[Healthcare networks: involvement of various healthcare professionals].
Diabetes is a very representative model of chronic disease requiring a partnership between various healthcare professionals. The organisation of healthcare networks allows a global care improvement. For the "Midi-Pyrénées" area, the diabetes network associates physicians and other healthcare professionals, working in their private - practice or in clinics or hospitals. The priority of this network was to develop therapeutic patient education, outdoors and indoors. The use of a specific communication system will be unavoidable, as a basis for medical files, evaluation, and permanent updates for the network members. Current projects concern a regional organization for chronic foot ulcers care, coronary heart disease and diabetes during pregnancy. These various care domains suppose the collaboration with other regional networks.
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Service de Diabétologie, Maladies Métaboliques et Nutrition, Hôpital Rangueil, CHU de Toulouse, 1, avenue, 31403 Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
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Lemozy-Cadroy
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D019058:Community Networks; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010820:Physicians; D011247:Pregnancy