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News, Events and Research from the Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Unit delivered monthly.
MAY 2018

CARDIOVASCULAR NEWS

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May is American Stroke Awareness Month and National High Blood Pressure Education Month
The American Heart Association has developed a toolkit with resources to help you easily engage with your employees and partners as we work together to meet our goal of 3 million blood pressure checks during the month of May. 

Disparities in Heart Disease Death Rates
The CDC released a study on disparities in heart disease rates nationally and by state from 1968-2015 between blacks and whites in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.  

CDC has developed additional tools that take a closer look at the data.
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State-specific supplementary figures
- Trends among individuals ages 35-64

DIABETES NEWS

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American Diabetes Association® Announces Tracey D. Brown, MBA, BChE, as new CEO
The National Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracey D. Brown, MBA, BChE, as the ADA's new Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2018.

Read full article here

Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Expanded Model
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model is a structured intervention with the goal of preventing type 2 diabetes in individuals with an indication of prediabetes.

To sign up for updates about this program, please subscribe to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program listserv

Additional information and resources

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Launched this spring, the CDPHE Health Navigator Registry is a public registry of unlicensed health navigators who have been trained and evaluated to have the knowledge, skills and behaviors that enable them to perform successfully in primary, specialty, oral health and behavioral health care organizations.

To learn more about the roles, relationships and responsibilities of a health navigator, read Health navigation a lifeline for southwestern Colorado. Contact Pat Uris at pat.uris@state.co.us with questions.
 

PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation Seed Grant Application 2018
USPHS Commissioned Officers Foundation. They are reaching out to seek small group grant applications for future projects scheduled later this year in each region.  These are small grants of up to $5000 might make a big impact to ‘advance the nation’s health. 

Applications are due May 31.

Diabetes Self-Management Utilization Sharing Calls
Every third Wednesday of the month
8:30 - 9:00 am OR 12:00 - 12:30 pm


The Colorado Department of Public Health Environment and Telligen co-host these sharing calls to discuss barriers to DSME utilization, share successes, and identify tools that may be helpful in increasing DSME utilization throughout the state.  The intended audience is ADA recognized or AADE accredited program staff, however, all are welcome to participate.  Contact Ynke de Koe at Ynke.deKoe@state.co.us if you would like to be added to the email distribution list.
 

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Last chance to take Level 1 Patient Navigator Fundamentals Course while it is still free of charge! Register today!
Patient Navigator Training Collaborative
Level 1: Patient Navigator Fundamentals
Patient Navigator Fundamentals is designed to improve your patient navigation skills. Topics in this comprehensive "Level 1" training include patient communication, health promotion, professional conduct and motivational interviewing.


Colorado Springs, CO
June 4 - 6

Arvada, CO
May 23-24

Delta, CO
May 9 -11

Greeley, CO

June 18 - 21 (en Español)

Alamosa, CO
June 27-29

Click here for more information.


For Patient Navigator Supervisors
Online series designed for patient navigator supervisors, managers, program planners and administrators of patient navigator programs.

Sessions held noon-1 pm via Zoom web conferencing

May 22: Patient Navigator Team Integration


Click here for more information and to register

New Leadership Program for Primary Care Providers
Ready to change healthcare in Colorado? Primary Care Movers and Changers (PCMAC) is a new, advocacy-focused leadership training program from the Regional Institute for Health & Environmental Leadership (RIHEL). The program is free, and open to a wide range of primary care providers who practice in underserved metropolitan communities, or who are from an underserved community or background. Get hands on leadership training that will prepare you to advocate for the healthcare changes you believe in.


Learn more and apply now


DTTAC™ Virtual Lifestyle Coach Training
DTTAC is now offering Lifestyle Coach training virtually. DTTAC™ Virtual Lifestyle Coach Training is a four-week, interactive and innovative virtual training that meets CDC training standards and provides Lifestyle Coaches with the skills, knowledge and experience needed to successfully facilitate the National DPP lifestyle change program.

The virtual training provides you with the same high quality experience and in-depth learning as the in-person training but is done more conveniently over smaller pockets of time, allowing for more reflection and application, while saving organizations more money by removing added travel costs for participants.

The cost of the training is $649 per person plus participants receive free access to a recorded Lifestyle Coach Refresher webinar as a part of ongoing continuing education recommended by CDC. Continuing education credits have been applied for and will be available for RD, CDE, CHES, RN and RPh/PharmD for an additional $25.



Latino Health Certificate
Latino Research & Policy Center
Colorado School of Public Health


A mentored learning experience to improve research and community engagement for positive change within the Latino Community.

For more information and eligibility requirements contact:
303-315-2511

lrpc@ucdenver.edu
bit.ly/LatinoHealthCertificate

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TOOLS YOU CAN USE

9 Ways to Grow Healthy Colorado Kids Early Childhood Obesity Program (ECOP) Quarterly e-Newsletter

Click here for latest edition
 

CORIDOR

CORIDOR (Collection of Online Resources & Inventory Database) is a CDC sponsored online resource portal designed to advance chronic disease prevention and health promotion activities by providing easy access to credible, evidence-based and practical chronic disease prevention tools in one location.

 

Microsite®Million Hearts

This microsite includes Million Hearts® evidence-based protocols, action guides, and other quality improvement tools to help clinicians and other health professionals reduce their patients’ risk for a heart attack or stroke. Find a place to embed the microsite on your website to stay up-to-date on Million Hearts® resources.
 

Diabetes at Work Website

The user-friendly design features a responsive rotating slider on the homepage, a new drop down toolbar for each selected topic, and an updated Quick Links section. Your favorite resources like Lesson Plans and Diabetes Basics are still there to help your company prevent and manage diabetes in the workplace.

View website here

 

NIMHD Language Access Portal

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has launched a new resource for our stakeholders who work with health disparity populations with limited English proficiency: the Language Access Portal (LAP)

Visit the Language Access Portal

 

New videos help people with diabetes better manage their health

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) released new videos that offer support to people with diabetes, and steps they can take to manage their disease.

Video series

 

American Diabetes Association Provider Videos

The American Diabetes Association, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Kaiser Permanente, Telligen, and the Colorado Prevention Alliance developed a series of short webinars for health care professionals. There are three sections: diabetes prevention, diabetes self-management education, and diabetes and depression. The videos are available online at no cost and run between 5 and 15 minutes in length.

Link to videos

 

Resource Toolkit

As part of the patient’s health care team, pharmacists can improve disease outcomes by improving medication adherence and providing patient planning, education and counseling. The Community Preventive Services Task Force found strong evidence that team-based care can improve blood pressure control when a pharmacist is included on the team. A new toolkit from The University of Colorado provides sample agreements and resources helpful in integrating clinical pharmacists into the care team. Click for more information.
 

Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Resource Guide

These slides were presented by Jeff Durthaler, M.S, BS (Pharm), R.Ph., the Population Health Consultant Pharmacist, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Click to review the presentation. 
 

Updates in Pharmacist Cardiovascular Care Online Study Modules

The University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences with support from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment created a series of online educational modules that highlight the role of pharmacists in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. To view the modules:
  1. Navigate to ipharmCE.UCDenver.edu (or http://ipharmce.ucdenver.edu/student/exam) You will need to create a profile if you do not have one. To create a profile, enter your email under “New Account Sign-up,” and follow the instructions on the screen.
  2. Once logged in, click “View All Programs” under Home Study Activities on the left side of your screen
  3. Under the group Updates in Pharmacist Cardiovascular Care, click on the individual presentation titles
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