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Shabelle Diabetes Eban Project. Eban Experience Session II June 17, 2011. Aim. Improve Ethiopian diabetes care at HealthPartners Riverside, Center for International Health and Midway clinics by a series of three diabetes group classes and 1:1 visits in a period of six months. Team Members.
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Shabelle Diabetes Eban Project Eban Experience Session II June 17, 2011
Aim • Improve Ethiopian diabetes care at HealthPartners Riverside, Center for International Health and Midway clinics by a series of three diabetes group classes and 1:1 visits in a period of six months
Team Members • Nimo Elmi, Riverside rooming nurse • Tigist Ayano, Riverside interpreter • Carol Engelhart, RN • Rebecca Straub & Tracy Newell,RD • Amber Peltier, Pharm D • Asha Ali & Mohammed Hassan, community advisors • Judy Jerde, nursing project coordinator • Dana Langness, quality coordinator
How have you integrated your community advisor into your improvement work? • Assisted with development of class invitation. • Community advisors & Riverside staff who are members of the East African community helped team members have a better understanding of food preferences leading to more appropriate education. • Some attendance at team meetings.
Successes & Challenges • Successes • Diabetes staff learning that improves their ability to help patients • Patients reporting that they are making changes that will improve their health • Challenges • Variable class attendance