title: [Contribution of the Department of Laboratory Medicine for the Protection and the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Tokushima Prefecture].
abstract: Diabetes mortality rates of Tokushima prefecture have been worst one in Japan for 12 years. We started up the organization named "Tokushima Medical Doctors Association against Diabetes" for the disease prevention and the improvement of the treatments in Tokushima prefecture. More than 240 medical doctors in Tokushima prefecture joined the association. The activities of the association are ( 1) training of medical doctors, (2) education for co-medical staffs, (3) education and enlightenment for patients and the public, (4) cooperation with Tokushima prefectural medical association and the communities. For the purpose of education for the co-medical staffs, we organized the association of Certified Diabetes Educator of Japan in Tokushima and support the association as the secretariat office. We also work as Tokushima branch office of Japan Association for Diabetes and Education and Care. The prevention of disease and the improvement of medical activity level are one of the big roles those the university hospital is responsible, because the university hospital is anticipated to work as a medical leader in the community. As the University hospital can take care of all medical staffs, so it is thought to be important to contribute the local medical treatment level different with the medical association and prefecture secretariat. The promotion conference for Diabetes mellitus was established last year. The relation among the associations we take care, the local medical association, and the prefecture secretariat are getting better. We hope that our cooperative activities will contribute to reducing morbidity and mortality from diabetes in Tokushima prefecture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokushima University School of Medicine, Tokushima 770-8503.
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noma
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012577:Schools, Medical