Development of an Interprofessional Diabetes and Oral Hygiene Education Program for Youth with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

作者：MacDonald Laura L^*; Aylward Nicole; Sellers Elizabeth; Sloshower Sheryl; Dean Heather J

来源：Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 2012, 36(6): 327-331.

DOI：10.1016/j.jcjd.2012.09.001

• interprofessional education for collaborative
• patient-centred practice
• interprofessional practice for collaborative
• patient-centred practice
• oral hygiene
• oral-systemic health
• type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents

Background: The Diabetes Education and Resource for Children and Adolescents (DER-CA), Children%26apos;s Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba and the University of Manitoba, School of Dental Hygiene (SDH/UM) developed an oral hygiene component to add to the education and surveillance of youth with type 2 diabetes mellitus and their families. %26lt;br%26gt;Objective: This article describes the 4-year experience of this interprofessional collaboration and the effective %26quot;fit%26quot; for the dental hygiene screening and education as part of the DER-CA diabetes care, education and support. %26lt;br%26gt;Method: The iterative process of the interprofessional collaboration, pilot run and implementation of the curriculum is described. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: The partnership has resulted in the development of a dental hygiene student experiential interprofessional education program, the inclusion of oral health with diabetes education for the youth of the DER-CA, and the development of a collaborative relationship between the DER-CA and SDH/UM. Four graduating classes of dental hygiene students (n=104) have participated in the program. Over 280 youth (6 to 18 years of age) with type 2 diabetes have had oral health screening and education. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions: The interprofessional collaboration between the DER-CA and SDH/UM is a successful innovative partnership informed by the evidence-base in interprofessional education and type 2 diabetes and oral health that integrated an oral hygiene component in the surveillance and education to youth with type 2 diabetes.

• 出版日期2012-12