Variation in availability and organization of DSME in the EU MS presents a clear rationale for developing an EU-wide diabetes strategy to improve treatment and care for people with diabetes (Journal of Diabetes Research)
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The Use of Language in Diabetes Care and Education
This article provides recommendations for language used by health care professionals and others when discussing diabetes through spoken or written words—whether directed to people with diabetes, colleagues, or the general public, as well as research questions related to language and diabetes (Diabetes Care)
Improvement of Insulin Injection Technique
Examination of Current Issues and Recommendations (Diabetes Educator)
Deficiencies in postgraduate training for healthcare professionals who provide diabetes education and support: results from the Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs (DAWN2) study
The present study shows that healthcare professionals report being insufficiently equipped to provide diabetes self-management education, including emotional and psychological aspects of diabetes, and many are not receiving postgraduate training in any part (including medical care) of the management of diabetes. It is paramount that those responsible for the continuing professional development of healthcare professionals address this skills gap (Diabetic Medicine)
An Elective Course to Train Student Pharmacists to Deliver a Community-based Group Diabetes Prevention Program
A diabetes prevention elective course improved students’ confidence in their ability to teach a diabetes prevention program (American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education)
Below the Surface
Below the Surface is an online campaign (Videos) which aims to shine a spotlight on the reality of hypoglycaemia (hypos) for people living with diabetes (Novo Nordisk)
Improving Type 2 Diabetes Patient Health Outcomes with Individualized Continuing Medical Education for Primary Care
CME is an effective tool to close established practice gaps and potentially help improve patient health outcomes (Diabetes Therapy)
Type 2 Diabetes: Why We Are Winning the Battle but Losing the War?
2015 Kelly West Award Lecture (Diabetes Care)
Are there long-term benefits of experiential, interprofessional education for non-specialists on clinical behaviours and outcomes in diabetes care? A cohort study
An experiential, interprofessional intervention can result in significant improvements in quality outcomes in association with a sustained impact on behaviours and practices (BMJ Open)
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
ADA Clinical Practice Recommendations are based on a complete review of the relevant literature by a diverse group of highly trained clinicians and researchers. After weighing the quality of evidence, from rigorous double-blind clinical trials to expert opinion, recommendations are drafted, reviewed, and submitted for approval to the ADA Executive Committee; they are then revised on a regular basis, and subsequently published in Diabetes Care (American Diabetes Association)
Towards an inpatient diabetes curriculum: medical student-generated aims, objectives and methods for ward-based learning of non-critical, non-perioperative inpatient diabetes care
This is the first known publication of content that could be used in a ward-based inpatient diabetes curriculum (Diabetic Medicine)
Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load and Glycemic Response: an International Scientific Consensus Summit
Given the high prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes worldwide and the consistency of the scientific evidence reviewed, the expert panel confirmed an urgent need to communicate information on GI/GL to the general public and health professionals, through channels such as national dietary guidelines, food composition tables and food labels (NMCD)
Diabetes self-management education: acceptability of using trained lay educators
Positive perceptions about the use of lay educators support the positive quantitative findings from the main trial. Acceptability is an important consideration in relation to implementation of the model of delivery studied. Concerns raised within the interviews should be considered in the design of training for lay educators (Postgraduate Medical Journal)
The Diabetic Foot
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Relationships between patient activation, disease-specific knowledge and health outcomes among people with diabetes; a survey study
Among people with diabetes, patient activation level was especially related to disease-specific knowledge and less with health-related behavior and outcomes. The PAM might therefore especially be an useful instrument for clinical practice to identify patients most in need for diabetes education (BMC Health Services Research)
Education and technology used to improve the quality of life for people with diabetes mellitus type II
Findings suggest the importance of the role of care providers in emphasizing the implications of poor self-management strategies; that a multidisciplinary approach may enhance the education process; and a need for further developments in technology to address DMT2 self-management strategies (Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare)
Use of clinical targets in diabetes patient education: qualitative analysis of the expectations and impact of a structured self-management programme T1D
Specific and measurable low HbA1c targets may be desirable for reducing the risk of complications in diabetes, but they are not attainable or realistic even for most graduates from the Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating programme. It is suggested that setting goals without information about how achievable they really are could be counterproductive in terms of supporting and maintaining patient self-efficacy long-term (Diabetic Medicine)
The use of social media among health care professionals within an online postgraduate diabetes diploma course
This study reveals a successful uptake and communication of a professional message to a wider audience through Twitter and YouTube among social media-naïve HCPs studying for a postgraduate diploma in diabetes. Despite initial apprehension, HCPs felt confident in using social media to convey the message with continuing use of social media beyond the confines of the course (Practical Diabetes)
What happens when patients know more than their doctors?
Patients who have in-depth knowledge of their condition encounter problems when their expertise is seen as inappropriate in standard healthcare interactions, and expertise taught to patients in one branch of medicine can be considered non-compliant by those who are not specialists in that field (BMJ Open)
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