Evidence-based Best Practice Model Clinical Pathways for People With Diabetes
The main objectives of this project are:
- To quantify hospital and other medical service utilisation for diabetes and diabetes complications
- To audit diabetes management against the guideline: Diabetes Management in General Practice, Diabetes Australia and RACGP 2005/2006
- To identify the psychosocial risk factors of depression and social isolation
- To audit diabetes management systems against recommended models
- To identify systems barriers and enablers to optimum diabetes management
- To identify causes of preventable hospital admission for complications of diabetes
- To identify key stakeholders and participants able to consolidate, expand and strengthen partnerships
- To identify and test solutions, including clinical pathways, to reduce the high admission rates for complications of diabetes
This project is funded by the Department of Human Services – Victoria (Barwon South West).