Foundation diabetes program inspires Australian Rural Doctor article
February 16, 2010Australian Rural Doctor magazine, a regular supplement to Australian Doctor, has based a clinical treatment article on the Rural Health Education Foundation’s T2DM Guidelines Series: Primary Prevention, Case Detection and Diagnosis educational television program.
The magazine published a “How to Treat” article entitled “T2DM: Prevention and risk management” in their November 2009 issue - the ninth time Australian Rural Doctor has based an article on a Foundation-produced program.
A four-page section of the highly-regarded magazine is dedicated to the “T2DM: Prevention and risk management” article, which covers detection, diagnosis and treatment options for type 2 diabetes, along with prevention strategies including lifestyle changes - all derived from the Foundation’s television program.
“We’re delighted that our collaboration with Australian Rural Doctor has now extended to a ninth article, and we look forward to contributing material to more ‘How to Treat’ articles in the future,” says Rural Health Education Foundation CEO Don Perlgut. “We certainly value the great work our colleagues at Australian Rural Doctor perform to optimise our television content for the print medium, and distribute it to an even wider audience of Australian health professionals.”
About the program
T2DM Guidelines Series: Primary Prevention, Case Detection and Diagnosis, first broadcast on 13 October 2009, discusses case detection and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Case detection in the primary health care setting provides an opportunity to identify the estimated 500,000 Australians with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. The program also discusses primary prevention of type 2 diabetes, with an emphasis on lifestyle modifications.
The discussion-based program, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, features expert panellists including Professor Alan Barclay, Professor Mark Harris and Associate Professor Ashim Sinha.
Other Foundation programs which inspired articles
Eight other television programs produced by the Rural Health Education Foundation have spawned “How to Treat” sections in Australian Rural Doctor:
- Helping Children With Autism (907) is the basis for a “How to Treat” article entitled “Autism spectrum disorder” in the August 2009 edition.
- Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (904) is the basis for a “How to Treat” article entitled “Posttraumatic stress disorder” in the June 2009 issue.
- Management of Secondary Lymphoedema (804) is the basis for a “How to Treat” article entitled “Secondary Lymphoedema” in the November 2008 issue.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Joint Approach (805) is the basis for a “How to Treat” article entitled “Rheumatoid Arthritis” in the August 2008 issue.
- “Syndrome X”: Update on Metabolic Syndrome (706) is the basis for a “How to Treat” article entitled “Update on Metabolic Syndrome” in the October 2007 issue.
- Chlamydia: Combating the Epidemic (701) is the basis for a “How to Treat” article entitled “Combating Chlamydia” in the June 2007 issue.
- Burn Injury: Rural Perspectives (602) is the basis for two “How to Treat” articles on burn injury in the July and August issues, starting with Part 1 - Burns Assessment …
Australian Rural Doctor is a regular supplement to Australian Doctor, which is a Reed Business Information publication.
More information
To find more information about the program, and to access links to other diabetes-related resources, visit the Foundation’s T2DM Guidelines Series: Primary Prevention, Case Detection and Diagnosis program page.