Diabetes Quarterly Milestones

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Diabetes Quarterly Milestones

• A Progress Report onYour DES Newsletter

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DQ Milestones Overview

• Behind the scenes at DQ changes, challenges
• Report Card on DQ initiatives
• Case Study handouts
• Linking DES Chapt.Chairs to DQ
• Survey
• Your views

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The People Behind DQ 2003/2004

• Managing Editor Fiona Hendry
• Senior Editor Lisa Durante/Jovita
  Sundaramoorthy
• DQ Editorial Board Gen Henderson
  (Editor-in-Chief), Marg Dorcas, Karen
  MacCurdy-Thompson, Marilyn McInnes, Colleen Rand,
  Louise Levebre (DES Communications)

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Working for DQ
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Working for DQ
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Diabetes Quarterly

• The goal of Diabetes Quarterly is to
• inform members of the activities of DES and to
  publish relevant information and practice-based
  diabetes education

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Our Vision for DQ

• Practical applicable
• Accountable
• Creative, innovative, flexible
• Meeting membership needs
• Create ownership

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DQ Report Card 2003-2004 in Review

• Theme Issues
• Winter 2003 Conference Update
• Spring 2004 Type 1 Diabetes
• Summer 2004 Psychological Issues
• Autumn 2004 Nutrition

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DQ Report Card 2003/2004 in Review

• Columns
• From the Chairs Desk
• National Nutritional Updates
• Guest Editorial
• The Way I See It
• Practice Points
• Pediatric Perspectives
• Resource Corner
• Current Trends

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DQ Growing and Changing

• In Future
• Mission statement
• Membership survey
• Professional members website

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DQ Changing and Growing

• In Future
• Database of writers, reviewers, consultants
• Editorial Regional Liason
• Establish DQ Editorial sub-committees in each
  region
• ( 2002 DQ Survey )

DQ
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DQ Practical, Current

• Special Ideas/Projects
• Clinical Practice Guidelines Update and
  Implementation
• Case Studies

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Writing for DQ

• We need more spontaneous narratives..
• so we can learn and share as educators..

• Handouts
• Case study format
• Example of case study
• Easily adapted, brief,practical, relevant

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Diabetes Quarterly

• DES Chapter Chairs are an untapped potential, and
  a critical link to the future success of Diabetes
  Quarterly

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DQ Spreading the Word

• Have you considered publishing in Diabetes
  Quarterly?

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DQ Chapter Chair Survey

• 2002 Survey response rate
• 23 Chapter Chairs
• 8 members
• Your feedback is important

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Chapter Chairs and DQ

• Share in the Future of DQ !
• Market DQ Ask the Question
• Fill in the Survey
• Help make DQ successful by writing, promoting,
  networking and sharing your expertise and
  excellence

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Comments? Questions?

• Thank You, From Your Diabetes Quarterly
  Editorial Board

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2004 Chapter Chair Survey

• Thank you for completing your DQ Survey today !