Improving Diabetes Outcomes Lab
The Improving Diabetes Outcomes (IDO) Lab, directed by Dr. Faisal Malik, is dedicated to improving health and health care quality for youth and young adults with diabetes.
Our team is committed to developing and investigating the effectiveness of innovative, person-centered interventions that make a difference in the lives of young people living with diabetes. Our work to date has included the development and implementation of a novel clinic-based program to support an emerging adult’s transition to independence with diabetes management (Achieving Health in Emerging Adults With Diabetes Program); exploring the use of Instagram to provide diabetes education and peer support to adolescents; and examining the effectiveness of using financial incentives to support insulin administration and glucose monitoring in teens with type 1 diabetes.
In addition, our lab engages in studies examining the impact of social determinants of health on diabetes management, as well as clinical trials designed to make new pharmaceutical agents and diabetes technology available to children and young adults living with diabetes. We also participate in diabetes quality improvement collaboratives including the U.S. T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative and the international SWEET Initiative to support our mission to improve healthcare quality.
Investigator Biography
Faisal S Malik, MD, MSHS
Dr. Malik is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine, an Investigator at the Center for Child Heath, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute, and a pediatric endocrinologist at Seattle Children's Hospital.
Dr. Malik leads the Improving Diabetes Outcomes Lab dedicated to improving patient health and health care quality for youth and young adults with diabetes. He is also the Co-Director of the UW/Seattle Children's Health Services and Quality of Care Research Fellowship and serves as the Director of Research and Co-Medical Director of the Achieving Health in Emerging Adults with Diabetes (AHEAD) Program.