(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
DOHA: More than 1,000 pharmacists have been trained in diabetes care since January, through 24 workshops The training has been provided by Primary Healthcare Corporation and Action on Diabetes — the leading public-private partnership backed by Maersk Oil Qatar, the Ministry of Public Health, HMC, PHCC, Qatar Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk.
Efforts are designed to build a pool and knowledge of diabetes care resources, and develop support infrastructure required to deliver new model of diabetes care in Qatar. Delivered by expert trainers from PHCC and HMC, the workshops and interactive sessions covered technical, clinical and pharmaceutical practice including diabetes mellitus complications, new oral glucose-lowering therapy, insulin basics, GLP-1 agonist drugs, hypertension complications, obesity and diabetes, dyslipidemia and an overview of endocrine disorders.
In addition, the sessions included more general and practical advice and guidance on delivering excellent patient care, supporting patient education and counselling as well as helping to build ‘soft skills.’ They also covered topics such as time management, working well under pressure and effective communication skills, as well as exploring how best to build a multidisciplinary, diabetes team.The Peninsula