[Therapeutic education in Mali: a training workshop for caregivers and young type 1 diabetic patients]

In March 2021, in the framework of a partnership between the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), the Santé Diabète Organization and the Ministry of Health of Mali, a 4-day workshop training course was organized with the objective of strengthening the skills of caregivers in Therapeutic Patient Education (TPE) for children and young people with type 1 diabetes. To ensure interprofessionalism, physician-nurse pairs already working together in health structures in 7 regions of Mali participated in the training. Beyond complementarity between health professionals, the aim was to cope with the realities of the Malian health system. All activities were co-chaired by physician-nurse pairs, specialized in diabetes and in TPE. A total of 30 professionals took part in the training, which consisted of 2 days of classroom training and 2 days of hands-on training with type 1 diabetic children and their families. To build the caregivers capacity in TPE, we chose innovative approaches with activities allowing the immediate application of skills learned with various pedagogical tools. The beneficiaries are not only the professionals, but also the children, teenagers and their families, including the trainers.