PCDE at congresses 2010

PCDE-AHEAD 1st International conference on Hypertension & Diabetes, Istanbul May 6-9,  2010

www.ihdpc.org

 

WONCA, Malaga 6-9 October 2010

PCDE as a formal special interest group of WONCA Europe will organize several sessions within the official scientific programme of WONCA Europe 2010 Malaga (5,5 hours in total).PCDE will have joint SEMFYC and PCDEurope activities in the same agenda. Additional information about WONCA can be found on www.woncaeurope2010.org

EASD Stockholm: 20-24 September 2010

PCDE wil be present with a stand at EASD. More details to follow shortly.

www.easd.org

New issue of PCDE journal

SWEET report

SWEET report by Imre RURIK

Dr Imre RURIK

What does this abbreviation mean?

Better control in pediatric and adolescent diabeteS:

Working to crEate CEnTres of Reference

The declared goals of the project:

-Facilitating the collection and monitoring of epidemiologic and economic data.

-Encouraging the development of a minimum standard of care to prevent complications and improve quality of life.

-Sharing information and promoting best practice at a European level.

-SWEET’s main objective is to improve secondary prevention, diagnosis and control of Type 1 and 2 diabetes in children and adolescents by supporting the development of centers of references (CORs) for pediatric and adolescent diabetes services across the EU.

A group of established European and national diabetes organisations have joined forces

 

to improve the diabetes management in children and adolescents.

PCDE Journal

In this issue, learn about “Primary care in Norway” and discover the original research article  “It’s up to me ! experience of living with pre-diabetes and the increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Aims and Scope:

 Primary Care Diabetes is the official journal of Primary Care Diabetes Europe (PCDE). The journal publishes original research articles and high-quality reviews in the fields of clinical care, diabetes education, nutrition, health services, psychosocial research and epidemiology as far as is relevant for diabetology in a primary-care setting. The purpose of the journal is to encourage interdisciplinary research and discussion between all those who are involved in primary diabetes care on an international level. The Journal also publishes news and articles concerning the policies and activities of PCDE and reflects the society’s aim of improving the care for people with diabetes mellitus within the primary-care setting.

Journal facts:

Owner : Primary Care Diabetes Europe
Publisher : Elsevier

Editor-in-Chief : Rhys Williams
Associate editors : Kamlesh Khunti, Neil Munro, K.M. Venkat Narayan

Launch: September 2006
Frequency : Quarterly
Readership : 4200+ members of Primary Care Diabetes Europe ; 1000+ electronic library holdings.

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Primary Care Diabetes Journal: http://www.primary-care-diabetes.com/

MEDLINE indexed: http://www.glycosmedia.com/

The online manuscript submission site for the journal is live at: http://ees.elsevier.com/pcd/