Educational Programs

Objective: to enhance glycemic control, foster self-management skills to manage and reduce the risk of long-term diabetes complications, and improve the quality of life.

10

Courses

56

Adolescents & their parents

2

Refresher Courses

22

Adolescents & their parents

Objective: to equip adolescents living with T1DM in Kuwait with the tools and knowledge to optimally self-manage their blood sugar levels.

WICKED is considered a pre-DAFNE (Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating) course that will helpfully ease the transition of young people to the widely implemented and well-structured evidence-based program for adults – DAFNE. 

4

Courses

21

Graduates

Objective: to educate individuals on how to calculate or estimate their carbohydrate intake for each meal, adjust their insulin dose based accordingly, and deal with illness, hypo/hyperglycemia, and exercise.

Structure: five-consecutive-day structured education program. Refresher course are also provided.

14

Courses

99

Participants

4

Refresher Courses

143

Graduates

Objective: to provide DAFNE graduates with comprehensive care through our monthly follow-ups, annual check-ups, and the delivery of a Ramadan plan to support a healthy fasting period.

2

Day Program

86

Participants

Objective: to optimize diabetes self-management skills and deal with the day-to-day challenges of living with the condition.

4

Workshops

43

Adults

Objective: improve diet quality and foster healthy eating habits through interactive discussions, games, and cooking sessions

4

Workshops

39

Participants

Objective: improve diet quality and foster healthy eating habits through interactive discussions, games, and cooking sessions

5

Workshops

55

Participants

Objective: to provide advanced clinical training for nurses and HCPS through clinical shadowing

14

Courses

57

Participants

Objective: to provide the necessary tools for school nurses and teachers to address the daily challenges that children with diabetes might face in schools.

2

Workshops

30

Participants

Objective: to provide clinical evidence, risk calculations and protocols of fasting Ramadan to support patients with diabetes during Ramadan to ensure safe fasting practices.

2

Workshops

78

Participants

Objective: to augment scientific knowledge and expertise of HCPs in diabetes care using the latest ADA and IDF guidelines.

Online

LINK

30

Participants

Objective: to equip dietitians with the latest knowledge and tools to enhance the overall quality of diabetes care in the healthcare system using different protocols, reports and recommendations.

2

Programs

14

Participants

Objective: to optimize the standard screening procedures, differentiate the stages of diabetic retinopathy and identify them to initiate the appropriate guidelines for referral.

6

Workshops

75

Participants

Objective: to equip HCPs with the knowledge and ability to assess the foot in a person with diabetes, appropriately classify foot risk, provide appropriate self-care education, successfully identify and effectively manage diabetes-related foot complications, and know when to refer for specialist care.

1

Workshop

5

Participants

Objective: to provide up-to-date knowledge based on the latest guidelines on drug treatments to control diabetes.

1

Course

25

Participants