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Third-year pharmacy students propose an interprofessional prediabetes educational programme: PreDiaMe (Prediabetes +
Chava Chaitin1, Jaimie Velasquez1, Nile M Khanfar1
1a College of Pharmacy , Nova Southeastern University , Palm Beach Gardens , Florida , USA.
Journal of Interprofessional Care
|October 4, 2017
Summary
Prediabetes affects millions of Americans. The Prediabetes + Me (PreDiaMe) program uses interprofessional education to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Pharmacy Education
- Interprofessional Healthcare
Background:
- Rising prediabetes prevalence in the US, with 86 million diagnosed in 2012.
- Need for innovative educational programs to manage prediabetes.
- Importance of collaborative, interprofessional care models.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the Prediabetes + Me (PreDiaMe) program.
- To outline the program's goals: identifying at-risk patients, decreasing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence, reducing costs, and improving quality of life.
- To highlight PreDiaMe's role in integrative health professional education.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of education, health services, interprofessional teams, and prediabetes (2006-2016).
- Interviews with community and consultant pharmacists.
- Development of a three-step community outreach program (PreDiaMe).
Main Results:
- PreDiaMe was created based on literature review and expert interviews.
- The program aims to unite healthcare professionals for prediabetes management.
- PreDiaMe serves as a model for interprofessional education and patient care.
Conclusions:
- PreDiaMe offers a collaborative approach to prediabetes management.
- The program benefits patients, the healthcare system, and health professional education.
- PreDiaMe seeks to reduce the prevalence and economic burden of prediabetes while improving patient outcomes.
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