title: A comprehensive e-education engine for a virtual diabetes centre.
abstract: It seems likely that the development of effective diabetes education for patients, carers and staff would prove highly cost-effective. Diabetes-e is an electronic diabetes encyclopaedia designed to provide comprehensive education to patients, carers (e.g. family, schools, care homes) and health professionals (specialist and non-specialist). In addition, educational media such as information leaflets (that can be printed during a consultation), streaming educational video and slide resource packs are available. Self-assessment questionnaires with feedback guide further education and facilitate targeted continuing professional development (CPD) for health professionals. The prototype has been developed with a particular emphasis on patient input. It is anticipated that Diabetes-e will be implemented across Central Nottinghamshire, including training of key personnel, by the end of 2005. The project has already gone live for insulin commencement.
authors.affiliation: The John Pease Diabetes Centre, King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK. george.thomson@sfh-tr.nhs.uk
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: Devaka J S
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bushby
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meredith
authors.forename: Anna K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D019992:Databases as Topic; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019114:Remote Consultation; D014584:User-Computer Interface