Alberta’s Caring for Diabetes (ABCD) Project A Chronic Disease Management Initiative Jeffrey Johnson, PhD Canada Research Chair in Diabetes Health Outcomes Professor, Public Health Sciences University of Alberta
Alberta’s Diabetes Strategy Primary Prevention (HAC) 2 o & 3 o Prevention AMFH – Supplies Screening FN Off- Reserve (MDSI) ABCD Project May 2003 October 2003
Alberta’s Caring for Diabetes (ABCD) Project CDM Intervention - patient enrollment - annual follow-up ADSS Alberta DM Atlas Regional Labs Lab Linkage -region profiles -MD profiles
ABCD Project AHW & IHE/ACHORD partnership $5.2 million from AHW; Collaborative CDM initiatives Working with RHA/PCN Contribution of funding to support collaborative CDM initiatives Aim: to improve quality and efficiency of diabetes care in Alberta
Key Data Linkages… ADSS administrative data Regional Lab data Lipids A1C ACR PCN/clinic charts (EMR/paper charts) Patient-reported data (self-report survey) ABCD Cohort (n=5,000) – 1/3 of non-metro pop’n Alberta’s Caring for Diabetes (ABCD) Project
ADSS Active Dissemination Northern Lights Region (Wood Buffalo/Fort McMurray) April Peace Country TBA Aspen (Westlock ) June East Central TBA DTHR (Red Deer) March Lethbridge (Chinook) Aug 07 Palliser Jan, Feb, April 25 Capital Ongoing Calgary Ongoing
Key Features… Evidence Based QI Intervention DOVE Study to Rural health regions CDA-CPG dissemination/implementation Enhanced surveillance Capitalizing on the ADSS Integrating data sources - Administrative, Laboratory, Clinical, PRO Performance measurement & benchmarking Integration with RHA/PCN planning Developing PCN practices Concurrent ‘disease management’ programs Enhanced QI Intervention/Evaluation Controlled comparisons of new interventions Collaborative development of interventions ABCD and RHA/PCNs…
ABCD Baseline QISD Measurement 1-year QISD Measurement 2-year QISD Measurement Standard CDA - CPG Dissemination DOVE Intervention DOVE Intervention + A&F N= 2 RHAs n=1660 N= 2 RHAs n=1660 N= 2 RHAs n=1660 XXXXXXXXXXXX XX\X\X\X\XXX\X\X\X\X Enhanced QI Intervention & Evaluation …
Incidence of MI/Stroke Treatment Quality Improvement Intervention Control No Intervention … a province-wide health services research laboratory! DOVE Diabetes Outreach Van Enhancement Study Enhanced QI Intervention & Evaluation …
Jan – June 2008ADSS Dissemination (RHA/PCN) March 2008 funding IHE August 2008Initial staffing Sept - Dec 2008RHA Laboratory Surveillance QISD development Staffing Spring 2009Implementation (lab surveillance) - academic detailing - audit & feedback (ADSS Atlas 2009) Annually to 2012 ABCD - time line…
AH&W ACHORD/IHE ABCD Project Regional Integration Groups ABCD Management Team a CE&E Steering Committee b a ABCD Management Team would be based at ACHORD offices at the Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta in Edmonton. b Clinical Evidence and Evaluation Steering Committee will be responsible for the overall implementation and evaluation of the ABCD Project ABCD - Org Chart …
Coordination of programs PCN initiated programs DNPC Stroke Prevention Strategy MDSI Quality indicators…which set…? Many more, …. RHAs versus PCNs…? Professional autonomy…? Big city specialists…. Involving AMA/TOPP…? Regional buy-in … Local resources Integration outside “health care” Sustainability… ABCD - challenges …
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