- Explain how we can best provide staff education for using CGMs in the hospital.
- Discuss how we can best implement CGM use in the wards.
- Describe the financial implications of using CGMs in the hospital.
- List the quality metrics we should use to measure success of using CGMs in the hospital.
- Explain the considerations we need to have when using CGMs in the critical care setting.
- State the protocol for starting a CGM on hospitalized patients.
- Describe the best practices for using automated insulin delivery systems in the hospital.
- Discuss how we can more smoothly integrate CGM data into existing electronic health records in the hospital.
- Describe the accuracy of CGMs compared to other blood glucose tests.
- State what the benefits are to patients with diabetes from having a CGM at discharge.
- Understand how to apply the most recent clinical practice guidelines about glycemic goals, including 2022 Medicare Payment Rules, to safely improve inpatient management of hyperglycemia.
- Assess the utility of blood glucose monitoring, continuous glucose monitoring, pens, pumps, automated insulin delivery systems, and other hardware in the critical care and non-critical care units.
- Understand how to use electronic insulin dose calculation software.
- Use mobile apps and telehealth to extend the capabilities of hospital professionals.
- Recognize the importance of hypoglycemia in hospitalized patients and learn ways to avoid it.
- Achieve better glycemic control in: A) the preoperative and perioperative periods; B) during the transition from critical to non-critical care; and C) following discharge to avoid readmission.
- Select safe diabetes medications for inpatient use.
- Implement best practices for nursing care.