Dr. Neil Skolnik interviews Dr. Andrew Bzowychkyj, a PharmD and certified diabetes care and education specialist about his simple, multiple choice approach to overcoming therapy intensification resistance in a person with diabetes. Leveraging both motivational interviewing and shared decision-making strategies, his method promotes patient buy-in and supports getting the person with diabetes to goal fast.
This video is part of the “Practice Pearls for Clinicians” video series by the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) sponsored by the Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia (OTI) initiative.
About the OTI Initiative:
Therapeutic inertia is defined as a delay to initiate or intensify therapy when appropriate to do so. It has been identified as a significant contributor to poor diabetes outcomes globally.
Through the OTI initiative, the ADA is ushering in a paradigm shift in the care of type 2 diabetes, advancing the latest thought-leadership, resources, and tools in overcoming therapeutic inertia for primary care. We are working to help physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, dietitians, and diabetes educators more effectively partner with their patients with diabetes to help them live longer, healthier lives.
Through this initiative, the ADA is engaged in research, education, and collaborative barrier-busting activities aimed at understanding and addressing all the forces and factors that contribute to delay in implementing the most effective care for each person with diabetes.
