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J Nutr Hum Health 2017 Volume 1 Issue 2
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July 24-26, 2017 | Vancouver, Canada
International conference on
DIABETES, NUTRITION, METABOLISM & MEDICARE
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Background:
Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes
in the UK and worldwide and its effect on patients’ morbidity
and mortality, evaluation of the impact of diabetes training
that should sustain the quality of diabetes care provision is
limited1. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the
effect of diabetes training on the provision of diabetes care
and service among healthcare professionals.
Method:
This was a qualitative research study involving
healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses) who attended
the diabetes training programme which consisted of a 3-day
Foundation level course and/or the 2.5 day programme for
injectable therapy (Pitstop) course. Participants attended
four focus group sessions in health centres in East Kent,
UK. Ethical approval for the study was obtained and all
participants consented before taking part in the study. The
focus group sessions were recorded using audiotapes which
were then transcribed.
DataAnalysis:
Four researchers carried out thematic analyses
of the data separately and these were then integrated into
six themes. The themes were; the benefits of the diabetes
training, areas for improvement of the training, impact on
health services, healthcare professionals and patients, and
barriers to its implementation.
Results:
The benefits of the training included the resources
provided, promotion of participants’ knowledge, ongoing
support and the environment for inter-professional learning.
On the other hand, the effect of the diabetes training was
evident in terms of its positive impact on the practices or
service delivery (such as improved team working), the
healthcare professionals (improved knowledge and skills)
and the patients (improved quality and continuity of care).
Although there were merits in the training programme, there
were also areas for improvement. Barriers to implementing
the training programme included patients not attending
appointments, volume of patients, not able to prescribe and
conflicting sources of information.
Discussion:
The findings of this study are in line with
previous research which suggest that diabetes training can
promote the knowledge and skills of nurses and other health
care professionals to empower patients to manage their
conditions effectively.
Conclusion:
The Foundation and Pitstop diabetes training
programme is useful in promoting the delivery of diabetes
service in East Kent in terms of promoting improvement in
team working. In addition, it has enhanced the confidence,
knowledge and practice of health care professionals while
ensuring early diagnosis, better education and tighter control
of patients’ blood glucose levels. Despite the advantages
of the diabetes training programme, there are areas for
improvement. Acknowledgement: The authors wish to
acknowledge the support of Paula Carr Diabetes Trust in
funding this study.
Biography
Omorogieva Ojo has a PhD in nutrition from the University of Greenwich, London, a
post graduate diploma in diabetes from University of Surrey, Roehampton and a grad-
uate certificate in Higher Education from University of Greenwich. Prior to these quali-
fications. He had his BSc and MSc in animal science from University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
He has been a Senior Lecturer in Primary Care for nearly seven years and he teaches
across a range of courses and programmes in the Faculty of Education and Health, Uni-
versity of Greenwich. His key interest and areas of expertise are diabetes and nutrition
which form the focus of his research and teaching activities. He leads the school Dia-
betes Specialist Interest Group and co-ordinates the Diabetes Care and Management
course for post registration nurses and Patient Pathways of Care for pre-registration
participants.
He supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate research students including PhD
students. His research interests are reflected in his 35 publications in reputable jour-
nals and 12 conference presentations. His work is recognised both nationally and inter-
nationally and he has been a keynote speaker at the NNNG conference in Manchester,
UK and Global Diabetes Conference and Medicare Expo, in Birmingham, UK. Dr Ojo is
a reviewer for a range of journals and he sits on the Editorial Board on a number of
International Journals.
o.ojo@greenwich.ac.ukOmorogieva Ojo
University of Greenwich, London, UK
Exploration of the effect of diabetes training in primary health care