DOR Report_2010 - Diabetes Outreach
DOR Report_2010 - Diabetes Outreach
DOR Report_2010 - Diabetes Outreach
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Professional and consumer resources<br />
Resources for consumers and professionals are an important aspect of diabetes education and care.<br />
Education of people with diabetes, their families and the community requires a range of resources identified<br />
as appropriate for various teaching and learning experiences. These resources are linked to the training and<br />
support aspects of the <strong>Diabetes</strong> <strong>Outreach</strong> program.<br />
Resource support includes the development and review of consumer and professional educational<br />
resources (Attachment M). The service continues to provide access for health services to up-to-date<br />
diabetes education resources for people with diabetes, teaching packages and manuals for health<br />
professionals.<br />
The ‘<strong>Diabetes</strong> Manual’, is a comprehensive guide of diabetes care and practice for health units and health<br />
professionals. The manual underwent a comprehensive update in 2009 and continues to be available free of<br />
charge via the website. 122 manuals were distributed in <strong>2010</strong>. The NSW Greater Western Area Health<br />
Services and the WA Great Southern Area Health Service have continued to endorse and implement the<br />
Manual for use in all their health services.<br />
The ‘<strong>Diabetes</strong> Self Care Program’, is a newly developed online resource to support self care education.<br />
The program is designed to provide a framework and tools for diabetes educators to delivery group and<br />
individual education that supports clinical and behavioural outcomes. The program is free online at<br />
http://www.diabetesoutreach.org.au/7Steps/default.asp<br />
In November, <strong>Diabetes</strong> Australia-Queensland formally sort permission to use the self care program.<br />
Acknowledgment of the developers and CHSA has been secured.<br />
The ‘Group Education Package’ is a DVD and workbook designed to build group facilitation and teaching<br />
skills for health professionals. There have been 22 packages distributed to key education sites in rural and<br />
remote South Australia in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The diabetes continuing education overhead package, ‘Dealing with diabetes: A resource for staff<br />
development’ continues to be widely accessed and is available free of charge from the website. A<br />
comprehensive review and update has been commenced in <strong>2010</strong> and is due to be completed early in 2011.<br />
A teaching and overhead package ‘Impaired Glucose Tolerance’ is also available via the website free of<br />
charge. The package is undergoing a comprehensive review and update, and will be re-named, Pre-<br />
<strong>Diabetes</strong> in 2011.<br />
The ‘<strong>Diabetes</strong> Education Factsheets’ for consumer education continue to be reviewed on at least a 2<br />
yearly basis, with 13 factsheets being reviewed in <strong>2010</strong> (Attachment N). Factsheets are available on the<br />
website free of charge. 2011 will see the completion of a comprehensive review of consumer resources.<br />
‘<strong>Diabetes</strong> Rural Directory’ continues to be a valued resource for metropolitan endocrinologists and<br />
diabetes services. The resource facilitates appropriate referral back to rural centres from metropolitan<br />
Adelaide by providing rural contact information. There are now 17 health services (metropolitan<br />
endocrinologists, diabetes educators, etc) who receive updates.<br />
‘<strong>Diabetes</strong> Network News’ is a quarterly publication distributed to 503 rural and remote health professionals<br />
(diabetes educators, dietitians, podiatrists, hospital/community health/general practice nurses, Aboriginal<br />
health workers), 633 metropolitan health professionals, 70 Aboriginal health care providers, 19 interstate<br />
professionals, 22 pharmaceutical companies and 8 international health professionals. A total of 1136. This<br />
resource is also available online.<br />
<strong>Diabetes</strong> <strong>Outreach</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
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