Best Practices for Inpatient Glycemic Management

Needs Statement

CommonSpirit hospitalists, internists, family practitioners, advanced practice providers, hospital medical directors, and physician enterprise medical group and operational leaders need to receive regular updates on clinical best practices for inpatients. Newly published, clinically relevant, evidence-based, peer-reviewed research articles will be used as an impetus for discussion to prioritize clinical areas, identify targets for process improvement, and develop system-wide guidelines. The series aims to accelerate the practice of evidence-based medicine, to expand the clinical knowledge among the CommonSpirit Health network of hospitalists and other hospital-based healthcare providers, and to improve inpatient outcomes.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of the activity, the participants should be able to:

• Demonstrate greater understanding of the evidence supporting inpatient glycemic management.
• Integrate strategies and best practices from the 2024 American Diabetes Association standards of care for hospitalized patients with diabetes.
• Recognize the importance of reviewing and discussing new clinical evidence in the context of improving care delivery and patient outcomes.

Target Audience

Competencies

• Employ Evidence-Based Practice
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Interprofessional Communication
• Medical Knowledge
• Patient Care and Procedural Skills
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
• Professionalism
• Provide Patient-Centered Care
• Systems-Based Practice
• Teams and Teamwork

Activity Evaluation

Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, and possible bias.

Educational Methods

• Lectures
• Panel Discussion

Accreditation/Credit Designation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Baylor College of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health. Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Term of Approval

August 1, 2024 through August 31, 2026. Original release date: August 1, 2024.

Disclosure Policy

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. BCM is committed to sponsoring CE activities that are scientifically based, accurate, current, and objectively presented.

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, BCM has implemented a mechanism requiring everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., directors, planning committee members, faculty) to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests (drug/device companies) and manage/resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. Individuals must disclose to participants the existence or non-existence of financial relationships at the time of the activity or within 24 months prior.

In addition, BCM has requested activity faculty/presenters to disclose to participants any unlabeled use or investigational use of pharmaceutical/device products; to use scientific or generic names (not trade names) in referring to products; and, if necessary to use a trade name, to use the names of similar products or those within a class. Faculty/presenters have also been requested to adhere to the ACCME's validation of clinical content statements.

BCM does not view the existence of financial relationships with commercial interests as implying bias or decreasing the value of a presentation. It is up to participants to determine whether the relationships influence the activity faculty with regard to exposition or conclusions. If at any time during this activity you feel that there has been commercial/promotional bias, notify the Activity Director or Activity Coordinator. Please answer the questions about balance and objectivity in the activity evaluation candidly.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.