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Postpartum Screening For Diabetes Among Medicaid-Eligible South Carolina Women With Gestational Diabetes, Nathan Hale, Janice Probst, Jihong Liu, Amy Martin, Kevin Bennett, Saundra Glover
Postpartum Screening For Diabetes Among Medicaid-Eligible South Carolina Women With Gestational Diabetes, Nathan Hale, Janice Probst, Jihong Liu, Amy Martin, Kevin Bennett, Saundra Glover
Jihong Liu
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Awareness, Agreement, Adoption And Adherence To Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Guidelines: A Survey Of Indonesian Primary Care Physician, Indah Widyahening, Yolanda Van Der Graaf, Pradana Soewondo, Paul Glasziou, Geert Van Der Heijden
Awareness, Agreement, Adoption And Adherence To Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Guidelines: A Survey Of Indonesian Primary Care Physician, Indah Widyahening, Yolanda Van Der Graaf, Pradana Soewondo, Paul Glasziou, Geert Van Der Heijden
Paul Glasziou
Background: To assess the degree of awareness, agreement, adoption and adherence of physicians in Indonesia to type 2 diabetes mellitus guidelines, and their association with characteristics of the responders. Methods. Questionnaire survey among General Practitioners (GPs) attending the Indonesian Association of Family Practitioners annual conference in November 2012. The proportion of GPs who were aware of, agreed with, adopted and adhered to the seven recommendations in the guidelines (screening for diabetes, diagnosis, lifestyle modification, use of sulfonylurea, target blood glucose, target blood pressure and use of statin) were calculated in the total number of responders. Results: Of the 399 GPs …
Appalachian Regional Model For Organizing And Sustaining County-Level Diabetes Coalitions, Richard Crespo, Molly Shrewsberry, Darrlyn Cornelius-Averhart, Henry B. King Jr.
Appalachian Regional Model For Organizing And Sustaining County-Level Diabetes Coalitions, Richard Crespo, Molly Shrewsberry, Darrlyn Cornelius-Averhart, Henry B. King Jr.
Richard Crespo
This article describes a model for developing diabetes coalitions in rural Appalachian counties and presents evidence of their sustainability. The rural Appalachian coalition model was developed through a partnership between two federal agencies and a regional university. Coalitions go through a competitive application process to apply for one-time $10,000 grants. The project has funded 7 to 9 coalitions annually since 2001, reaching 66 total coalitions in 2008. Sustainability of the coalitions is defined by the number of coalitions that voluntarily report on their programs and services. In 2008, 58 of 66 (87%) coalitions in the Appalachian region continue to function …