Diabetes Community Wellness Program

BBAHC Diabetes Wellness Program is a contemporary model of care that incorporates a team approach which is intended to support the client achieve the optimal wellness. This involves an initial and follow up appointments with professional engagement with medical doctor, dietician, registered nurses scheduled throughout the year.

BBAHC Diabetes Wellness Program

Participants

• If you are concerned about developing diabetes AND have a history or prediabetes or gestational diabetes and worried about developing diabetes this is the program to be a part of.
• Call or come into the department and make an appointment for an intake session.
• The intake session will involve meeting with one of the Registered Nurses completing some base line information, getting some pathology tests and booking in to see Dr Salter and Jeni Dietician, follow up appointments with Diabetes RNs along with Dr Salter and Jeni.
• Appointments are conducted face to face, via telephone and video conferencing.
• Dr Salter is available via Telehealth Tuesday and Thursday and face to face clinics are held in Dillingham and in regional communities.
• Dietician appointments are available via Telehealth Monday to Friday.
• Diabetes RN's are available face to face appointments Monday and Wednesday by appointment. Telephone enquiries are managed Monday to Friday.
• Special Diabetes Education session will be scheduled throughout the month for client group participations. Please see link below for the group education topics and schedule.
• Diabetes Case Management is performed by Registered Nurses.
• Please contact your RN Diabetes Case Manager for questions and coordination of your care.

 

Podiatry Services are offered every other month on site in Dillingham and patients can be referred by primary health care providers, village providers or the diabetes program.

 

Village Travel

Village visits are coordinated throughout the year as needed and weather permits.

 

HIPAA Compliance

• When we call you or see you face to face, we will ask for your full name, Date of Birth and address to verify we are in the correct patient record.

There are several pathways that patients are seen and care is coordinated.

• Depending on your condition/s you will be placed into a team and a plan of care which involves your input will be set up and reviewed with your throughout the year/s.
• Newly Diagnosed clients with diabetes are prioritized along with patients who are on insulin.

Partnerships in Diabetes Care

• BBAHC Optometry goal to perform dilated eye exams on all patients with diabetes routinely.
• Outpatient Primary Health Care Providers BBAHC have a wholistic team approach and often you may have your routine health care provider in addition to the BBAHC Diabetes Care Team.
• Pharmacy BBAHC works closely with the Diabetes Care Team to ensure your diabetes medications are supplied in a timely manner and additional consultations may occur. It is very important that you call Pharmacy for your refills at least 14 days prior to running out.
• Pathology BBAHC and village clinic work hard to ensure that your pathology orders are ready for the Diabetes Care Team appointments. It is important to complete any pathology orders at least three days before your appointments so that the most current pathology results are available.