Diabetes Integrated Care Workshop with the National Clinical Programme for Diabetes

On 22nd February a workshop was hosted by Community Healthcare Organisation Area 1 (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan & Sligo) in conjunction with the National Clinical Care Programme for Diabetes.

The integrated care workshop was attended by Health professionals across the CHO 1 area, Saolta University Hospital Group (Letterkenny & Sligo University Hospitals) and RCSI Hospital Group (Cavan & Monaghan Hospitals).  Diabetes Ireland representatives also attended and conveyed the importance of the patient voice.  The workshop consisted of presentations and facilitated group sessions. It also provided participants with an opportunity to view a series of posters displaying research and clinical project work undertaken in the area of Diabetes.

Professor Sean Dinneen, the Clinical lead on the National Clinical Care Programme for Diabetes gave an update on the National Clinical Care Programme.  He spoke about ‘His vision for Diabetes Integrated care and how communication between the community and acute sectors is essential in order to overcome the barriers to delivering patient care.’

There were presentations given by the three Diabetes teams that cover Donegal, Sligo/Leitrim and Cavan/Monaghan.  Dr Amjed Khamis, Consultant Physician/ Endocrinologist at Letterkenny University Hospital, Dr Catherine Mc Hugh, Consultant Endocrinologist at Sligo University Hospital and Ms Deirdre Moyna, Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Cavan and Monaghan Hospital Group spoke on behalf of the teams.

Mr John Hayes, Chief Officer, CHO Area 1 closed the workshop by stating ‘I would like to sincerely thank all the participants for coming today and devoting their time to this important priority area.  Events such as this help to ensure that as health professionals in both the hospital and community services we can share knowledge and learning and translate this into building and improving upon the care we deliver to our patients’ 
 

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1.        Speakers at Diabetes Integrated Care Conference  L to R: Niamh Smyth, Programme Manager, National Diabetes Clinical Care Programme, Professor Sean Dinneen, Clinical Lead, National Diabetes Clinical Care Programme,  Deirdre Moyna, Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Cavan and Monaghan Hospital Group,  Margaret Humphreys,  National Diabetes Selfcare Project Coordinator, Paula Gallagher, Physiotherapy Manager, Cavan / Monaghan, Niamh Fitzpatrick, Senior Dietician Cavan and Monaghan Hospital Group and Dr. Poochellam Muthalagu, Consultant Physician, Cavan and Monaghan Hospital Group.  

2.        Diabetes Nurses L to R: Claire Maye, Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Sligo University Hospital, Kathleen Crerand, Diabetes Nurse Specialist,  Donegal PCCC, Patricia Murray,  Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Integrated Care Diabetes, Sligo University Hospital, Caitriona Coleman, Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Integrated Care, Sligo/Leitrim, Anne Griffin, Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Letterkenny University Hospital and Deirdre Moyna, Diabetes Nurse Specialist, Cavan and Monaghan Hospital Group.

3.        Conference Delegates