DSC - IMDH Task Force
Intensive Management of Diabetes in the Hospital (IMDH) Task Force and Steering Committee Mission: Objectives: to involve a core group of program champions from interested hospitals inmaking changes to improve inpatient diabetic care through glycemic management to act as liaisons with participating hospitals to promote the organization of a multicisciplinary diabetes team committed to improving glycemic control to develop a comprehensive outline for the education, care, treatment and accountability associated with achieving intensive glycemic management within the hospital to collaborate with the Surveillance Council of the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina to evaluate outcomes and assess trends resulting from implementing intensified glycemic therapy to seek financial support for education and research related to the implementation of intensive glycemic management protocols
Major accomplishments in 2006: - development of Guiding Principles
- presentation of a one-day workshop for 68 participants from 14 hospitals
- two surveys completed with participating hospitals
- presentation of progress at the Diabetes Symposium
Intensive Management of Diabetes in the Hospital (IMDH) Task Force Members | | Member | Representing | Edwin D. Bransome, Jr, MD | Chair, IMDH Task Force | Pamela C. Arnold, MSN, APRN, BC-ADM, CDE | Chair, Diabetes Center of Excellence Clinical Director, MUSC Diabetes Center | John Bruch, MD | Greenville Hospital System
| Patrick J. Cawley, MD | Medical University of South Carolina | John A. Colwell, MD, PhD | Ex-Officio Medical University of South Carolina | David R. Garr, MD | SC AHEC | Gene Dickerson, MD | Internal Medicine Carolina Diabetes and Kidney Center, Sumter | Nelson Gunter, MD | The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence | Sue Haddock, RN, PhD, CNAA | Chair, IMDH Steering Committee WJB Dorn VA Medical Center | Daniel Lackland, DrPH | Chair, Surveillance Council Medical University of South Carolina | Usah Lilavivat, MD | Internal Medicine Tuomey Hospital, Sumter | Ronald Mayfield, MD | Endocrinology Spartanburg Regional Hospital System | William Price, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Spartanburg Regional Hospital System | Charles Raine, III, MD
| Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Orangeburg | | Ali Rizvi, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Richland Memorial | | Kenneth Trogdon | Commun-I-Care
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Intensive Management of Diabetes in the Hospital (IMDH) Steering Committee Members | | Member | Representing | | K. Sue Haddock, RN, PhD, CNAA | Chair IMDH Steering Committee | | Pamela C. Arnold, MSN, APRN, BC-ADM, CDE | Chair, Diabetes Center of Excellence Clinical Director, MUSC Diabetes Center | | Julie Benke-Bennett | Diabetes Center Administrative Assistant, MUSC | | Elizabeth Todd Heckel, MSW | USC/DSC Site Columbia | | Usah Lilavivat, MD | Internal Medicine Tuomey Hospital, Sumter | | Ali Rizvi, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Richland Memorial | | Sharm Steadman, PharmD | Companion, HMO |
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