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| Canadian Diabetes Association |
| MdBriefCase Diabetes Modules a Colossal Success |
| Date : - 07/05/2009 |
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In only five months, more than 5,500 Canadian healthcare professionals have benefited from the new mdBriefCase on-line continuing health education modules based on the Canadian Diabetes Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada (2008 Guidelines).
Free to healthcare professionals, the initial 11 modules were developed by the Canadian Diabetes Association, Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) and mdBriefCase and were funded through educational grants from Novo Nordisk, Johnson & Johnson, Boehringer Ingelheim and GSK Canada Inc.
The diabetes modules cover a variety of topics such as optimizing care, diabetes in pregnancy, insulin and pharmacotherapy. Program participants are provided with dynamic eLearning courses that summarize the 2008 Guidelines in practical terms and give them an opportunity to apply their learning immediately through interactive case studies and peer discussion.
The modules are available at http://www.AdvancingIn.com and http://www.rxBriefCase.com .
Initial feedback from these programs has been extremely positive. Based on a recent participant survey, 98% reported that the learning was helpful to their practice. The majority felt they could implement these recommendations immediately in their practice and provided concrete examples of ways they will improve patient care.
“It is very rewarding to be involved in such an important initiative”, says Nancy Thomson, VP of mdBriefCase. “With our reach to over 72,000 health professionals, we are thrilled to be in a position to assist the Canadian Diabetes Association and CSEM with guidelines implementation. The sheer number of participants in these programs reinforces how important diabetes education is. We will continue to work with the Canadian Diabetes Association and CSEM to support health professionals and ultimately, improve patient outcomes.”
“We’re pleased that the healthcare community and clinicians are engaging with the 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines through the mdBriefCase diabetes modules,” said Margaret Beatty, Vice President, Research, Professional Education and Government Affairs, Canadian Diabetes Association. “The 2008 Guidelines are the best and most current evidence-based clinical practice data for healthcare professionals treating patients that are living with or at risk of diabetes. We hope many more thousands of Canadian healthcare professionals will use the diabetes modules in the months and years ahead.”
“We are very excited about the initial results on these programs,” said Dr. Robert Josse, chair, eCME programs and past president CSEM. “mdBriefCase has given us the ability to quickly disseminate information on the new 2008 Guidelines and address educational gaps in an extremely effective way.”
About mdBriefCase
mdBriefCase Inc., has been providing on-line information resources for Canadian healthcare professionals since 2002. Healthcare professionals must register to have access to services, which include both accredited learning programs (CME/CE) and non-accredited information (up to-the-minute global medical news, advertising, newsletters, guidelines, patient counseling resources, and more). The mdBriefCase membership now constitutes the largest multi-disciplinary healthcare community in Canada with 42,000 physicians (out of 55,000 in Canada), 21,000 pharmacists (out of 29,000 in Canada) and 10,000 allied healthcare professionals.
mdBriefCase Inc is the on-line CE partner for the; Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC), Canadian Society of Endocrinology & Metabolism (CSEM), Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA), Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA), Family Physicians Airways Group (FPAG), Canadian Pain Association (CPA), Canadian Pediatric Association (CPA), Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAP), Ontario Nurse Practitioners Association (ONPA) and Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC).
About the Canadian Diabetes Association
The Canadian Diabetes Association works in communities across the country to promote the health of Canadians and eliminate diabetes through our strong nationwide network of volunteers, employees, healthcare professionals, researchers, partners and supporters. In the struggle against this global epidemic, our expertise is recognized around the world. The Canadian Diabetes Association: setting the world standard.
About CSEM
The Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) is a professional organization bringing together clinical endocrinologists, educators and researchers engaged in providing health care, training and research within the broad domain of endocrinology. The CSEM is a national advocate for excellence in endocrinology research, education, and patient care, and its mandate is to advance the discipline of endocrinology and metabolism in Canada.
Contacts
Nancy Thomson
VP, mdBriefCase
http://www.advancingin.com
416 488 5500 ext 227
nthomson@mdbriefcase.com
Cynthia Hastings-James
President, rxBriefCase
http://www.rxBriefCase.com
(416) 488 5500 ext 221
c.hastings@rxbriefcase.com
Jeremy Brace
Canadian Diabetes Association
416-408-7071
jeremy.brace@diabetes.ca
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