Mercury Rising! Optimizing Blood Pressure in Diabetes Webinar
Dr. Donna Manca, Dr. Darren Lau, Dr. Rose Yeung
January 31, 2023
Cardiology (Heart & Vascular), Primary Care / Family Medicine
The CPCSSN is a multi-disease electronic medical record surveillance system for primary care. Emerging information from CPCSSN indicates that there was a marked decrease in the number of blood pressure measurements in Alberta primary care clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary data analysis suggests that approximately 60% of patients had not had a blood pressure measurement for over one year, which is particularly problematic for patients with diabetes. Hence, a program to raise the awareness of this issue for this high-risk population is necessary to increase blood pressure target achievement in people with diabetes.
To address this need, PLP led by senior medical director Dr. Rose Yeung and in collaboration with the Edmonton Southside PCN (ESPCN) and (NAPCReN), delivered a primary care quality improvement workshop on hypertension in diabetes, presented by PLP Medical Director Dr. Donna Manca and PLP Physician Liaison Dr. Darren Lau. The quality improvement workshop was held on January 31, 2023, and featured aggregate data developed for the Physician reports: Hypertension project and focused on management of hypertension in patients with diabetes. The event drew registrations from 12 PCNs. 152 registrants received a curated resource bundle and participants who attended the facilitated quality improvement workshop received guidance and information to support completing a related quality improvement cycle for credits.