Organisation of diabetes primary care

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Organisation of diabetes primary care

• Feyen L., Van Eygen L.
• Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care
• University of Ghent

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Objectives

• To develop a common ground on the role of
  diabetes primary care in Europe
• (EFPC position paper on diabetes)
• To learn from examples of good practice

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Structure of the session

• 1) Examples of good practice (30 min.)
• Prevention of type 2 diabetes with group
  education a dietary and physcial exercise
  intervention. Kauronen M.L.
• A system of accountability for outcomes is the
  glue that binds interdisciplinary prevention and
  care pathways to prevent chronic disease
  implementing a Balanced Scorecard Approach.
  Palmer C.
• How to empower patients with type 2 diabetes
  mellitus in primary care with the aid of
  telemedicine the Health Buddy system in
  practice. Friedberg C.E.
• 2) Discussion (60 min.)

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Discussion

•  Nurses, GPs, dieticians, etc. should work
  complementary in diabetes care, but the GP
  remains the central caregiver.

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Discussion

•  Outcome measurement linked to target payments
  is central to quality management in diabetes
  care. 

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Discussion

•  Primary care should play an important role in
  the prevention of diabetes in high-risk groups. 

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Discussion

•  Primary care should offer each diabetes patient
  structured health education, but for the moment
  it lacks the necessary resources and locally
  adapted / validated education programmes. 

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• Thank you
• for you participation