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Contents
Diabetes
& Primary Care Australia
Volume 2 No 2 2017
Website: www.pcdsa.com.au/journal
Editorial
Diabetes and pregnancy 45
Rajna Ogrin introduces this issue, which has a focus on pregnancy and pre-conception care for women with pre-gestational diabetes.
From the other side of the desk
Through diagnosis to pregnancy: My journey with diabetes 47
Karen Barrett gives a first-hand perspective on her journey with diabetes and how it affected her pregnancies.
CPD module
Optimising pregnancy outcomes for women with pre-gestational diabetes in primary health care 54
Glynis Ross provides guidance to support pre-conception care for women with pre-gestational diabetes.
Articles
Resources to support preconception care for women with diabetes 50
Melinda Morrison, Ralph Audehm, Alison Barry and colleagues describe the resources available for health professionals and women with
diabetes and provide up-to-date, evidence-based information on pregnancy and diabetes.
Diabetes and bone health 61
Vidhya Jahagirdar and Neil J Gittoes explore the current literature on diabetes and bone health, its impact on patients and the management
strategies that may be considered in primary care to minimise risk of diabetes-related bone disease and to improve outcomes.
Falls prevention in older adults with diabetes: A clinical review of screening, assessment and management recommendations 69
Anna Chapman and Claudia Meyer review the screening, assessment and management recommendations for fall prevention in older people.
The effect of diabetes on the skin before and after ulceration 75
Roy Rasalam and Lesley Weaving look at the changes that occur in the skin of people with diabetes and the importance of skin care in
relation to ulceration.
Editor-in-Chief
Rajna Ogrin
Senior Research Fellow, RDNS
Institute, St Kilda, Vic
Associate Editor
Gary Kilov
Practice Principal, The Seaport
Practice, and Senior Lecturer,
University of Tasmania,
Launceston, Tas
Editorial Board
Ralph Audehm
GP Director, Dianella Community
Health, and Associate Professor,
University of Melbourne,
Melbourne, Vic
Werner Bischof
Periodontist, and Associate
Professor, LaTrobe University,
Bendigo, Vic
Jessica Browne
Senior Research Fellow, School of
Psychology, Deakin University,
Melbourne, Vic
Anna Chapman
Research Fellow, School of
Primary Health Care, Monash
University, Melbourne, Vic
Laura Dean
Course Director of the Graduate
Certificate in Pharmacy
Practice, Monash University, Vic
Nicholas Forgione
Principal, Trigg Health Care
Centre, Perth, WA
John Furler
Principal Research Fellow and
Associate Professor,
University of Melbourne, Vic
Mark Kennedy
Medical Director, Northern Bay
Health, Geelong, and Honorary
Clinical Associate Professor,
University of Melbourne,
Melbourne, Vic
Peter Lazzarini
Senior Research Fellow,
Queensland University of
Technology, Brisbane, Qld
Roy Rasalam
Head of Clinical Skills and
Medical Director,
James Cook University, and
Clinical Researcher, Townsville
Hospital, Townsville, Qld
Suzane Ryan
Practice Principal, Newcastle
Family Practice, Newcastle, NSW
Editor
Olivia Tamburello
Editorial Manager
Richard Owen
Publisher
Simon Breed
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