P612 - Advancing Care for Gestational Diabetes: Insights from an Implementation Science Project

Given the lifelong cardiometabolic risk and potential for developing type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes (GDM), there is a need for evidence-based interventions that foster health-protective behavior. Yet, the transition from pregnancy to postpartum has been called a missed opportunity. System-level barriers, communication breakdown, and unclear role delineation are some of the challenges. This poster describes a study to apply implementation science strategies to drive the integration of a person-centered, evidence-based care-planning innovation in an urban hospital organized around the ADCES7 Self-Care Behaviors™ framework. List of Authors: Kerri Lynn Knippen, PhD, RDN, LD, BC-ADM, FAND, Bowling Green State University; Jeanelle Sears, PhD, MSc, MSW, Bowling Green State University; Brenda Bal, BSN, RN, CDCES, Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center; Rita Sowinski, RN, BSN, CDCES, Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center; Diane Stanfa, BSN, RN, CWON, Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center; Virginia Wagner, MS, RDN, LD, CDCES, BC-ADM, Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center; Rosa Hand, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, Case Western Reserve University; and Diana M. Gonzales-Pacheco, DCN, RD, The University of New Mexico. Funding Source: This work was funded by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Foundation's 2022 Advancing the Science of Diabetes Care and Education Grant.