Diabetes Education Study Group

of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
 

Our Aim

To encourage and support therapeutic education about diabetes and the rapid diffusion of acquired scientific knowledge in the field.

(See the DESG Constitution)

This Website

is intended for all Health Professionals interested in Therapeutic Patient Education in the field of diabetes. It was not conceived for people with diabetes. However it provides several links to relevant websites for those who seek information on diabetes for personal reasons (see Counseling).
Diab Train

The Diab Train is an educational tool developed by Prof Urben Rosenqvist, from Sweden which pretends to show some of the complexity of the diabetes self-management

It is available in ENGLISH , SPANISH and PORTUGUESE  


 
DESG-APDP Symposium "Tricks, Tacks and New Challenges" - Webcast
It is now possible to download the webcast of the presentations of the DESG-APDP Symposium, held on the 11th September 2011, on the occasion of the 47th EASD Annual Meeting, in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Winners of the 2011 DESG Awards

Best two abstracts on Therapeutic Patient Education presented during the 47th EASD Congress, Lisbon, 2011

Motivating type 1 diabetic patients to learn carbohydrate counting through a cultural/aesthetic experience – A.C. Bianchi, Italy

Download abstract here

“Patients with type 2 prefer education based on participation and development of competences over informationatients – I. Willaing, Denmark

 Download abstract here

Best abstract on Therapeutic Patient Education presented during the 16th FEND Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2011

"Nurses' Perceptions on Therapeutic Patient Education" - A.C. Paiva, Portugal

Download Poster here

 

 
2011 DESG GC Workshop - 23 to 27 February, Poros - Greece

The 2011 DESG GC workshop took place in the beautiful Greek Island of Poros and was attended by 60 people from 28 different countries.

We would like to thank Despina Varakla and all her team a for a wonderful and interesting programme.

 

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DESG-APDP Symposium - 11th September 2011 - 2.00 p.m. - Lisbon, Portugal

 DESG-APDP

The DESG in a joint initiative with APDP (Portuguese Diabetes Association) will hold a Symposium in Therapeutic Education before the 47th Annual Meeting of the EASD in Lisbon

It will take place on the 11th September 2011, in Jorge Hall (International Fair of Lisbon), from 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

We will be very pleased to count on your presence!

The programme can be downloaded here

Obligatory Registration (Free of Charge)

To register please click here

 
EFSD - Research Grant in Patient Education

The European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes and its partners are proud to be able to fund research in this important area.

These research grants will be awarded by the EFSD European Diabetes Research Programme in Patient Education, supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca/Bristol-Myers Squibb

Applications must be received by 15 January 2012.
 
More detailed information can be found on the following link: http://www.europeandiabetesfoundation.org/AZ-BMS%202011/AZ-BMS%20RFA%202011.html

 
Past DESG Workshops and Symposia
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A Citizen's Guide to Chronic Disease Care
Book: Click here to download
 
Gondolas and Gondoliers

Video produced by Prof Jean-Philippe Assal.
Available in ENGLISH , FRENCH , ITALIAN , SPANISH , PORTUGUESE

 
Teaching Letters

Teaching Letters


In the 1980s the Diabetes Education Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes produced a series of twenty Teaching Letters which have been translated into 26 languages and distributed worldwide and later updated.
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