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Article: What about structured education for health professionals?
- Article from:
- Journal of Diabetes Nursing
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
- Author:
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It seems that every time I look a new policy document about diabetes has been issued. However, it occurs to me that there is one that we have not yet seen, although it may be in the pipeline. This 'missing' policy relates to the diabetes education of health professionals.
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There is, of course, plenty of education occurring, both formal, which attracts academic credit, and informal. As we know, there are courses for primary care staff; one for the preparation of diabetes specialist nurses as well as multiprofessional Master's level courses, among many others. We also have the two parts of the diabetes competence framework that can help to design ...