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People
Three Years After I Attended DESMOND
It is three years since Malcolm Bigg attended a DESMOND Foundation patient course. Armed with a wealth of new knowledge, Malcolm has been able to make a number of lifestyle changes and he has seen the positive effects this can have.
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How To Become a Lay Educator
2012 has seen the release of our hugely anticipated Lay Educator training, and you may be thinking that you would now like to train with the DESMOND Programme. There are a few steps that you will need to take first, in order to secure your place on training, please read on for more information.
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Help get DESMOND in your area
Do you have type 2 Diabetes but are unable to receive DESMOND training in your area? If so, complete the questionnaire below to create a letter that we will send out to your local commissioner to encourage them to offer DESMOND.
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News
The Importance of Self Management Education
Ever wondered what self management education is? How it can make a difference to your population? How to implement and embed it successfully and most importantly cost-effectively? If so, then read on...
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A Safer Ramadan Toolkit: 3 ways to raise awareness of fasting safely
We are pleased to announce the release of the A Safer Ramadan Toolkit. For a one-off payment of £500.00, you can provide community awareness, Healthcare Professional (HCP) training and patient education sessions to help raise awareness in your local community of the need to fast safely with Type 2 diabetes during Ramadan.
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National Institute For Health Research Showcases Its Work In Diabetes Research
To showcase the ground-breaking work that top researchers are doing to tackle diabetes the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has launched an online resource. www.FocusOnDiabetes.nihr.ac.uk was launched today, 14th November 2012, to coincide with World Diabetes Day. It features interviews with NIHR-funded researchers, case-studies on activity taking place in NIHR-supported facilities, a list of studies funded by the NIHR in this area, and information for patients on how to get involved in diabetes clinical research.
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Programmes
How to Order Your Resources?
When placing a resource order with us, please use the forms below to ensure you have the most current prices. Also please read below before ordering.
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Update on DESMOND in Australia
DESMOND launched its DESMOND Newly Diagnosed & Foundation Programme in Western Australia in Perth in June 2011.Â
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Commissioners
Attention All Commissioners - Look At What Training Lay Educators Can Do For You!
Want to increase capacity for more participant courses, reach greater numbers of people with Type 2 diabetes, improve their outcomes, meet NICE quality standards and the QIPP agenda, and up-skill your staff, whilst cutting staff costs? All sound too good to be true?
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Want To Train Lay Educators?
Training Lay Educators can provide many benefits to your organisation, your services and also your existing team of Educators. If you would like to train Lay Educators to join your team read on...
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Commissioning World class structured Education for people with Diabetes
Commissioning diabetes care should be a strategic process involving a wide range of different people, including patients, carers and clinicians and taking into account the local vision for health and social care in the community.
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Professional Development
DESMOND Training
As a centre for award winning training, the DESMOND Programme now has a number of training days available, including our DESMOND 1-day Core training which looks at the philosophy, theories and behaviours that underpin all of our modules. This training is the first step in all Educator training and is also available for anyone looking to find out more about the DESMOND Programme and what makes it stand apart from other diabetes education programmes or for those looking to develop their own education programme or just for general interest.
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Set Up An Educator Network
Are you interested in sharing top tips with other DESMOND Educators? Do you want to keep up to date on the latest developments and research of the National Programme? Then set up a 'DESMOND Educator Network'
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EDUCATOR UPDATE! The DESMOND Key Food Messages
In May 2011 Diabetes UK released 'Evidence based nutrition guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes', this has since been reviewed by the DESMOND Curriculum and Training Team.
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EDUCATOR ALERT!
The use of Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) in the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes
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Research
DESMOND Ongoing Study: Going Forward with Diabetes
DESMOND was never intended to be delivered as a one-off session. The DESMOND Ongoing Study is looking at the effectiveness of providing further support and education to people who have already attended the Foundation patient course. As part of the study a new education programme, Going Forward with Diabetes, has been developed by the DESMOND curriculum and training team. Going Forward with Diabetes has been piloted by a team of Educators from Leicestershire and Northamptonshire who have been trained in its delivery.
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The DESMOND Lay Educator study is now complete!
The aim of the DESMOND Lay Educator study was to determine whether, with appropriate selection, training and support, lay people, trained as DESMOND Educators, could together with a Healthcare Professional partner, deliver structured self management education with the same degree of intervention fidelity, quality and efficacy as trained Healthcare Professional Educators.
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Research Update: Let's Prevent Diabetes
Let's Prevent is a research study funded by a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) programme grant.
What is this study about?
Let's Prevent is the first randomised controlled study looking at whether an education and lifestyle programme (of diet and exercise) can prevent those with a condition called pre-diabetes going on to develop diabetes.
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