Type 2 diabetes guideline series available free on DVD
December 7, 2009The Rural Health Education Foundation’s series of programs about the Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Clinical Guidelines will soon be available on DVD for free.
Thanks to funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, bona fide Australian health professionals can now order a four-disk set of the four-program T2DM Guideline Series from the Foundation without charge (limit of one set per individual or organisation).
Free distribution - better prevention
“More than 100,000 Australians are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year, but up to 60% of these cases are preventable,” says Rural Health Education Foundation CEO Don Perlgut. “So we are very pleased that the Department of Health and Ageing has funded the free distribution of this important program series in DVD format.”
“Spreading awareness of the T2DM Clinical Guidelines is sure to help Australia’s health professionals with the diagnosis, management and prevention of this growing disease.”
How to order a free DVD set
To order a free DVD set of the T2DM series, go to the T2DM Guideline Series web page, ensure you are logged in as a registered user (registration is free), then click the “add to cart” button on the right-hand side.
Copies will be distributed early in 2010, however as numbers are limited they should be ordered soon.
About the free T2DM programs
The T2DM Guideline Series focuses on the key practice points and goals for management of T2DM presented in the new NHMRC-endorsed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Guidelines, to assist clinicians, health services and policy makers.
The four-part series consists of the following programs:
Primary Prevention, Case Detection and Diagnosis (program 913a) is a 60-minute program which discusses practice points and changes in goals for detection and prevention related to the Primary Prevention and Case Detection and Diagnosis guidelines.
Blood Glucose Control, Patient Education in Type 2 Diabetes (program 913b) is a 65-minute program which discusses practice points and changes in goals for management related to the Patient Education and Blood Glucose Control guidelines.
Diabetic Retinopathy, Chronic Kidney Disease (program 913c) is a 60-minute program which looks at two evidence-based guidelines that address co-morbidity in type 2 diabetes. It features a filmed case study of a 43-year-old man diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when he was 27, at 38 was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy in his left eye, and by 41 was declared legally blind
Diabetes and Indigenous Australians (program 913d) is a 60-minute program which explores the question of how diabetes can be prevented in Indigenous communities, and the issues around diet, obesity, physical activity, poor living conditions and low socioeconomic status.
About type 2 diabetes
Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic disease globally and currently affects 246 million people worldwide. This is expected to rise to 380 million by 2025. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accounts for 85% of this figure. In Australia, 275 people are diagnosed with T2DM daily. However, up to 60% of this disease is preventable by adopting a healthy diet and increasing physical activity.
Other Foundation programs available free on DVD
The Foundation has several other programs, covering a range of health topics, available free on DVD. For more information about these programs, and to learn how to order free DVD copies, please visit the Foundation’s free DVD page.