Best Improvement Prize
As part of the SWEET Peer Review Program we annually award two Best Improvement Prizes endowed with 2.500 € each.
The two prices are awarded to centers that have achieved significant quality improvements that made progress in the delivery of services or introduced a new method or process. In particular the judges will be looking for practice that may have:
- contributed to the delivery of safe, high quality patient centered services
- successfully integrated services through constraining/complex circumstances
- facilitated improved compliance with the standards
- improved patient's experience
Submissions from centers will be judged by the hub leaders for peer review and winners of the prizes will be announced at the SWEET meeting in autumn each year.
With this initiative SWEET aims to collect quality improvement measures and inspire other centers to evolve. Think of aspects of your practice that you are proud of and that could be of big importance for the diabetes society.
If you would like to be considered for one of these prizes you are now invited to submit written evidence to the SWEET office providing details of the practice being undertaken in your center with reference to the criteria set out above.
Submissions should be received by the SWEET office (sweet-project@hka.de) by January 31st, 2025. The winners will be announced at the SWEET meeting 2025.
Prizes in 2023:
In 2023, 12 centers from 8 different countries applied for the Best Improvement Prize. It was amazing to hear about all of the efforts our members put into improving their diabetes care for better outcomes and happier patients!.
Congratulations to these 2 centers:
- Markham Stouffville Hospital in Markham, Canada for their great improvements in the rates of physical activity education
- Sarda Center for Diabetes and Self-care in Aurangabad, India for their amazing improvements in the quality of care and services through their multifactorial approach
Please contact sweet-project@hka.de if you would like to receive further information about the winner’s improvements/services.
Prizes in 2022:
This year we had 10 applications for the Best Improvement Prize from centers across the world. We are always thrilled to hear how our members are constantly trying to evolve to improve their quality of care and patient satisfaction.
All the centers that applied showed us impressive services, standards and improvements. Therefore, the Hub Leaders had a tough decision to make. One of the applications really stood out and this center had the highest score in the rating, immediately followed by two centers with identical scores. It was hard to select which one was better between the two. Therefore, this year 2 centers share the second place, so we have a total of 3 winners this year.
Our congratulations for the prizes go to:
- 1st place: Department of Pediatrics, District Hospital, Helse Fonna in Haugesund, Norway for their significant and stable quality improvements in various areas and participating in national networks and initiating project
- 2nd place: University of Otago and Canterbury District Health Board in Christchurch, New Zealand for achieving impressive improvements in their outcomes by working on their care and education
- 3rd place: Associação Protectora dos Diabéticos de Portugal in Lisbon for Improvements in their Quality of Care and services by using technology and education
Please contact sweet-project@hka.de if you would like to receive further information about the winner’s improvements/services.
Prizes in 2021:
This year we had eleven applications for the Best Improvement Prize from all over the world. Each and every center showed us impressive services, standards and improvements. Hence, our hub leaders had a very tough decision to make. However, our congratulations for the prizes go to:
- BIRDEM, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh for their highly structured and organized “one-stop diabetes care” with several affiliated centers in 64 districts of Bangladesh and
- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, USA for the development of an extra Care Program for patients with poor glucose management and other social and behavioral challenges.
Please contact sweet-project@hka.de if you would like to receive further information about the winner’s improvements/services.
