We would like to welcome Doireann MacLoughlan, Podiatrist to the Primary Care Team.
Doireann will see patients who have diabetes and require the opinion of a podiatrist. Also patients with a vascular or rheumatological condition and a "high risk" ulcer. Please find below link to article on the diabetic foot.
http://chiropodypodiatryireland.ie/docs/Foot%20in%20Diabetes.pdf
Dr McCrann, Consultant Opthalmologist has a sub-speciality interest in Paediatric Opthalmology. She attends King's Island Primary Care Centre and appointments can be checked by calling 061 457100.
CODE (Community Orientated Diabetes Education) Programme is now the patient education programme of choice for people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the KIPCC area.
Supporting people with diabetes mellitus to understand their condition is an important part of the disease management. Diabetes structured patient education programmes are designed to support and give people the skills and confidence to manage their diabetes. They are core componemts of diabetes care and should be offered to all people with diabetes. There are two diabetes structured patient education programmes available locally DESMOND ( Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) and CODE ( Community Orientated Diabetes Education). They both provide the key principles and expected benefits of a structured education programme.
A joint decision between the coordinators of these programmes concluded that CODE is the diabetes structured patient education programme of choice for patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the KIPCC area. This decision has been made due to the recent appointment of a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes Care in the KIPCC area.
The CODE programme will be facilitated by Anne O Sullivan CNS Diabetes Care and delivered in King's Island Primary Care Centre.
Referrals can be made through your GP.
Anne O' Sullivan, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Diabetes ran a patient education support group in February. King's Island Primary Care Team Members are drawing up a list of topics for future meetings in consultation with community groups. If you would like to suggest a topic please contact a member of our team.
