help providers develop advanced skills and best practices.
Who Should Participate?
Medical providers (DO, MD, NP, PA), nurses, clinical pharmacists, nutritionists, dietitians, psychologists, behavioral health providers, social workers, case managers, and other professionals interested in learning new skills.
Schedule
This ECHO Program is held the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CST. A one-time registration is required to participate in any ECHO sessions.
What does this ECHO Program Offer?
- Learn about best practices and evidence-based care
- Collaboration, support, and ongoing learning with specialist physicians and other experts
- Free CME for health care professionals *certain conditions apply
Why Diabetes Management in Primary Care?
- While the state of Oklahoma faces many health challenges, one of the most glaring is diabetes. According to the America Diabetes Association, in 2022 approximately 451,888 people have been diagnosed with diabetes.
- Every year an estimated 23,717 people in Oklahoma are diagnosed with diabetes.
- Moreover, 1,036,000 people in Oklahoma, 36.9% of the adult population, have prediabetes. As of 2021, Oklahoma has 63 Endocrinologists, among which 52 (83%) practice in the metro areas of Tulsa or Oklahoma City.
- People with diabetes have medical expenses approximately 2.3 times higher than those who do not have diabetes. The total direct medical expenses for diagnosed diabetes in Oklahoma were estimated at $2.8 billion in 2017. In addition, another $1 billion was spent on indirect costs from lost productivity due to diabetes.
- In 2023, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health invested $1,809,277 in diabetes-related research projects in Oklahoma. The Division of Diabetes Translation at the CDC provided $1,718,610 in diabetes prevention and educational grants in Oklahoma in 2021.
Topics
- Diabetes nutrition and education
- Importance of preventative exams
- Pre-diabetes in adult and pediatric populations
- Psychosocial associations with diabetes
- Motivational interviewing
- Clinical inertia
- Complications of uncontrolled diabetes
- Insulin adjustments and pumps
- Social Determinants of Health
- Support programs and resources
Team
Bryan Bozell, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Specialty Clinic
OSU Center for Health Sciences
Zachary Griffin, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
OSU Medical Group
Vivian Stevens, PhD
Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
OSU Center for Health Sciences
Anna Reinwand, MS, RDN/LD, CDCES
Clinical Diabetes Specialist
OSU Medical Center
Rebecca Graham, RN, CCM
Nurse Care Manager
OSU Health Access Network
OSU Center for Health Sciences
Nikkole Resciniti
ECHO Coordinator
Tara Jackson
Project ECHO Director
Jade Goodson
Assistant Director