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Nov 22-23, 2018 | Paris, France
Joint Event
Nutrition and Health
16
th
International Conference on
26
th
International Conference on
Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Journal of Insights in Nutrition and Metabolism | Volume 2
Notes:
Keeping up with technology for healthcare providers – A case study in solving the problem of
information
Crystal Broj
American Association of Diabetes Educators, United States Minor Outlying Islands
D
iabetes technology is advancing at a rapid pace. Each
conference presents a new insulin pen, meter or CGM.
How can a healthcare professional learn about the latest
trends? The American Association of Diabetes Educators
createdaplatformtoassisthealthcareproviderswork through
the difficult task of keeping up with technology. They created
a technology institute that contains product information,
education and resources for the rapidly changing landscape.
A “one-stop” shop for all thing’s diabetes technology, it is
called: DANA-Diabetes Advanced Network Access and was
released in the US in August 2018. DANA is a resource to
enable professionals working in partnership with persons
with diabetes to have access to best in class information
about diabetes technology. The goal is to empower
collaborative decision making in the care and management
of people with diabetes, leading to positive health outcomes.
DANA is a robust, always-current destinationwheremembers
can participate in a variety of areas:
Products:
Research and review the latest technology
products, devices and mobile apps
Education:
Access tech focused continuing education and
device training
Innovation:
Participate in innovation shaping research and
learn the latest news
Resources:
Search a repository of curated evidence-based
research and information
App Review:
Research a variety of Apps based on a solid set
of guidelines
This case study keynote will discuss how the platform was
created, and how it is impacting the work of Diabetes
Educators.
e:
cbroj@aadenet.org