The implementation of a self-monitoring tool at the UCSD free clinic to empower patients with diabetes mellitus

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Throughout the United States, particularly within underserved and minority populations, the number of people with diabetes continues to rise, resulting in significant morbidity, mortality, and financial costs. Diabetes can be a manageable disease, however many of those in the populations that suffer most from it do not have adequate access to simple, effective means of managing their disease. Thus, there is space for improvement. Last year, Brandon Cortez, inspired by data demonstrating the efficacy of self-monitoring systems in improving diet, physical activity, weight, and chronic disease, designed a selfmonitoring tool for diabetes for the UCSD Free Clinic, the Diabetes Self-Care Tool. However, due to time constraints, the project was not fully implemented. This year, I led the successful, widespread, sustainable implementation of the Diabetes Self-Management Tool at the UCSD Free Clinic Sites. As a part of this I compiled a literature review of the implementation of change and self -management tools in healthcare, revised and updated the My Diabetes Card Talking Points documents and made them universally available online at the UCSD Free Clinic Website. I also engaged the General Managers of each Free Clinic site such that they will continue to ensure the routine use of the Diabetes Self- Management Tool at the free clinics

• 2017

• Cooke, Lauren

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• Dissertations, Academic--School of Medicine. (Discipline)--UCSD

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La Jolla, California: University of California, San Diego

M.D. University of California, San Diego 2015

• Cooke, Lauren

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2020-10-28