Welcome
to Progress Notes!
 Progress Notes is the newsletter
of the Massachusetts Chronic Disease Improvement
Network and is published three times per year.
Back issues of Progress Notes are available below in
PDF format. We welcome anyone in healthcare to
contribute a 200-500 word article on a quality
improvement technique or tool that has proven to be effective
in improving clinical outcomes for people living with
chronic illness particularly asthma and diabetes. MCDIN has
submission
guidelines designed to help you write your
Progress Notes article. Please follow the link
to view guidelines. We hope they they help you write
an article on the following themes:
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Theme |
Submission Deadline |
Publication Date |
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Funding
Opportunities for Chronic Disease Management
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July 1, 2000 |
August 15,
2000 |
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Tricks,
Gizmos & Gadgets for Patient Education
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November 1,
2000 |
December 15,
2000
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PROGRESS NOTES
ON-LINE
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Issue
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Highlights |
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April
2000 |
- Information Overload
- Tips to Lighten Information Overload
- Zen and the Art of Prevention
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December
1999 |
- Practicing Culturally Sensitive Pediatrics
- A Model for Cultural Competency Healthcare
- Challenges of Children Living With Diabetes
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Summer
1999
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- Tips for Successful QI Implementation
-
Potential Partners in Massachusetts
- Grant Money Available
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January
1999 |
- Music to Teach By
- Making Guidelines Work
- Moving from Research to Practice
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Fall
1998
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- Tips for Successful Internet Use
- Key Websites for QI
- Patient Education & Resource Websites
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or to be added to the Progress Notes mailing list, please
use the MCDIN Contact Form.
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An Editorial Review Board is responsible for editing
Progress Notes, and contributing
content on an as-requested basis and are paid for
their work with Progress Notes.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
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Marian Knapp
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Community Health Consulting |
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Rhoda Spaulding, FNP |
Pediatric Pulmonology
UMass
Memorial Health Care
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8/28/2000 (S)
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