Primary care providers treat at least 90%
of the 24 million patients in the United States with DM

The Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS) is partnering with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC) and Patient Navigator Training Collaborative (PNTC) to develop and launch an interactive ECHO learning series to improve diabetic patient management in Region VIII.

In this series, participants will learn about key skills, strategies, and resources to support and engage patients with diabetes in their own care.Ā 

Care Coordination for Diabetes:
Strategies to Support and Engage PatientsĀ 

Audience:
Care Coordinators of patients with diabetes in Region VIII: Case Managers, Care Coordinators, patient navigators, etc., or those health center staff that oversee these roles. ParticipantsĀ are not required to have a care coordination program specific to Diabetes Management. However, the series curriculum will focus on diabetes as an example of chronic disease management.

Prerequisite:Ā 
Must work within a Region VIII state:
CO, UT, ND, SD, WY, MT

Commitment:
Five weekly ECHO sessions held virtually

Ā 

  • ECHO SESSION 1

    Diabetes Nutrition

    October 5, 2017

  • ECHO SESSION 2

    Identifying and Monitoring Patients

    October 12, 2017

  • ECHO SESSION 3

    Patient Motivation

    October 19, 2017

  • ECHO SESSION 4

    Tools to Support Behavioral Change

    October 26, 2017

  • ECHO SESSION 5

    Building a Medical Neighborhood

    November 2, 2017