A partnership model for capacity-building of primary care physicians in evidence-based management of diabetic retinopathy in India.
Indian J Ophthalmol
; 68(Suppl 1): S67-S69, 2020 02.
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ABSTRACT
In India, more than 72 million people have diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a vision-threatening complication of people with diabetes, is an important cause of avoidable blindness. The delay in the detection of DR is due to lack of awareness and shortage of ophthalmologists trained in the management of DR. With this background, in 2015, we initiated a capacity-building program "Certificate Course in Evidence Based Management of Diabetic Retinopathy (CCDR)" with an objective to build the skills and core competencies of the physicians across India in the management of diabetes and DR. The program has completed four cycles and 578 physicians have been trained. The course elicited an excellent response, which reflects the much-felt need for skill improvement in DR diagnosis and management for physicians in India. This model demonstrates an innovative modality to address DR-related avoidable blindness in a resource-restraint country like India.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Medicina Basada en la Evidencia
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Retinopatía Diabética
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Médicos de Atención Primaria
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
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2020
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