Grand Valley State University: IPE to Improve Diabetes Health Outcomes
Member since: April 2014
Intervention: Interprofessional Practice and Education to Improve Diabetes Health Outcomes
Partners:
- Grand Valley State University (GVSU) College of Health Professions
- Ferris State University (FSU) College of Pharmacy
- Michigan State University (MSU) College of Human Medicine
- Cherry Health - Cherry Street Health Center
Occupations represented: Students and professionals including clinical site managers, dietitians, medical assistants, nurses, patient registration coordinators, pharmacists and physicians.
Overview: A student team of medical, physician assistant and pharmacy students are working with health care providers at Cherry Street Health Center, a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), to provide collaborative care during clinical appointments and through daily huddles, case conferences, patient call backs and patient education classes about diabetes. The students and professionals involved have completed online training* for interprofessional collaboration.
Among approximately 250 diabetic adults, the intervention is studying health outcomes by tracking measures, such as hemoglobin A1c, BMI and LDL, and adherence to annual eye, foot and dental appointments.
Intervention study question:
- Does an interprofessional collaborative practice model improve health outcomes and patient satisfaction among adults with diabetes? And does it improve provider satisfaction?
*The online training was developed by the Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research Center (MIPERC). The initiative identifies how GVSU, FSU, MSU and Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners, as well as other regional partners, can develop collaborative, innovative and interprofessional initiatives across disciplines, learning institutions and health care systems.