PCDE at congresses 2009
July 3, 2009PCDE at FEND
FEND’s (The Federation of European Nurses in Diabetes) annual meeting will take place in Vienna on 25th and 26th of September 2009. PCDE will be present with an information desk and will be represented by Mrs Lena Insulander.
www.fend.org
PCDE at EASD
From 29th september until 2nd October the 44th EASD annual Meeting will take place in Vienna. PCDE will be represented at this Congress by Dr. Johan Wens and Dr. Xavier Cos. PCDE will have a booth in the congress hall where visitors can get information about PCDEurope’s mission and policy or how to become a member.
PCDE’s liaison officer and FEND Chair Anne Felton and EASD Study group leader and PCDE member Prof. Guy Rutten will also be present at EASD.
www.easd.org
SWEET report
March 1, 2009
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.
PCDE Journal
January 12, 2009
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.
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/
