What You Should Know:
– Glooko announced, in partnership with the Diabetes Technology Network (DTN)/Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD), the expansion into Ireland of Academy, the company’s online medical education program for clinicians who treat people with diabetes.
– Originally inspired after discussions with the National Health Service England (NHSE) as part of its effort to ensure all healthcare professionals learn uniformly about technology, the program will help clinicians further increase their knowledge and stay current on the ever-growing assortment of new diabetes technologies.
Why Ireland?
Academy focuses exclusively on diabetes health technology and education. The program includes an extensive range of online courses for healthcare providers (HCPs) to increase expertise and mastery of these technologies, to help deploy them to people with diabetes. All courses are accessed through the Glooko® platform or the ABCD website.
According to the International Diabetes Federation, Ireland, with a population of just five million people, is ranked 7th in the world for diabetes-related health expenditure per person. For people with diabetes and their healthcare providers, managing the myriad technologies like glucose monitors and insulin pumps, and the data volumes accompanying these technologies is a well-established challenge. Technology tools like web-based programs, telehealth, mobile apps and remote monitoring are improving users’ accessibility and connectivity, but adoption of these innovations can be slow and complicated.
Ireland is the second country to implement Academy in Glooko’s plans to provide the program globally. Since launching in the UK in October of 2020, over 1,000 clinicians across more than 300 clinics have registered for the program, with more than 750 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificates awarded.
Availability
The program is available to all diabetes healthcare professionals in Ireland at no cost and was funded in part via sponsorships from global industry partners like AgaMatrix, Dexcom, Lilly, mylife Diabetescare, Novo Nordisk and Roche. Production was provided by DigiBete (DigiBete Global, Leeds, UK), which remains actively involved in Academy. The curriculum covers the majority of diabetes devices and technologies, and HCPs that complete the program will receive CPD accreditation as well as DTN UK/ABCD certification.
