Implementing Community-Based Diabetes Programs: The Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute Experience

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Lansbury and Caughey state in their Primer on prion proteins [1] “Mice lacking the PrP gene, first produced by Charles Weissmann and colleagues, are viable, but have altered neuronal function and develop neurological abnormalities later in life.” This statement is misleading. The PrP-knockout mice produced in our laboratory [2] do not show neurological abnormalities at any time and we have neve...

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Dr. Sacks' goal is'to humanize medicine; to recognize ihe link between body and soul. In 1970 he published his first book, Migraine, in which he explored the neuropsychiatric omponents of migraine headaches. While completing the book he went to work in a New York hospital where he encountered a group of patients who were to have a profound effect on his life's work. Survivors of the epidemic of...

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Implementing disease management programs for type 2 diabetes in Germany.

Results Since the national implementation of DMPs in Germany, the most dramatic growth in patient enrollment occurred during the first year with a doubling every three months until the 1 million mark was reached in July 2004. Since then the enrollment has shown a slower but steady growth rate, with 1.76 million patients with type 2 diabetes currently enrolled. About 75 percent of primary care p...

The Experience of Involved Individuals from the Implementing Challenges of Community-Based Rehabilitation in Iran: A Qualitative Study

Objectives: One of the prominent vital needs for implementing a Community-Based Rehabilitation(CBR) program is correct perception and we know that CBR is linked to several challenges. The current study was performed to identify the challenges of implementing a CBR program in Iran based on the perceptions of the stakeholders. Methods: This study was qualitative conventional content analysis. In...