Activities
Primary Care Diabetes Journal
Primary Care Diabetes is the official journal of PCDE, published by Elsevier Publishing. The journal publishes original clinical research articles and clinical practice information for physicians, nurse practitioners and related diabetes-care workers in the form of original research articles, brief reports, reviews, editorials, opinions, and case histories. The Journal also publishes news and articles concerning the policies and activities of PCDE and reflects the society’s aim of improving the quality of care for people with diabetes mellitus within the primary care setting.
Less than two years after launch (January 2007), Primary Care Diabetes Journal is already indexed in PsycInfo and recently also in MedLine (PubMed).
Website (www.pcdeurope.org)
Currently the website is under a global process of renewal.
The new approach will invite the visitor to navigate easily through different pages with following topics
Information about PCDE as a group (constitutions of the association, policy document, minutes of the executive committee, news, research projects…)
All publications done by PCDE, including the PCDE endorsed guidelines.
on-line services such as abstract submission and registration for upcoming conferences as well a membership application a link to “Primary Care Diabetes Journal”
a link to selected international sites in relation to Diabetes care a link to national sites in relation to Diabetes care
A special place for our partners
Research Activities
PCDE promoted the creation of a Primary Care Research Group within EASD (Athens, 2005).
Research objectives of the study group
To encourage high quality research into clinical, psychological and organisational aspects on diabetes in primary care;
To build a European network of primary care researchers, with wide interests on diabetes;
To share research findings
Areas of interest
Epidemiological studies: incidence and prevalence in different European countries and different methodological aspects to calculate these.
Treatment outcomes and evaluations of new treatment options
Adherence to treatment plans
Prevention of macro- and micro-vascular complications
Screening and early detection of diabetes and its complications
Expectations and perspectives of people living with diabetes, their families and their health professionals
Quality of life in individuals with diabetes
Social inequities in minority groups suffering from diabetes
Influences of the different European health care systems on health outcomes
Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of different models of health care delivery on diabetes health outcomes
Methodology
All different research methodologies (quantitative or qualitative as well as systematic reviews) are encouraged. It is seen as important that methods appropriate to the questions asked are described, and employed, and that meaningful interpretation of results is made.
Affiliations
A particular close working relationship has already been established with IDF, FEND and EURADIA.
PCDE aims to consolidate these affiliations in the future. In addition there are also close contacts with, WHO, EGPRN, EQUIP… and different National Organisations.
Individual members of the Executive Committee have direct links with most of the major diabetes organisations at European and even global level and contribute actively to their respective regular conferences.
