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Day 2 - 1. Bridging the Gap: Optimizing Diabetes Care in General Practice with Collaborative Insights (MCQS*)

Presentation

Presentation

8:30 am

23 March 2025

Plenary Room

Day 2 - Session 1 - Diabetes

Programs

WAVE 2025

Talk Description

Ramya Raman presents on Bridging the Gap: Optimizing Diabetes Care in General Practice with Collaborative Insights.
Duration:
30 minutes

Synopsis: The session will explore how effective teamwork between GPs and optometrists can enhance diabetes management and improve patient outcomes. In this 30-minute presentation, we’ll cover key aspects of optimal diabetes care, including the latest guidelines, treatment strategies, and management plans tailored to the individual patient.

The presentation will highlight the critical role optometrists play in early detection and ongoing monitoring of diabetes-related eye complications such as diabetic retinopathy, emphasizing the importance of specific biomarkers and key features they should be alert to. We’ll explore what GPs need from optometrists in terms of patient information and discuss how shared communication can lead to more comprehensive care.

Attendees will also gain insights into the practicalities of Team Care Arrangement (TCA) plans and how structured collaboration between GPs and optometrists fosters better continuity of care. 

 
Learning Objectives

  1. Review optimal diabetes management in general practice.
  2. Enhance knowledge of collaborative diabetes management.
  3. Enhance interdisciplinary communication.
Assessment:  Click here for details on the 5 Optional MCQS. 

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