Diabetes cycle of care quality improvement program 2026

EA hours: 0.5
MO hours: 2
RP hours: 5
Total hours: 7.5
Practice staff working together on patient care
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    An annual diabetes cycle of care review is essential to optimise management and prevent complications for people with diabetes. Despite this, between 30-70% of patients with diabetes are not receiving investigations for key cycle of care components that could optimise their care.¹

    Join our type 2 diabetes (T2D) experts who also have a special interest in primary practice quality improvement. They'll provide valuable advice for goal setting with patients and the wider team, tips for optimising your practice systems, implementation of quality care plans and education about use of MBS item numbers – with the T2D patient at the centre of care.

    Choose from the following topics, complete one, or all four in any order:

    Each individual topic consists of 0.5 EA, 2 MO and 5 RP CPD hours, awarding up to 30 total CPD hours if all four topics are completed.

    Please select the relevant version for your profession.

    Topic 1: Blood Pressure

    Blood pressure

    GPs only

    Practice staff

    Topic 2: Lipids

    Lipids

    GPs only

    Practice staff 

    Topic 3: Care Plans

    Care plans

    GPs only

    Practice staff

    Topic 4: Chronic Kidney Disease

    New! Chronic kidney disease

    GPs only

    Practice staff

      Why take part in this program?

    • Learn about managing T2D targets and comorbidities, and how your practice can work collaboratively to assist with the implementation of these T2D cycle of care targets.
    • Complete all topics, or just the ones relevant for you.
    • Your practice staff (such as your practice manager, practice nurse, receptionist) that you engage to work with you on this program can also be provided with quality improvement completion certificates.

    Open to GPs, practice managers, practice nurses and other relevant practice staff. Gain CPD hours and a quality improvement completion certificate.

     

    Reference

    1. Diabetes Australia. Australian Diabetes Educators Association. Australian Diabetes Society. Enquiry into diabetes submission to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport – Parliamentary Inquiry into Diabetes. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House /Health_Aged_Care_and_Sport/Inquiry_into_Diabetes/Submissions. Accessed May 2024.
    Ralph Audehm
    A/Prof Ralph Audehm

    A/Prof Audehm has over 35 years as a full time GP with interest in chronic disease management and quality improvement in general practice. He has close links to the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, and participates in research and teaching of medical students.

    Dr Kean-Seng Lim

    Dr Lim is a general practitioner and GP Principal in a small group practice in Mt Druitt. He is a past President of AMA (NSW), a Wentwest Clinical Council member and President of the Mt Druitt Medical Practitioners Association. He is co-founder of CareMonitor, a cloud-based patient provider partnership platform, and Chief Medical Advisor to PENCS. He has been heavily engaged in the Western Sydney PCMH implementation project, is a member of the Wentwest Clinical leaders group, and currently co-chairs the Western Sydney Value Based Urgent Care Subcommittee.

    Shereen Faiyaz
    Shereen Faiyaz

    Senior practice nurse and practice manager with special interest in chronic disease. 
    Diabetes nurse educator (DNE) in Victoria.

    Kirralee Newby

    Practice manager of two practices in NSW. 
    Previously Corporate State Compliance Manager for 50 practices. 
    Surveyor, Quality Practice Accreditation.

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