Plus: need for nurses trained for diabetes care; more
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 : Issue #1081 |
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Letter from the Editor
One of the things we do with our interns is present patients for them to work with and manage. This is usually done by giving them information and letting them set a plan of action, and then we text back and forth as if the intern is the caregiver and either Steve or I is the patient. We have seen the positive results of this in the ability of the intern to have almost instantaneous communication with the patient.
This has also been reflected in the use of telemedicine for diabetes patients. It appears that many patients feel like they are getting better care with telemedicine than they did visiting their doctor.
This week Melinda Rodriguez, our intern from LECOM College of Pharmacy, shares an article on how to best serve your patients on these telemedicine visits.
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We can make a difference!
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Dave Joffe
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Newsflash: A Call for More Nurses on World Diabetes Day
November 14 was World Diabetes Day. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) calls for more nurses to be trained to help people living with diabetes understand and manage their condition.
Over 460 million people are currently estimated to be living with diabetes worldwide, a number expected to rise to 578 million by 2030. Last year alone, the condition was responsible for 4.2 million deaths and at least $760 billion in health expenditure – 10% of the global total spent on healthcare. The impact of diabetes has come into even sharper focus this year, with half of the people diagnosed with COVID-19 in some regions found to be living with the condition.
Nurses play a pivotal role in helping people with diabetes understand and manage their condition and tackle the risk factors for type 2 diabetes in those most susceptible. As the prevalence of diabetes continues to rise across the world, more trained nurses are required to help people affected avoid life-changing complications – such as heart attacks, strokes, loss of vision, kidney disease, and lower limb amputation – and promote healthier lifestyle behaviors. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a global shortfall of 5.9 million nurses and indicated that nursing graduates would need to increase by 8% a year to overcome the deficit by 2030. |
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