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This article by Jo Bates, published in the BDA Dietitians member's magazine, discusses the importance of confidence among diabetes practitioners in making a difference in patient care and cost reduction. She shares her personal experience in leading a quality improvement (QI) project that involved transitioning to multi-use syringes in the community, which resulted in significant cost savings and improved patient care.

The article titled “Diabetes practitioner confidence: improving quality improvement to lead change and reduce spend” by Jo Bates discusses the importance of confidence among diabetes practitioners in making a difference in patient care and cost reduction. Jo Bates shares her personal experience in leading a quality improvement project that involved transitioning to multi-use syringes in the community, which resulted in significant cost savings and improved patient care.

 

Jo Bates discusses PDSA Cycle, a tool used by Quality Improvement to test change ideas.

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