The Diabetes Program located at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is an excellent example of a rural functioning healthcare team. Diabetes is a complex disease that affects the patient both physically and mentally, but it also affects all of the friends and family of the patient as well. The healthcare team of the Diabetes Program includes a Certified Diabetic Educator, Registered Dietitians, a Physician and an Endocrinologist. All of these people coordinate to help the patient come up with a plan to keep them healthy and able to happily live their life. This includes educational sessions in small groups or individually, and the team encourages patients to bring family with them to these sessions. This is so important with a disease like diabetes because it is a lifelong health problem that can lead to many complications. It is also not an easy disease to live with so having a competent medical team to manage care is essential. It is very nice to see that there is such a program in a rural area, like Brattleboro, Vermont, and I think it is especially encouraging for me since I am interested in Pediatric Endocrinology. I believe I could fit easily into a healthcare team like this one. I think it is the best way to treat patients, and to make sure they have all of their needs taken care of.
Link to the Diabetes Program Website
Ali
ReplyDeleteI agree completely with you that Diabetes Program located in Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is an excellent example of rural functioning healthcare team. The team work and coordination of patient health care are especially important in contemporary health care systems. With coordinated and un-fragmented health care we can improve outcomes and reduce the costs of health care.
Mary